The liver Flashcards
remnant of ductus venosus seen as echogenic line separating caudate lobe from the left lobe
ligamentum venosum
fissure where the portal vein and hepatic duct exists
porta hepatis
tumor marker frequently elevated in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma and certain testicular cancers
AFP
anatomic variant in which the right lobe is enlarged and extend inferiorly
reidels lobe
bloodflow toward the liver
hematopetal
enlarged liver
hematomegly
divides the right and the left lobes of the liver; seen in sagittal plane as an ecogenic line between the neck of the gallbladder and the main portal vein
main lobar fissure
liver enzyme most specific to hepatocellular damage
ALT
yellowish pigmentation of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood
jaundice
an enzyme found in all tissues but in largest amounts in the liver increases with hematocellular damage
AST
remnant of the unbilical vein seen in the trans plane as a triangular echogenic foci dividing the medial and lateral segmants of the left lobe of the liver
ligamentum teres
fibroelastic connective tissue layer that surrounds the liver
glisson capsule
fold in the peritoneum that extends from the umbilicus to the diaphragm and contains the ligamentum teres
falciform ligament
blood flowing away from the liver
hepatofugal
what is the normal liver length along the right surface
15-17cm
what seperates the left lobe from caudate lobe
ligamentum venosom
where does the middle hepatic vein lie
within the main lobar fissure
based on the sagittal division of the liver the quadrate lobe is the
medial segment of the left lobe
which vessel separates the right anterior segment of the liver from the right posterior segment
rt hepatic vein
what vessel is both interlobar and intersegmental
hepatic veins
what vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the liver
hepatic artery
what functions do the liver preform
formation of bile
production of clotting factors
storage of vitamin A B12 and D
