liver physiology

Question 1

can you name the important liver blood vessels?
also some basic facts about the liver
(gross anatomy)

Answer 1

hepatic artery supplies the oxygen 25% blood supply and the portal vein supplies the nutrients 75% blood supply which comes from the spleen stomach and intestine
hepatic vein takes away the de-oxygenated blood

its quite big ya know - foosball size and behind the ribs and upper right hand abdomen and there is the gall bladder with its bile ducts connected too

Question 2

what is the link between the liver and the doctor

Answer 2

liver can self renew/regenerate after damage from toxins or damage

Question 3

what is the basic unit of a liver cell / microanatomy

Answer 3

liver cells are called hepatocytes. these are contained into hexagonal lobules
the centre of the lobule is the hepatic vein - blood away
the corners of the hexagon is the portal triad where the bile ducts, portal vein and hepatic artery move through the liver to the hepatic vein via the sinusoids
there are also kupfer cells which are macrophages specific to the liver
> bile ducts receive bile from `the bile canaliculi