Jaundice Flashcards
What is bilirubin?
by product of the break down of red blood cells and mainly occurs in the spleen
What is bilirubin used for to produce? where is this product made?
bile in the liver
Where does bile travel to?
the biliary tree
What is the function of the gall bladder?
involved in storage and concentration of the bile.
What is bile used for?
the normal absorption of fats from the small intestine
What are the 3 functions of the liver
glycogen storage bile secretion other metabolic activities
Which ribs are the liver protected by?
7-11
What are the 4 anatomical lobes of the liver called?
right and left lobe caudate lobe and quadrate lobe
What are the two ligaments in the liver?
Falciform ligament and round ligament
There are 8 functional segments of the liver, what 4 tubes do they include?
- Branch of a hepatic artery
- Branch of a hepatic portal vein
- Bile drainage (to bile duct)
- Venous drainage (to IVC)
What does an increase in central venous pressure cause?
IVC and hepatic vein lack valves therefore liver congestion can occur
•The hepatic veins directing ….. blood from the …… come together as 3 veins before entering……
deoxygenated, liver, IVC
which ligament does the portal triad run within
hepatoduodenal ligament
the first of the 3 midline abdominal aortic branches are split into which 3 arteries?
- splenic
- left gastric
- common hepatic artery
the spleen is protected by which ribs?
ribs 9-11