Structure and Histology

Question 1

What are hepatocytes?

Answer 1

-liver cells
-with lots of mitochondria, large nuclei and GA = high metabolic rate

Question 2

What is the branch of hepatic portal vein?

Answer 2

-brings blood rich in nutrients to the liver from gut

Question 3

What is the branch of hepatic artery?

Answer 3

-brings high pressure oxygenated blood to liver

Question 4

What is the role of hepatocytes?

Answer 4

-controls composition of blood, detoxifies and produces bile

Question 5

What is the central vessel?

Answer 5

-takes blood to hepatic vein to be returned to circulation

Question 6

What is the blood sinusoid?

Answer 6

-blood filled space lined with hepatocytes

Question 7

What is the bile canaliculus?

Answer 7

-a blind ending canal into which bile is secreted by hepatocytes

Question 8

Way are kupffer cells?

Answer 8

-in sinusoids
-engulf bacteria and damaged RBC

Question 9

What is the bile ductile?

Answer 9

-takes bile to gall bladder for storage
-bile emulsifies fats

Question 10

How is blood delivered to the liver?

Answer 10

-through portal vein from the digestive system
-then mixes in sinusoids

Question 11

What is it important to mix the blood?

Answer 11

-blood delivered from hepatic artery is rich in O2
-this can mix with blood from portal vein