Session 3B - Liver, Portal Circulation, Biliary System and Spleen Flashcards
1
Q
The peritoneal reflections divide the liver externally into 2 main lobes and 2 accessory lobes. Name them
A
right and left lobe
quadrate and caudate lobes
2
Q
What is the cystic duct?
A
short duct that joins the gallbladder to the common bile duct
3
Q
How many segments of the liver are there?
A
8
4
Q
What separates the caudate and quadrate loobes?
A
porta of the liver - porta hepatis
5
Q
What are the superior anatomical relations of the liver?
A
covered in the costal margin except the upper epigastrium
6
Q
What viscera are related to the liver?
A
stomach
duodenum
right kidney
colon
