Liver

Question 1

Name the largest solid organ in the body that is often considered an accessory organ of digestion and is vital for life

Answer 1

Liver

Question 2

Name a tumor marker frequently elevated in cases of heptocellular carcinoma and certain testicular cancers

Answer 2

AFP (alpha fetoprotein)

Question 3

Name an enzyme found in liver tissue that can be elevated with biliary obstruction

Answer 3

ALP alkaline phosphatase

Question 4

What mover enzyme is most specific to hepatocellular damage

Answer 4

ALT (alanine aminotransferase)

Question 5

What enzyme is found in all reissues but is largest amount is in the liver and an increase can indicate hepatoceullar damage

Answer 5

AST (aspartate aminotransferase)

Question 6

Name the fold in the partial peritoneum that extends from the umbilicus to the diaphragm and contains the ligamentum trees

Answer 6

Falciform ligament

Question 7

Blood flowing away from the liver is called?

Answer 7

Hepatofugal

Question 8

What is normal flow in the hepatic vein
A) hepatofugal
B) hepatopetal

Answer 8

A) hepatofugal

Question 9

Blood flowing toward the liver is called

Answer 9

Hepatopetal

Question 10

Normal flow in the portal vein is
A) hepatofugal
B) hepatopetal

Answer 10

B) hepatopetal

Question 11

Name the remnant of the obliterated left umbilical vein seen as a triangular echogenic foci dividing the medial and lateral segments of the left lobe of the liver in the transverse plane

Answer 11

Ligamentum teres

Question 12

Name the remnant of the ductus venosus seen as an echogenic line separating the caudate lobe from the left lobe

Answer 12

Ligamentum venosum

Question 13

What divides the right and left lobes of the liver seen in the saggital plane as an echogenic line between the gallbladder neck and the main portal vein

Answer 13

Main lobar fissure

Question 14

What is known as the gateway to the liver

Answer 14

Porta hepatis

Question 15

What’s another name for ligamentum teres

Answer 15

Round ligament

Question 16

Name the capsule that contains blood,lymphatic vessels, and nerves and completely covers the liver

Answer 16

Glisson capsule

Question 17

Name the area of the liver that is a small triangular area where the liver connects to the diaphragm and is not covered by the outer layer of the visceral peritoneum

Answer 17

Bare area

Question 18

The smooth diaphragmatic surface of the liver is _____ and is divided into anterior,superior, and posterior portions
A) convex
B) concave

Answer 18

A)convex

Question 19

The visceral surface or inferior surface is uneven and _______ and is covered by the peritoneum
A) convex
B) concave

Answer 19

B) concave

Question 20

How many ligaments are in the liver

Answer 20

8

Question 21

What ligament connects the liver to the diaphragm and surrounds the bare area

Answer 21

Coronary ligament

Question 22

What’s another name for the gastrohepatic ligament

Answer 22

Lesser omentum

Question 23

What is another name for the epiploic foramen

Answer 23

Foramen of Winslow