Liver Flashcards
Name the largest solid organ in the body that is often considered an accessory organ of digestion and is vital for life
Liver
Name a tumor marker frequently elevated in cases of heptocellular carcinoma and certain testicular cancers
AFP (alpha fetoprotein)
Name an enzyme found in liver tissue that can be elevated with biliary obstruction
ALP alkaline phosphatase
What mover enzyme is most specific to hepatocellular damage
ALT (alanine aminotransferase)
What enzyme is found in all reissues but is largest amount is in the liver and an increase can indicate hepatoceullar damage
AST (aspartate aminotransferase)
Name the fold in the partial peritoneum that extends from the umbilicus to the diaphragm and contains the ligamentum trees
Falciform ligament
Blood flowing away from the liver is called?
Hepatofugal
What is normal flow in the hepatic vein
A) hepatofugal
B) hepatopetal
A) hepatofugal
Blood flowing toward the liver is called
Hepatopetal
Normal flow in the portal vein is
A) hepatofugal
B) hepatopetal
B) hepatopetal
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
Ligamentum teres
Name the remnant of the ductus venosus seen as an echogenic line separating the caudate lobe from the left lobe
Ligamentum venosum
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
Main lobar fissure
What is known as the gateway to the liver
Porta hepatis
What’s another name for ligamentum teres
Round ligament
Name the capsule that contains blood,lymphatic vessels, and nerves and completely covers the liver
Glisson capsule
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
Bare area
The smooth diaphragmatic surface of the liver is _____ and is divided into anterior,superior, and posterior portions
A) convex
B) concave
A)convex
The visceral surface or inferior surface is uneven and _______ and is covered by the peritoneum
A) convex
B) concave
B) concave
How many ligaments are in the liver
8
What ligament connects the liver to the diaphragm and surrounds the bare area
Coronary ligament
What’s another name for the gastrohepatic ligament
Lesser omentum
What is another name for the epiploic foramen
Foramen of Winslow
