Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas, Spleen Flashcards
what is the largest gland and second largest organ?
liver (2.5% body weight)
location of the liver
right upper quadrant, deep to ribs 7-11
name the 4 lobes of the liver
right
left
caudate
quadrate
what connects the right and caudate lobes of the liver?
caudate process
location of caudate process
between IVC and porta hepatis
what divides the left and right lobes of the liver?
falciform ligament
the round ligament of the liver is a remnant of the ____
umbilical v
the round ligament of the liver is also known as the ____
ligamentum teres hepatis
coronary ligament of the liver connects the liver to the ____ abdominal wall
posterior
the falciform ligament and round ligament of the liver connect the liver to the ____ abdominal wall
anterior
the coronary ligament surrounds the _____ of the liver
bare area
the ends of the coronary ligament which attach the liver to the posterior abdominal wall are called the ____
left and right triangular ligaments
the fissure for ligamentum venosum is a remnant of ____
ductus venosus
the portal triad (portal hepatis) is contained within the ____ ligament
hepatoduodenal
name the contents of the portal triad
- bile duct (ant & right)
- proper hepatic a & branches
- portal v (posterior)
the portal vein is located posterior to the ____
neck of pancreas
most of the nutrient-rich blood received by the liver enters via the ____
portal vein
what supplies oxygenated blood to the liver?
hepatic artery
(right & left)
the ____ drain blood from the liver into the ____
- hepatic vv (right, intermed, left)
- IVC
25-50% of lymph entering the thoracic duct comes from the ____
liver
innervation of the liver
- hepatic plexus (derivative of celiac plexus)
- PSNS: ant & post vagal trunk
- SNS: greater splanchnic nn
the hepatic plexus surrounds the ____
hepatic a
the ____ communicates to the gallbladder for bile transport
cystic duct
function of the gallbladder
store & concentrate bile (holds 50ml)
the valve in the neck of the gallbladder is called the ____
spiral fold
bile exits the liver via the ____
right & left hepatic ducts
blood supply to gallbladder
cystic a
the cystic artery is a branch of the ____
right hepatic a