Liver And Hepatobiliary System Flashcards
What is the position of the liver?
Right lobe extends into right hypogastrium and right lumbar regions, left lobe extends into epigastrium
Name some of the functions of the liver
Production of bile - which breaks down fat in the small bowel
Conversion of glucose to glycogen
Production of cholesterol
Regulation of fats and amino acids
Stores Fe (as haem)
Detoxification
Manufactures blood proteins
Produces immune factors
What is the name of the pouch of peritoneum medial to the liver
sub-hepatic recess or hepatorenal pouch
What is the bare area of the liver exposed to
Diaphragm
What separates the right and left lobes of the liver
The falciform ligament (an infolding of parietal peritoneum)
What lobe of the liver covers the gall bladder
Right lobe
How many lobes of the liver are there
2 big boy lobes or 8 Counauds lobes
How are the 8 lobes of the liver split up
Liver split in half horizontally by branches of the bile duct
Then vertically by the right, middle and left hepatic veins
4x2
How does the inferior vena cava relate to the liver
passes posterior to liver behind the right lobe
What are the borders of calots triangle
Top: inferior surface of the liver
medial: hepatic duct
Lateral: cystic duct
How many hepatic ducts are there
2 R+L
What combines to make the common hepatic duct
R+L hepatic duct
What combines to give the common bile duct
Cystic and common hepatic
Is the pancreas intra- or retroperitoneal
retroperitoneal
What are the sections of the pancreas
head neck body and tail
