Pathology of the Hepatobiliary System #1 Flashcards
What can be seen in the image below?
Dorsal aspect on right
The liver represents 1-4% of the body weight. Depends on animal you are looking at.
Carnivores = 3-4.5%
it is important for us to measure the weight of the liver during post-mortem exam b/c we want to know whether there is a true hepatomegaly vs. liver is normal in size vs. liver is smaller in size.
Neonates = Liver is much larger compared to adult, it can be more than 5% of the body weight. If you do BW on neonates, you may notice elevated ALP due to neonate so liver is larger and it is growing.
Describe the arrangement of the Canine Liver.
Normal Canine Liver – 6 lobes
* Left lateral (LL)
* Left medial (LM)
* Quadrate (Q)
* Right medial (RM)
* Right lateral (RL)
* Caudate lobes. The caudate lobe
has a caudate process (CC) and
a papillary process (PC).
* The gall bladder (GB) lies
between the quadrate and right
medial liver lobes
Name the ligaments in the liver.
- Coronary = attaches liver to diaphragm
- Falciform = attaches to the midline of the abdomen
- Round = imbedded within the falciform ligament; remnant of umbilical vein.
Label this image accordingly
Hepatocytes are in charge of _______ and _______ of proteins, __________ of drugs/any sort of toxin.
Production and metabolism of proteins, detoxification of drugs/any sort of toxin.
Biliary epithelium controls bile _______ and _______.
Bile transport and production.
Kupfer cells are the resident __________ and function to __________ material
Kupfer cells are the resident macrophages and function to phagocytize material
Stellate cells store ______ and vitamin ___ and work to ______ (_______).
Stellate cells store lipids and vitamin A and work to repair (fibrosis).
Leukocytes are apart of the _______ immune response. E.g: ___ cells
Leukocytes are apart of the innate immune response. E.g: NK cells
Label this image accordiingly.
Is this a sample from a normal liver? Or an abnormal liver?
Label this image accordingly.
Portal vein (PV), hepatic artery (HA), and bile ductule (BD)
The center of the classic lobule is the central vein.
What can be seen below?
Classic lobule
Hexagon shape, very prominent in pigs but NOT other animals.
The hole is where the CV is.
The center of this lobule is the central vein.
The portal triad is at the center of the hepatic acinus
Which zone contains the highest cytochromc P450?
Zone 3/Centrilobular region
This is the first area you will see necrosis. B/c receives less blood supply + Cytochrome p450 enzyme
Name the following zones:
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 1 = periportal
Zone 2 = midzona
Zone 3 - Centriloblar.
What can be seen in this image below?
Centrilobular Necrosis, Zonal Hepatocellular Injury, Liver, Pig
Describe the flow of the bile duct system.
- Biliary canaliculi → Intrahepatic ductules → Interlobular ducts → Hepatic ducts → Hepatic duct + cystic duct of gallbladder
→ Common bile duct → duodenum - Bile flows in same direction as lymph and opposite direction of blood
How does the bile duct system differ in cats?
The common bile duct merges with the pancreatic duct before entering the duodenum. As opposed to dogs where it merges later so you won’t see Triaditis in dogs. This difference may predispose cats to Tridaitis, which is concurrent inflammation of the pancreas, liver, and small intestine.
Describe the liver’s blood supply
- Portal vein: 70-80% of blood
supply to liver from GI, pancreas,
and spleen. - Hepatic artery supply for the
remainder (20-30%) - Portal blood and hepatic arterial
blood mix in the sinusoids →
hepatic vein→ caudal vena cava
Whenever you have shunts that bypass hepatic artery?–> atrophy