L8 “Liver” Flashcards
The largest gland in the body :
Liver
It is exocrine secrete:
bile
It is endocrine secrete:
Albumen
prothrombin
fibrinogen
Function of the liver :
• Secretion of bile & bile salt
• Metabolism of carbohydrate, fat and protein
• Formation of heparin & anticoagulant substances
• Detoxication
• Storage of glycogen
Location of Liver :
- Right hypochondrium
- Epigastrium
- Extends to left hypochondrium
Surfaces of the liver :
• Visceral surface (Postero -inferior surface)
• Diaphragmatic surface (Superior surface )
• Anterior surface
• Posterior surface
• Right surface
Relations of visceral surface of the liver :
• stomach
• Esophagus
• lesser omentum
• gallbladder
• right colic flexure
• right kidney and right suprarenal gland
Lobes of the liver :
• Right Lobe
• Left lobe
• Quadrate lobe
• Caudate lobe
Right Lobe :
• Largest lobe
• Occupies the” right hypochondrium”
• Divided into anterior and posterior ections by the right hepatic vein
Left Lobe :
• Lies in the epigastric and left hypochondriac regions
• Divided into lateral and medial segments by the left hepatic vein
Right & Left lobe separated by :
• Falciform ligament
• ligamentum venosum
• Ligamentum teres
Caudate Lobe it’s present in the :
• Posterior surface from the Rt. Lobe
Processes Caudate Lobe :
1- Caudate process “down to the right ”
2- Papillary process “down to the left ”
Relations of caudate lobe :
• Inf . —> Porta hepatis
• The right —> Inferior vena cava
• The left —> fossa for the lig.venosum.
Quadrate lobe it’s present on the :
• inferior surface from the Rt. Lobe
Relation of Quadrate lobe :
• Ant. —> anterior margin of the liver
• sup. —> porta hepatis
• Rt. —> fossa for the gallbladder
• Lt. —> by the fossa for lig.teres
What is the hilum of the liver ?
Porta hepatis
Porta hepatis lies between the………. and……….
caudate and quadrate lobes
between Lesser curvature and porta hepatis :
Lesser omentum
What is attach to the margin of porta hepatis?
Lesser omentum