Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Flashcards
classic liver lobule
functional unit based around central vein- hexagon
portal liver accinus
diamond shaped with central veins on love axis and portal ascends on short axis
functional unit based on blood flow
portal lobule
triangle with central veins in corners
functional unit based on bile flow
spaces between hepatocyte plates
sinusoids
portal space contains
CT
lymphatics
nerves
portal triad
portal triad contains
interlobular portal vein
hepatic artery
bile duct
bile duct lining
cuboidal cells
kupffer cells
phagocytic cells located between the gaps between endothelial cells in liver sinusoids
kupffer cell function
produce bilirubin (RBC breakdown)
perisinusoidal space of Disse
between sinusoids and hepatocytes
location of stellate cells
stellate cell function
fat storage
vitamin A storage
contractile
make reticular fibers
flow of hepatic blood
enters via portal vein and hepatic artery interlobular (both) portal triad vessels (both) sinusoids (site of mixing) central vein sublobular vein hepatic vein
most metabolically active zone of hepatic acinus
zone 1
first zone of hepatic acinus to be affected by hypoxia or ischemia
zone 3
bile flow
canaliculi ductules interlobular bile ducts larger ducts hepatic ducts common bile duct
lining of interlobular bile ducts
cuboidal epithelium
lining of larger ducts
switch to columnar
lining of hepatic ducts
switches from columnar to stratified columnar
liver CT framework
reticular fibers around hepatocytes and sinusoids
dense/loose CT around vessels and ducts
surround bye thin CT capsule
hepatocyte function
synthesis of plasma proteins metabolite storage and release detoxification and inactivation of toxins iron storage blood formation (fetus) vitamins endocrine