Liver, Pancreas and Endocrine system (W5)

Question 1

Where can the liver be found

Answer 1

Upper qaudrat of abdomen
- starts in the 5th intercostal space (Mid clavicular line)

Question 2

Where does the liver start and end

Answer 2

• starts in the 5th intercostal space (Mid clavicular line)
• ends belwo ribcage

Question 3

Describe the blood supply to the brain

Answer 3

• oxygenated blood from heart via the Hepatic Artery
• deoxyganted blood from the GIT via the Portal Vein

Question 4

What structure take all the yucky deoxygenated blood away from the liver and where does it go

Answer 4

Hepatic vein towards the inferior vena cava

Question 5

What are some functions of the liver

Answer 5

• fat metabolism
• storage
• heat
• detoxification
• removal of old RBC

Question 6

Describes the Liver functional uit

Answer 6

Hepatocyte
- large polyhedral epithelial cells
- round nuclei