L8: Liver Anatomy Flashcards
The interior of the liver is filled with an enormous number of tiny cylinders.
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A lobule consists of a β¦β¦ in its core, surrounded by radiating sheets of cuboidal cells called β¦β¦β¦
- central vein
- hepatocytes
Each plate of hepatocytes is an β¦β¦
one or two epithelium cells.
The hepatic lobules are separated byβ¦β¦..
sparse CT stroma.
In cross sections, the stroma is especially visible in the triangular areas β¦β¦
where three or more lobules meet.
- Here, there is often a hepatic triad of two blood vessels and a bile ductule.
- The blood vessels are small branches of the hepatic arteries and hepatic portal vein.
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Def of Hepatic Sinusoid
The spaces () the plates are blood-filled channels.
Lining of Hepatic Sinusoid
Lined by a fenestrated epithelium that separates the hepatocytes from the blood cells.
Pathway of Bile Seretion in the liver
structure of Hepatic Sinusoid
- They contain phagocytic cells called hepatic macrophages (Kupffer cells), which remove bacteria and debris from the blood.
- The hepatocytes secrete bile into the bile canaliculi (narrow channels) between the plates of the lobules β to the small bile ductules between lobules β ductules lead ultimately to the right and left hepatic ducts, which exit the inferior surface of the liver
Site of the Liver
The Anatomical Liver Lobes are separated by β¦β¦.
The right lobe contains two small lobes: Quadrate lobe & Caudate lobe.
- The attachment of the falciform ligament on anterior and superior surfaces.
- The fissure for ligamentum teres on the inferior surface.
- The fissure for ligamentum venosum on the posterior surface.
Surfaces of The Liver
Relations to the Anterior surface of the liver
Relations to the Superior surface of the liver
Relations to the Right lateral surface of the liver
Relations of the Posterior surface of the liver
Rekations of the Visceral (inferior) surface of the liver
Relations of the quadrate lobe
Fissures of the Liver
- Three major fissures (main, left, and right portal fissures), contain the three main hepatic veins.
- Three minor fissures (umbilical, venous and fissure of Gans) are visible as physical clefts of the liver surface.
Major fissures of the liver
- Main portal fissure
- Right portal fissure
- Left portal fissure
Another name for Main portal fissure
Cantlieβs line
Describe Main portal fissure
- It extends from the midpoint of the gallbladder fossa to the midpoint of the inferior vena cava
Content of Main portal fissure
contains the middle hepatic vein.
Significance of Main portal fissure
separates the liver into right and left hemi-livers
Significance of Right portal fissure
- It divides the right hemi-liver into posterior and anterior sectors.
Content of Right portal fissure
It contains the right hepatic vein.
Content of Left portal fissure
- It contains the left hepatic vein
Minor fissures of the liver
- Umbilical fissure
- Venous fissure
- Fissure of Gans
what is another name of Umbilical fissure?
Fissure for the ligamentum teres
Signiicance of Umbilical fissure
- Separates segment III from segment IV within the left medial sector
Content of Umbilical fissure
- It contains a major branch of the left hepatic vein (the umbilical fissure vein).
Attachment of Umbilical fissure
It is marked anteriorly by the attachment of the falciform ligament and inferiorly by the ligamentum teres
Another name for Venous fissure
Fissure for the ligamentum venosum
what is the Venous fissure a contuity of?
Is in direct continuity with the umbilical fissure on the undersurface of the liver.
Content of Venous fissure
It contains the ligamentum venosum (The obliterated ductus venosus)
Site of Fissure of Gans
Lies on the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver behind the gallbladder fossa.
The liver is divided into β¦. surgical segments.
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This segmentation is based on:
what are hepatic veins?
Right vβ right portal fissure
Middle vβ main portal fissure
Left vβ left portal fissure.
The Liver is divided into 2 equal right & left surgical lobes by β¦..
Cantlieβs plane (main portal fissure).
what divides The right surgical lobe?
What Divides The Left surgical lobe?
Segment I (caudate lobe = spigelβs lobe)
Def of Porta Hepatis
The hilum of the liver
Site of Porta Hepatis
Posterior part of the inferior surface () caudate and quadrate lobes
Blood Supply of Liver
- The hepatic artery (30 %)
- The portal vein (70%)
Contents of Porta Hepatis
The left hepatic artery supplies the β¦..
left half of liver (II, III, and IV).
The right hepatic artery supplies the β¦β¦
right half of liver (V, VI, VII, and VIII)
The proper hepatic artery bifurcates β¦β¦
into right and left hepatic arteries outside liver
Small branches from near the bifurcation of the proper hepatic artery β¦β¦.
also supply segment I.
A middle hepatic branch may arise from either right or left hepatic arteries after bifurcation.
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Bifurcation of The portal vein
In the hilum of the liver, the main portal vein bifurcates into: Right Portal Vein & Left Portal Vein
Characters of Right Portal Vein
Short oblique
Course of Right Portal Vein
Enters hepatic parenchyma immediately and is quick to divide into a right anterior and posterior vein
What Does Right Portal Vein supply?
- Right anterior V β segment V, VIII
- Right posterior V β segments VI, and VI