Liver structure and function Flashcards
What are the 4 lobes of the liver?
Right
Left
Caudate
Quadrate
Which lobe is bigger?
Right
What 3 structures make up the porta?
Hepatic portal vein
Hepatic artery
hepatic duct
What ducts pass through the Sphincter of Oddi?
Common bile duct
Pancreatic duct
What is the are area of the liver?
Only area not covered by connective tissue and visceral peritoneum
What does the coronary ligament attach?
Attaches liver to underside of diaphragm
What are the functional cells of the liver called?
Hepatocytes
What are the bile canaliculus
Cleft like lumens that lie between cells within each cord
What are sinusoids?
Fenestrated capillaries that process blood as it comes through
What are the functions of the liver?
Production and secretion of bile
What is the function of the Sphincter of Oddi?
Controls release of bile and pancreatic juice into duodenum
What layer is the gallbladder missing?
Submucosa
What is the process of bilirubin?
Bilirubin extracted from blood by hepatocytes and secreted into bile
Bilirubin modified bacterial enzymes
Reabsorbed bilirubin excreted in urine
Where are bile acids made?
Synthesised in the liver from cholesterol
What happens to bile acid before it is secreted?
Conjugated with glycine or taurine
