module 11 Flashcards
Accessory digestive organs are the ______, ________ and ______
liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
It produces bile for the digestion of fats
Liver
Stores dietary glucose in the form of glycogen
Liver
Function is to storage and release of bile
Gallbladder
The mixed gland
Pancreas
The liver sits in the _______________
upper right abdominal quadrant
The liver has four lobes:
- Right
- Left
- Caudate
- Quadrate
The right and left lobes of the liver are separated by the _____________
falciform ligament
The _____________ suspends the liver from the inferior surface of the diaphragm
coronary ligament
A thin membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs
Peritoneum
The _______ of the liver is where the hepatic vessels and ducts enter and leave the liver
hilum
The __________ drains bile produced in the liver
common hepatic duct
The ________ carries nutrient rich blood from the digestive system into the liver
portal vein
The _________ carries oxygenated blood to the liver and branches to supply each lobe
hepatic artery
Each lobule of the liver is arranged in __________
plates
Nutrient rich blood from the portal veins travels into the ________
sinusoids
_____ is produced by hepatocytes to aid in the digestion of dietary fats
Bile
The breakdown of fat into smaller fat droplets
emulsification
_______ is a slow, progressive disease in which healthy liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue
Cirrhosis