L11 - Gastrointestinal System IV - Liver, Pancreas, and Spleen Flashcards
Feb 13, 2019
In what two surface regions does the liver occupy on the abdomen?
1) right hypochondrium
2) epigastric region
What are some wounds that might cause liver trauma?
1) blunt abdominal trauma
2) fractured ribs
3) penetrating wounds of the thorax
What is the most frequent cause of portal HTN?
cirrhosis
Where is the needle placed for a percutaneous liver biopsy?
Between 9th and 10th R intercostal, mid axillary line
What are the two surfaces of the liver?
1) diaphragmatic
2) visceral
What two organs is the subphrenic space located between?
diaphragm and liver
Which lobe is larger? Right or left?
Right lobe is bigger.
Which two areas of the liver are not covered by peritoneum?
1) bare area
2) gallbladder fossa
The falciform ligament separates what from what?
The left from the right lobe of the liver
Where do the structures/vessels enter the liver?
Porta hepatis
The caudate and quadrate lobes belong to which lobe:
1) functionally?
2) anatomically?
Functionally caudate and quadrate lobes are part of the LEFT lobe. Anatomically they are part of the right lobe
Where is the IVC positioned with respect to the liver?
Superior and posterior
What do liver segments represent? How many are in the liver?
Each segment has their own arterial, venous, and biliary supply. Liver has 8 segments
What does the falciform ligament morph into? What embryological structure does this come from?
Ligament teres. Comes from obliterated umbilical vein
The ligamentum venosum is a remnant of what?
Ductus venosus
What are the four ligaments to the diaphragm from the liver?
Right and left triangular
Superior and inferior coronary
Where the coronary ligaments unite is called what?
Triangular ligaments
In terms of the mesentery, where is the location of the hepatoduodenal ligament?
right free margin of the lesser omentum