Module 11 Flashcards
Role Accessory Digestive Organs Play
Play a significant role of aquiring nutrients from food. They provide enzymes for the breakdown of food molecules and biles for the digestion of dietary fat
Liver
Provides bile for the digestion of fats. It also stores dietary glucose in the form of glycogen so that it can be later broken down and used for the production of energy. Plays a role in the metabolism of toxins, drugs and alcohol in the blood
Gallbladder
a small organ underneath the liver that functions in the storage and release of bile in the digestive system
Pancreas
Mixed gland with endocrine functions that control levels of blood glucose and exocrine functions that secrete digestive enzymes into the intestine
Location of the Liver
Sits in the upper right abdominal quadrant, inferior to the diaphragm and anterior to the inferior vena caba
Liver Lobes
Has four. 1. right 2. left 3. caudate 4. quadrate
Ligaments of the Liver
attach the liver to the surrounding abdominal peritoneum and the diaphram
Falciform Ligament
seperates the left and right lobes of the liver
Coronary Ligament
Suspends the liver from the inferior surface of the diaphragm
Porta Hepatis (Hilum)
Where the hepatic vessels and ducts enter and leave the liver. Located on the inferior side of the liver surrounded by the four lobes
Structures of the Porta Hepatis
- common hepatic duct 2. portal vein 3. hepatic artery
Common Hepatic Duct
Drains bile produced in the liver, it joins with the cystic duct of the gallbladder to form the common bile duct
Portal Vein
Carries nutrient rich blood from the digestive system to the liver where nutrients can be stored
Where do toxins and drugs travel through in the liver
Portal vein to be mestabolized
Hepatic Artery
Carries oxygenated blood to the liver and branches supply each lobe
Hepatocytes
simple cuboidal liver cells, arranged in plates and radiate outward from the central vein
What is the hexagonal shaped liver lobule made up of
Hepatocytes
Sinusoids
Between the plates of cells are spaces called sinusoids where venous blood flows
Portal (Hepatic) Triads
Branches of the hepatic artery, portal vein and common hepatic duct from the porta hepatis
How Many Triads are in the Liver
there are many triads as each lobule is surrounded by six triads, one at each corner
Liver Lobule: Flow of Bile
- produced by hepatocytes to aid in the digestion of digestion 2. from hepatocytes, bile drains into small channels (canaliculi) that empty into the bile ductules of the hepatic ducts 3. The hepatic ducts join to form the commion hepatic duct
Gallbladder Location
a pear-shaped sac that lies inferior to the right lobe of the liver
3 Regions of the Gallbladder
- Fundus 2. Body 3. Neck
Location: Gallbladder - Fundus
anteriorly