Lecture 19: GI III Flashcards
Accessory digestive organs
-liver
-gallbladder
-pancreas
-salivary glands
purpose of accessory digestive organs
-produce, store and secrete digestive enzymes and buffers
Liver
-largest visceral organ
functions of liver
- Metabolic
- Hematological
- Digestive
metabolic purpose of liver
hepatocytes regulate circulating levels of nutrients; remove metabolic waste and toxins
Hematological purpose of liver
acts as a blood resivoir, filters circulating debris
digestive purpose of liver
synthesizes and secretes bile
location of the liver
immediately inferior to the diaphragm, in the right upper abdomen. the liver sits superior and lateral to the stomach, right kidney and intestines
Surfaces of the liver
-diaphragmatic
-visceral
diaphragmatic surface of the liver
-superior and anterior surfaces, smooth and follows curve of diaphragm and body wall
Bare area of liver
area of liver in direct contact with the diaphragm, no visceral peritoneum
visceral surface of the liver
posterior and inferior surfaces, has impressions from the stomach, small intestine, right kidney, and large intestine
Lobes of the liver
-right
-left
-caudate lobe
-quadrate lobe
Ligaments of the Liver
-Falciform ligament
-coronary ligament
-right & left triangular ligaments
-round ligament
Falciform ligament
attaches liver to anterior body wall and divides the liver into L & R lobes
Coronary ligament
suspends liver from the diaphragm
R & L triangular ligaments
on superior aspect, towards lateral body wall
Round Ligament
thickening of inferior margin of falciform ligament, embryological remnant of umbilical vein
Purpose of the gallbladder
-stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver
purpose of bile
-helps in the digestion of dietary lipids through emulsification
location of the gallbladder
-hollow, pear shaped muscular sac on the right visceral surface of the liver
-lateral to stomach
-closely related to duodenum
Parts of the gallbladder (4)
- Cystic duct
- Neck
- Infundibulum
- Fundus
ducts that connect the liver and gallbladder
-R&L hepatic duct
-common hepatic duct
-cystic duct
-common bile duct
what combines to form the common hepatic duct
L&R hepatic ducts