Liver Flashcards
4 regions of the liver
right, left, caudate, quadrate
2 surfaces of liver
visceral: covered by peritoneum
diaphragmatic: bare area with no peritoneum
the ligaments of the liver
right triangular lig.
left triangular lig.
round ligament/ligamentum teres
falciform ligament
coronary ligament
what is the porta hepatis
in the liver passage way for
portal vein
the right and left hepatic arteries
the right and left hepatic ducts
what is the lesser omentum in context to the liver
2 ligaments
1. hepatongastric lig
2. hepatoduodenal lig
lesser omentum may be subdivided into the larger hepatogastric ligament and the smaller (but thicker) hepatoduodenal ligament. The hepatogastric ligament extends between the liver and stomach.
what is the lobule
functional unit of the liver
blood supply to the liver
- celiac trunk
- common hepatic
- proper hepatic.
- left and right hepatic.
venous drainage to the liver
portal vein from splenic and superior mesenteric veins, and drains directly into the liver,
hepatic veins (ight hepatic vein (RHV), middle hepatic vein (MHV) and left hepatic vein (LHV)) to the inferior vena cava
innervation
hepatic nervous plexus
sympathetic fibers from the celiac plexus and parasympathetic fibers from the anterior and posterior vagal trunks.