Liver Flashcards
Name the main artery in the liver
Hepatic artery
Right side
Main vein in the liver
Portal vein
Left side
What pipe leaves the gall bladder in the liver
Common bile duct
What is deamination
Removal of amino acids forming urea
Remaining amino acids used for cellular respiration and production of ATP
Detoxification
Removal of poisonous Chemicals such as alcohol
By breaking down into harmless chemicals
Paracetamol and the liver
Is broken down here
If overused can cause liver failure
What product is produced in the liver and used in the digestive system
Bile
What does bile allow the liver to do
Remove poisonous by-products from metabolism
What do liver cells break down and recycle
Red blood cells
When red blood cells are broken down hemaglobin releases 2 poisonous by products called
Bilirubin
Biliverdin
Where do the 2 chemicals go
Enter the bile
To leave the body
What gives out poo colour
Poisons from heamaglobin
What do liver condition like gallstones do
Prefers the poisonous chemicals getting into the bile
So they enter out blood stream
What happens if chemicals get into blood stream
Yellow skin
Yellow when white part of eye is
What is the word for when the skin and eyes go yellow
Jaundice
