Liver Flashcards
Center of hepatic lobule
Central venule
Portal triads located where, formed by what
Angles of hepatic lobules
Formed by three central venules
Components of portal triad
Branch of hepatic artery
Branch of portal vein
Bile duct
Hepatocyte function
Absorption of blood borne substances
Secretion of plasma proteins
Hepatic sinusoids lining
Fenestrated endothelial cells
Discontinuous basal lamina
Perisinusoidal cells located where, store what
Space of Disse
Store vitamin A
Perisinusoidal cells during cirrhosis
Transform into myofibroblasts
Produce collagen I
Subendothelial space of Disse
Between basal lamina and hepatocytes
Has interstitial fluid that drains into space of mall
Kupffer cells
Phagocytic, derived from monocytes
Line hepatic sinusoids
Canal of Hering (Cholangiole)
Receives bile from canaliculus
Carries bile to bile ductule
Spiral valve of Heister located where, formed by
Gallbladder
Mucosal folds
Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses
Small diverticula of mucosa
May indicate pathological change
Major ducts, lined by what epithelium
Cystic duct
Hepatic duct
Common bile duct
Columnar epithelium
Bile produced/secreted by
Liver
Bile components
Bile acids
Water/electrolytes
Cholesterol/phospholipids
Bilirubin
