Key Terms: Liver Flashcards
Thin fibrous casing of the liver
Glisson capsule
Blood flows toward the liver
Hepatopetal
A metabolic disorder caused by enzyme deficiencies affecting either glycogen synthesis, glycogen breakdown or glycolysis affecting the liver cells
Glycogen storage disease
Severe medical condition where scar tissue in the liver replaces functional tissue
Cirrhosis
Thrombosis of the hepatic veins or IVC
Budd chari Syndrome
Most common type of primary liver cancer, occurs most often in people with chronic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Benign fatty tumor liver
Lipoma
a rare condition that causes cyst to grow throughout the liver
polycystic liver disease
An uncommon benign liver tumor
Adenoma
A hepatic mass that results from a yeast infection
Hepatic candidiasis
Enlargement of liver
Hepatomegaly
Anatomic variation where the right lobe is enlarged and extends inferiorly as a tongue like projection
Reidel lobe
An abnormal connection of blood vessels that bypass the liver resulting in the blood not being detoxified
Portosystemic shunt
Blood flow away from the liver
Hepatofungal
Also called steatosis, increased levels of deposits of triglycerides and other fats in liver cells; asymptomatic
Fatty infiltration
An inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
A blockage of the bile ducts
Biliary obstruction
Most common begin tumor of the liver composed of blood vessels
Cavernous hemangioma
Localized collection of blood in the liver usually resulting from an injury
Liver hematoma
affects hepatocytes and interferes with liver function throughout the liver
Diffuse hepatocellular disease
Benign fluid filled sac in liver
Hepatic cystic
A cancerous tumor that has spread to the liver from a cancer that started in another place in the body. Its also called secondary liver cancer
Liver metastases
Also known as snail fever and biharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. Can cause serious damage to the internal organs
Schistosomiasis
Central area of the liver where the portal vein, common duct, and hepatic artery enter
Porta hepatis
Fluid filled sacs in the liver that are caused by a tapeworm
Echinococcal cyst
Third most common liver malignancy, rare, associated with exposure to toxins
Hepatic angiosarcoma
Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment in the blood
Jaundice
Second most common benign liver mass, found in women under 40 years old
Focal nodular hyperplasia
