Liver Flashcards
1
Q
Blood supply of the liver
A
Hepatic artery and Hepatic portal vein
2
Q
What is considered the first stop directly from the intestines?
A
Hepatic port vein
3
Q
What are the proteins the liver synthesize ?
A
-Albumin ,fibrinogen, prothrombin
4
Q
Factor I
A
Fibrinogen
5
Q
Factor II
A
Prothrombin
6
Q
Clotting factors
A
Fibrinogen & prothrobin
7
Q
What are the other clotting factors which the liver produce?
A
Factors VII,IX &X
8
Q
What is glucose converted to ?
A
Glucose -> glycogen
9
Q
Where is glycogen stored?
A
Liver
10
Q
What are the fat soluble vitamins that the liver store?
A
Vitamins A,D,E,K
11
Q
What occurs in the liver?
A
- Cholesterol synthesis
2.Bile production
3.Bilirubin is metabolized
Conversion of amino acids to carbohydrates via deamination
12
Q
Where is copper stored ?
A
Liver
13
Q
What is iron stored in the liver as ?
A
Ferritin
14
Q
Liver cells
A
Hepatocytes
15
Q
What is the functional unit of the liver?
A
liver lobule which is formed by the hepatocytes.
