Prelim | Liver, Gallbladder, & Biliary Tree Flashcards
Heaviest gland
Liver
Weight of the liver
1.4 kg
Second largest organ
Liver
Location of the liver
Inferior to the diaphragm
2 lobes of the liver
Right lobe (larger)
Left lobe
Left lobe of the liver consists of
quadrate lobe
caudate lobe
Separates right lobe and left lobe of the liver
Falciform Ligament
Quadrate vs caudate lobe
Quadrate: Inferior
Caudate: Posterior
Ligament that divides the right lobe of liver from the diaphragm
Coronary ligament
Ligament that divides the left lobe of liver from the diaphragm
Left triangular ligament
Ligament that is the remnant of your umbilicus (umbilical cord)
ligamentum teres hepatis (round ligament)
Components of the liver
- Hepatocytes
- Hepatic laminae
- Bile canaliculi
- Hepatic sinusoids
- Stellate reticuloendothelial (Kupffer) cells
Functional cell of the liver
Hepatocytes
How much of the liver’s volume do the hepatocytes comprise?
80%
Hepatocytes are — sided cells in the liver
5-12
Plate of hepatocytes; group of hepatocytes
Hepatic laminae
Major function of hepatocytes
Produces bile (helps for chemical digestion)
Blood capillaries where blood flows for the liver to absorb oxygen
Hepatic sinusoids
Destroy worn-out white and red blood cells
Stellate reticuloendothelial cells/ Kupffer cells
Hepatic sinusoids converge and deliver blood into a —
central vein
PORTAL of TRIAD consists of
- Bile duct
- Hepatic artery
- Hepatic vein