Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas Flashcards
Liver weight
1,500g or 2.5% of adult body weight
largest internal organ and mass of glandular tissue in the body
Liver location
below the diaphragm at the upper right quadrant
Fibrous connective tissue of the liver
Glisson’s capsule
Anatomical lobes of the liver
(1) right lobe
(2) left lobe
(3) caudate lobe - upper middle
(4) quadrate lobe - lower middle
Endocrine function of the liver
What are the plasma proteins produced by the liver
1) albumin
2) glycoproteins (haptoglobin, transferrin, hemopexin)
3) fibrinogen
4) prothrombin
5) lipoproteins (VLDL, LDL, HDL)
Composition of bile
Liver stores (1) what vitamins and (2) converts them into…
- vitamin A > retinol
- vitamin D > 25-hydroxycholecalciferol
- vitamin K > prothrombin and clotting factors
- Iron > all proteins involved in transport and metabolism (transferrin, haptoglobin, and hemopexin)
Metabolic pathways performed by the liver
- carbohydrate metabolism
- glucose metabolism
- glycogenolysis
- cholesterol metabolism
- synthesizes urea
- synthesis and conversion of nonessential amino acids
carries 70% - 80% of liver blood supply
Hepatic portal vein
blood from the intestines, pancreas, and spleen; oxygen-poor but nutrient rich blood
Carries oxygen rich blood to the liver
Hepatic artery
(True/False)
Liver cells are never exposed to fully oxygenated blood
True
In liver parenchyma
(True/False)
The plates of hepatocytes in adults are 2 cell thick and separated by sinusoidal capillaries while in children they are 1 cell thick
False
The plates of hepatocytes in adults are 1 cell thick and separated by sinusoidal capillaries while in children they are 2 cell thick
Where blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics, and bile ducts travel
continuous with Glisson capsule
Connective Tissue Stroma
Vascular channels between plates of hepatocytes
Sinusoidal capillaries
aka sinusoids
space between sinusoidal epithelium and hepatocytes
perisinusoidal spaces
aka space of Disse
3 ways to describe the structure of the liver
1) classic lobule
2) portal lobule
3) liver acinus
Structural unit of the liver
Classic hepatic lobule
Consists of stacks of one cell thick plates of hepatocytes separated by sinusoids; a central venule as the terminal hepatic venule; and several portal triads surrounding the periphery
loose stromal connective tissue, continuous with the Glisson capsule and contains the portal triad, lymphatics, and nerves
Portal Space or Portal Canal
3-6 portal space per classic lobule
Site where lymph originates in the liver; a space between the connective tissue stroma and hepatocyte
Periportal space or space of Mall
Portal triad is composed of:
1) hepatic portal venule
2) hepatic arteriole
3) bile duct
Bile duct is lined by what epithelium
simple cuboidal
Hepatic arteriole carries blood from the
celiac trunk of the abdominal aorta
the hepatic portal vein comes from (1) and drains to (2)
(1) superior and inferior mesenteric vein, splenic vein
(2) central venule to the inferior vena cava
Unit of the liver that emphasizes the exocrine function of the liver
portal lobule