Liver Structure Flashcards
1
Q
Hepatic vein
A
Returns deoxygenated blood to the heart
2
Q
Hepatic artery
A
Receives oxygenated blood from heart
3
Q
Hepatic portal vein
A
Liver receives deoxygenated blood
Is high in nutrients from the small intestine
Lots of sinusoids
4
Q
Sinusoids
A
Top left circle ; branch of hepatic artery
Middle top : beach of hepatic portal
Top right : tube connecting to bile duct
Blood flows through top two and is in close contact to hepatocytes - flows to …
Bottom circle : branch of hepatic vein
5
Q
How is sinusoid adapted
A
•adapted for exchange of materials between blood flowing through hepatocytes and cappilaries
Compared to cappilaries : •walls more porous •one layer of thin cells •pores between cells •no basement membrane •wider to slow blood flow
