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1
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Hepatic artery

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25%

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Portal vein

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75%

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3
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chief metabolic organ

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Liver

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4
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_________ made up of 80% hepatocytes

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Liver

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5
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also known as central vein

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central canal

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6
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It makes the feces brown

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stercobilin

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7
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give me some example of clotting factors

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fibrinogen and calcium

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8
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ion porphyrin ring

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HEME

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9
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120 days

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RBC

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10
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waste products of hepatocytes

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bilirubin

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11
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microphages liver

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kupffer cells

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12
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UDPGT means

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Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase

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13
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in intestine B2 breakdown

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B2 - mesobilirubin - mesobilirubinogen - urobilinogen

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14
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give me the liver functions

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all fat soluble vitamins
water soluble vitamins
glycogen

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15
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there are 2 bile acids

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cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid

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16
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bile salts are conjugated with ________ and _________

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amino acids glycine and taurine

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17
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excretion of bile

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bile acids, or salts, pigments, cholesterol
BSPC

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18
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give me the three unconjugated bilirubin

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BI
indirect bilirubin
water-insoluble bilirubin

BIW

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19
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protects body from potentially harmful substances absorbed from GIT and toxic by-products of metabolism

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Detoxification and Drug Metabolism

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20
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In portal triad

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hepatic artery
portal vein
bile duct

HPB

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21
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bilirubin metabolism
200-300 mg bilirubin produced daily

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Conjugation Function

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22
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plasma proteins, CHO, lipids, LPPs, clotting factors
normal liver: 12g
albumin/day
metabolism of cholesterol into bile acids

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synthetic functions

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23
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functional unit of liver

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lobules

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24
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3rd fraction

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B2 + albumin

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25
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BI = total bilirubin - B2

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1.0 - 0.5

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26
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B1

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bilirubin monoglucoronide
Unconjugated bilirubin
Water - insoluble bilirubin
indirect bilirubin
nonpolar bilirubin

BUWIN

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27
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B2

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bilirubin diglucoronide
conjugated bilirubin
Water - soluble bilirubin
direct bilirubin
polar bilirubin

BCWDP

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28
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● Composed of Hepatocytes(80%) and Kupffer cells

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liver

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29
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It is located beneath and attached to the_________ protected
by the _________, and held in place by ________

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diaphragm
lower rib cage
ligamentous attachments

DLL

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30
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Liver Has 2 lobes, right and left, separated by the ________

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falciform ligament

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31
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__________lobe is approximately 6x larger

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right lobe

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32
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give me 2 main blood vessels supplying blood

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hepatic artery -25% oxygen rich
portal vein - 75% nutrient rich

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33
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during _________ the patient can survive as long as only ______ is taken

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Lobectomy - 65%

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34
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___________ and ______ found in the liver

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engulf bacteria and toxins

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35
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The liver weighs approximately ___ to _____ in a healthy adult

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1.2 - 1.5

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36
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give me the flow of blood:

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hepatic artery and portal vein - hepatic sinusoids - central canal

37
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Flow of waste products in hepatocytes

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bile canal-intrahepatic ducts-right or left hepatic duct - common hepatic duct-common bile duct -duodenum of small intestine

38
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Give me the functions of the liver (5)

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  1. synthetic function
  2. conjugation function
  3. detoxification and drug metabolism
  4. excretory and secretory functions
  5. storage
39
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Flow of waste products in hepatocytes:

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bile ducts - intrahepatic ducts - right and left hepatic ducts - common hepatic ducts - common bile ducts - duodenum of small intestine

40
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capable to create substances

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synthetic functions

41
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example of synthetic function

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plasma proteins
Cholesterol
lipids
lpps
clotting factor
ketone body
enzymes

42
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example of cholesterol

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glucose and glycogen

43
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example lipids

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lipoproteins, VLDL, cholesterol

44
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example of clotting factor

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calcium and fibrinogen

45
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normal synthetic function

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12g albumin/day

46
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metabolism of cholesterol into ________

A

bile acid

46
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metabolism of cholesterol into ________

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bile acid

47
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All proteins are synthesized in the _________ except for _____________

