Liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and salivary glands Flashcards
embryological origin of the oral cavity?
ectoderm
embryological origin of the lining of serous cavities?
mesoderm (mesothelium)
embryological origin of the alimentary tract, liver, pancreas, gastric glands, intestinal glands, and the gallbladder?
endoderm
hepatocytes have both ____ and ____ function
endocrine and exocrine
name some liver functions
blood filtration blood storage maintain normal blood glucose concentrations metabolism and transport of lipids secrete plasma proteins bile secretion drug metabolism
portal radicals contain:
- a bile duct
- Branch of hepatic artery
- branch of portal vein
- lymphatic vessel
bile canaliculi contain _____ junctions
tight
cells of a liver lobule:
hepatocyte
kupffer cells
endothelial cells
if liver damage due to oxygen deprivation ____ hepatocytes are killed first
zone III
if liver damage is due to a toxicant ____ hepatocytes are killed first
zone I
_____ = serum bath hepatocytes’ microvilli
space of disse
_____ is used to get antibodies into secretions
transcytosis
______ is the brownish-yellow substance of bile
bilirubin
Gallstones may form if your body is ______ or _____
- producing too much bilirubin due to a liver condition
- your liver is creating too much cholesterol
distinguishing characteristics between the mucosa of the various parts of the stomach, intestines, and gallbladder?
cardiac stomach has mucus glands
fundic stomach - parietal cells and chief cells
pyloric stomach - mucus
intestines - villi
