Physiology of Liver Flashcards
1
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Total hepatic flow
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1500 ml/min or 29% of cardiac output
2
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Metabolic functions of liver
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- Glucose uptake
- Glycogen storage
- Glucose release (Gycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis)
- Synthesis of all non-essential amino acids
- Synthesis of almost all of the proteins in plasma
- Disposal of ammonia by conversion to urea
- Fatty acid oxidation
- Conversion of cholesterol to bile acids
- Release of ketone bodies from lipolysis
- Drug detoxification
- Hormone inactivation and excretion
3
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Components of bile
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4
Q
Cholesterol solubility in model solutions of bile salts and lecithin
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5
Q
Concentration of bile in the gall bladder
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6
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The enterohepatic circulation of conjufgated bile acids decreases the need for new synthesis
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7
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KNOW THIS SLIDE
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