Liver function

Question 1

Normal liver fxn

_____ metabolism

_______ proteins, ____ hormones, ____ capillary pressure

Produce _______/______

_____ metabolism

Store ______

Detox _______

Excrete______

Filter _____

Answer 1

Carb
Synthesize transport control 
Clotting factor/fibrinogen
Protein 
Lipid
Cholesterol
vitamins
hormones/drugs toxins
heavy metals
blood 
Digestion

Question 2

Bile choleresis products

Answer 2

Water and electrolytes
Bile acids/salts
Cholesterol
Phospholipids
Pigments

Question 3

Portal circulation

Acts as a

Answer 3

1st capillary bed- sees absorption products before systemic circulation

filter

Question 4

Enterohepatic circulation

Compounds recirculate bw liver and intestine

Answer 4

Limits conc of glucose/bile salts

Absorbed in SI and enter hepatic blood

Can excrete into intestine via bile

Question 5

Gall stones can be made of

Answer 5

cholesterol
Ca
bilirubin

Question 6

Bilirubin is produced by

Derived from

Answer 6

Spleen, bone marrow, liver

heme groups

Question 7

Bile acids

Typically are

Answer 7

cholic acid/chenodeoxycholic acid

absorbed by ileum as secretion passes through

Question 8

Detox blood

Inactivate steroid hormones via

Answer 8

Remove hormones, drugs, molecules

Excretion into bile
Phagocytosis
Chemical alteration

Question 9

Plasma proteins

Albumin

Globulins

Answer 9

important for osmotic pressure (edema)

transport cholesterol and hormones