Liver, Bile, peritoneum, pancreas and imaging

Question 1

What is the liver

Answer 1

Is a vital organ with a complex structure and diverse functions that plays a key role in metabolism, detoxification, and nutrient storage

Question 2

Where is the liver in the abdomen

Answer 2

Located in the dome of the diaphragm within the abdominal cavity

Question 3

4 main lobes of liver

Answer 3

left, quadrate, right, caudate

Question 4

Parts of caudate lobe (in most species )

Answer 4

2 parts- caudate and papillary processes

Question 5

What happens to dog cat and pig left and right lobes

Answer 5

split into medial and lateral parts

Question 6

What do the lobes allow

Answer 6

movement of organ due to diaphragm

Question 7

Name some functions of the liver

Answer 7

removal of bacteria
production of clotting factors
breakdown of RBC (degradation of haem)
carbohydrate, lipid, amino acid metabolism
synthesis of plasm proteins
storage of glycogen, iron, copper and vitamins
detoxification of body wastes, xenobiotics and drugs
synthesis of cholesterol and bile acids

Question 8

percentage of blood entering liver from hepatic portal vein

Answer 8

75%

Question 9

percentage of blood entering liver from hepatic artery

Answer 9

25%

Question 10

Blood flow for sinusoids

Answer 10

venous and arterial blood mix as they flow into sinusoids

Question 11

blood flow for central veins

Answer 11

blood from sinusoids empty into central veins

Question 12

blood flow for hepatic veins

Answer 12

central veins coalesce into hepatic veins

Question 13

blood flow for caudal vena cava

Answer 13

hepatic veins empty into caudal vena cava

Question 14

What is the portal vein

Answer 14

vital blood vessel that carries nutrient-rich, deoxygenated blood from GI tract to the liver for processing, It allows the liver to metabolize nutrients, detoxify harmful substances, and produce essential proteins