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The Liver. Flashcards

1
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What is the largest gland in the body?

A

The liver.

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2
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How does blood from the digestive tract enter the liver?

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Via the hepatic portal vein.

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3
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What accessory organ is found in the liver?

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The gall bladder.

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4
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Where is the liver located in the abdomen?

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Between the diaphragm and the stomach.

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What side of the body is the liver found on?

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It is mainly located on the right side of the body and it makes contact with the right kidney.

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What lies between the left side of the liver and the diaphragm?

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The fundus of the stomach.

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What does the parietal surface of the liver make contact with?

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With the body wall or diaphragm.

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What does the visceral surface of the liver make contact with?

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The stomach.

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9
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What are the 2 major borders of the liver?

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The dorsal and ventral borders.

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10
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What are the 2 notches on the dorsal border of the liver?

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The one on the left is for the passage of the oesophagus.

The one on the right is for the passage of the caudal vena cava.

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What veins will drain blood from the liver into the caudal vena cava?

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Hepatic veins.

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What are the 3 ligaments that attach the liver to the body wall?

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The coronary ligament.

The falciform ligament.

The right and left triangular ligament.

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What is the falciform ligament?

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A remnant that was used to support the umbilical vein in the developing foetus.

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What is the role of the left and right triangular ligaments and the coronary ligament?

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They attach the left and right lateral lobes of the liver to the diaphragm.

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15
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Where are the round ligament and falciform ligament located on the liver?

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On the left side of the liver.

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16
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What are the 4 lobes of the liver?

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The left lobe.

The right lobe.

The quadrate lobe.

The caudate lobe.

17
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Where is the gall bladder located in the liver?

A

Between the quadrate lobe and the right medial lobe.

18
Q

What duct transports bile from the lobes of the liver to the bile duct?

A

The cystic duct.

19
Q

The bile duct opens into the small intestine at what point?

A

At the major duodenal papillae.

20
Q

Where does the caudate lobe of the liver lie in relation to the hilus?

A

It is dorsal to the hilus.

21
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Where does the quadrate lobe of the liver lie in relation to the hilus?

A

It is found ventrally to the hilus.

22
Q

What are the left and right lobes of the liver divided into?

A

Into their lateral and medial parts.

Therefore, we also have the left and right lateral lobe and a left and right medial lobe.

23
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What are the 2 processes that are found on the caudate lobe of the liver?

A

The papillary process.

The caudate process.

24
Q

Where is the papillary process found on the liver?

A

It fits along the lesser curvature of the stomach and as a result it is covered by the lesser omentum.

25
Q

What organ does the caudate process of the liver make contact with?

A

The right kidney.

26
Q

What blood vessels deliver oxygenated blood to the liver?

A

The hepatic arteries and the cystic artery.

27
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What blood vessel delivers functional blood to the liver?

A

The hepatic portal vein.

This blood will also contain some of the oxygen that is required for use by the liver.

28
Q

What drains the liver of blood?

A

The hepatic veins which will all flow into the caudal vena cava.

29
Q

Are hepatic veins seen outside the liver?

A

No.

30
Q

The caudal vena cava passes along what border of the liver?

A

The caudal border.

31
Q

What innervates the liver?

A

The dorsal vagal trunk.

The right celiac ganglion.

32
Q

What is responsible for the parasympathetic innervation of the liver?

A

The dorsal vagal trunk.

33
Q

What is responsible for the sympathetic innervation of the liver?

A

The right celiac ganglion.

Anatomy 1. The Digestive System. (16 decks)

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