A

liver - immunoglobulins

48
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After 120 days, these rbcs will phagocytosed by the macrophage in either _______, ________ or ________

A

spleen, liver, bone marrow

49
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The phagocytosed RBCs breakdown product is _________ and _______

A

globin and heme

50
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this will be further metabolized into amino acids which will be delivered in amino acid pool

A

Globin

51
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inside the heme is _______ and _________

A

porphyrin ring and iron

52
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Iron: if it is not in the pathway of the liver) it will be transferred or carried to the liver through a carrier protein, known as ____________

A

Transferrin

53
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the form of iron that the transferrin can carry

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Ferric iron (Fe3+)

54
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storage form of iron

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Ferritin

55
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Heme (Porphyrin ring)
The heme (referring to the porphyrin ring) will be oxidized by the enzyme, ________________
Once it is oxidized will be reduced by the enzyme, ______________ this biliverdin will be reduced by the enzyme ____________ Once it undergoes reduction, it will become _____________

A

Heme oxygenase
biliverdin
biliverdin reductase
unconjugated bilirubin

56
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_____________ carrier protein of unconjugated bilirubin

A

Albumin

57
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Other names for conjugated bilirubin

A

b1
bilirubin monoglucuronide
water-insoluble bilirubin
indirect bilirubin
non-polar bilirubin

58
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where will conjugated bilirubin go?

if it ever it is not in the liver it will be carried by the ________ to the __________

A

albumin
hepatocyte

59
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the unconjugated bilirubin will enter the hepatocyte through either of this two methods: (2)

A

passive diffusion
receptor mediated endocytosis

60
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substances found in the hepatocyte:

A

Y and Z proteins and ligandins

61
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Once the unconjugated bilirubin goes inside the hepatocyte, the Y and Z protein will form a ______ with __________

A

complex
unconjugated bilirubin

62
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when there is now a complex with _______, _______,_________ they will now go to ________

A

Y and z proteins
ligandins
unconjugated proteins

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

63
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this is where the conjugation b1 take place

A

smooth endoplasmic reticulum of the hepatocyte

64
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the enzyme that will conjugate the B1 or B2 or the conjugated bilirubin

A

uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UDPGT)

65
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the term B 1was used instead of______________________

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unconjugated bilirubin

66
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___________ is present in the intestine

A

intestinal bacteria

67
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this bacteria will be convert b2 into mesobilirubin

A

intestinal bacteria

68
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now, ______ of the urobilinogen will become _______

A

80% stercobilin

69
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reason why the feces is brown

A

stercobilin

70
Q

The remaining ____ of the urobilinogen will go to the either the ________ or _________

A

20%
extrahepatic circulation
systematic circulation

71
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the urobilinogen will be reabsorbed into the blood and goes into the liver for excretion int the bile or the urine

A

extrahepatic circulation

72
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urobilinogen may go to the kidney then to the urinary bladder

A

systematic circulation

73
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if the urobilinogen stays in the urinary bladder it will be converted into ________

A

urobilin

73
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if the urobilinogen stays in the urinary bladder it will be converted into ________

A

urobilin

74
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_________one of the substances that causes the yellow coloration in the urine.

A

urobilin

75
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__________ is the primary substance that causes the yellow coloration of urine

A

urochrome

76
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formula of delta bilirubin

A

B2 = Albumin

77
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formula of total bilirubin

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b1 + b2 +delta bilirubin = total bilirubin

78
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formula of B1

A

total bilirubin - B2 = B1

79
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protects body from potentially harmful substances absorbed from GIT and toxic by-products of metabolism

A

detoxification and drug metabolism

80
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example of detoxification and drug metabolism

A

alcohol
ammonia

81
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cholic acid - conjugated cholic acid

A

cholate

82
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chenodeoxycholic acid - conjugated chenodeoxycholic acid

A

chenodeoxycholate

83
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_______ are conjugated with glycine and taurine forming bile salts

A

Glycine

84
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all fats soluble vitamins

A

A, D, E, K

85
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Water soluble vitamins

A

B 12

86
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Storage functions 3 parts

A

all fats soluble vitamins
water soluble vitamins
glycogen

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