Liver And Gallbladder

Question 1

The gallbladder is located in a depression of the

Answer 1

Posterior surface of the liver

Question 2

The liver secretes

Answer 2

Bile

Question 3

The bile salts play a role in

Answer 3

Emulsification (the breakdown. Of large lipid globules into a suspension of small lipid globules), which is needed for absorption of dietary fats

Question 4

What are hepatocytes

Answer 4

The major functional cells of the liver. They perform a wide array of metabolic, secretory and endocrine function.

Question 5

What stores and concentrates bile?

Answer 5

Gallbladder

Question 6

What are the following liver functions

Answer 6

Secretion of bile, detoxification, storage of certain vitamins and minerals and carbohydrate, lipid, protein metabolism

Question 7

Chemical digestion in the small intestine depends on activities of the

Answer 7

Pancreas, liver and gallbladder. They contribute to digestion in the small intestine

Question 8

The liver is the heaviest gland of the body and second only to the skin in size. It is what to the diaphragm what of the abdominal cavity?

Answer 8

Inferior to the diaphragm and most of the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity