Lecture 7 Flashcards
1
Q
The liver is the largest
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Visceral organ
2
Q
The liver is located in
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right upper quadrant of abdomen
3
Q
The liver is divided into
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right, left, caudate, & quadrate lobes
4
Q
Microscopic lobules receive blood from
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hepatic portal vein & hepatic artery
5
Q
Blood flow through sinusoids
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- toward central
- Blood is detoxified as it flows through
6
Q
Biliary system
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= Liver + Gallbladder
7
Q
Gallbladders function in the biliary system
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- concentrates certain enzymes
- fat digestion
- absoroption of fat-soluble vitamins
8
Q
The liver has 2 classes of functions
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- general physiological functions
- specific metabolic functions
9
Q
Functions of Liver
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Detoxifies nutrients brought to liver from absorbing digestive organs
Processes drugs and toxins within body
Stores iron
Produces bile
Produces plasma proteins
Breaks down old red blood cells, decomposes haemoglobin, & excretes the bilirubin waste in the bile
