Test #3 Flashcards
What is Hepatotoxicity?
Adverse effects in hepatic tissue by chemical, physical, or biological agents
Anatomy of the liver (anterior view, from left to right)
Right lobe, falciform ligament, left lobe
What are Kupffer cells?
Macrophages (phagocytes) in the liver sinusoids that function as immune cells including DESTROYING OLDER RED BLOOD CELLS
What are the three functional units of the liver? (Actually 4)
Hepatic cells, hepatic veins, hepatic arteries, bile ducts
What is another name for a liver cell?
Hepatocyte
What carries chemicals from the GI tract to the liver?
Hepatic Portal Vein
What is responsible for 75% of the blood flow to the liver?
Hepatic Portal Vein
What is responsible for 25% of the blood flow to the liver?
Hepatic artery
What chemical is secreted by the liver to help excrete toxic metabolites?
Bile
Which route is the most important for excreting toxics from the liver?
Fecal route
What are the two routes for excreting toxins from the liver?
Fecal and urinary routes
What direction does bile flow compared to blood flow in the Bile Caniculi and what is this called?
Opposite direction & Counter-current Flow
What is the name of the bile storage organ of the body?
Gall bladder
What is the gall bladder’s main function?
Concentrates and stores bile (does not produce it)
What organ has the highest concentration of xenobitoic-metabolizing enzymes?
Liver
What particular enzyme does the liver have a high concentration of?
Cytochrome P-450
Where do most foreign compounds enter the body?
The GI Tract
What carries nutrients and toxicants from the GI tract to the liver?
Hepatic Portal Vein
The liver has evolved to excrete metabolites by making them what?
Hydrophilic
What class of enzymes are in the liver performing metabolizing reactions?
P-450
When are liver cells most active?
After eating
Which zone of the liver is described as: central, where most chemicals pass through, where peripheral cell death occurs if toxic to vascular system, and contains the most blood?
Zone 1
In what zone of the liver does most of the cell death occur?
Zone 2
Which zone of the liver is a peripheral part of the liver and where most of the metabolizing chemicals (P-450) are located?
Zone 3
What is another name for Steotosis?
Fatty liver
What happens when a hepatotoxin causes abnormal fat handling by the liver and leads to the storage of fat in the liver itself?
Steatosis aka fatty liver
What can Cyclohexane solvent exposure and Tetracycline antibiotic overdose cause?
Steatosis aka fatty liver
What type of lesion is steatosis associated with?
Type 1 lesion