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the structure of the liver Flashcards

1
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what is a hepatocyte

A

Liver cell

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2
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why is it crucial for the liver to have a good supply of blood

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Because it carrys out many metabolic reactions

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3
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why is it necessary for the liver to have a good supply of oxygen

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For aerobic respiration, as liver cells are very active therefore they require lots of ATP for active metabolic processes

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4
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what does the hepatic artery do

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transport oxygenated blood from the heart to the liver

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5
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what does the hepatic portal vein do

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Removes deoxygenated blood from the digestive system to the liver

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6
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how does blood leave the liver

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leaves the liver through the hepatic vein (central vein)

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7
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what is the difference between the hepatic portal vein and hepatic vein

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Hepatic portal vein- allows blood to enter the liver

Hepatic vein- allows blood to leave the liver

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8
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what artery does the hepatic vein join to in order for the blood to enter the heart from the liver

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The hepatic vein joins to the vena cava

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9
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what is the bile duct

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a tube connected to the liver

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10
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what is an advantage for the liver, by the blood recieved from the hepatic portal vein

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it sends deoxygenated blood from the digestive system to the liver.
This allows the liver to absorb nutrients from the blood from the digestive system

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11
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what are some functions of the bile duct

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carries bile from liver to the gall bladder for storage

contains excretory products such as bile pigments which leave in faeces

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12
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what is one example of as bile pigment

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Bilirubin

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13
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Describe the internal structure of the liver

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divided into lobes and lobules

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14
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what is smaller lobes or lobues

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Lobules

As the liver is divided into lobes and further divided into lobules

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15
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what shape are lobules

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Cylindrical

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16
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what does the meaning interlobal vessels mean

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the hepatic artery and portal vein split into small vessels in the liver, which RUN PARALLEL TO LOBULES

17
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what cell is the liver mainly made of

A

hepatocytes

18
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what is a sinusoid

A

a space in the lobule where blood from HA and HPV mixes to increase oxygen content for hepatocytes

19
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why do hepatocytes have a large surface area

A

maximises rate of exchange of substances

20
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what cells coat the sinusoid

A

endothelial cells

21
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what is a kupffer cell

A

a specialised macrophage

22
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where are kupffer cells located

A

in the sinusoid

23
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what is the function of the kupffer cells

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to breakdown and recycle old erythrocytes

24
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Kupffer cells breakdown red blood cells, what can this create

A

Bilirubin (bile pigment), product of a broken down haemoglobin

25
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what type of substance is bilirubin

A

Bile pigment

26
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what is the bile canaliculi

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bile drains into this space, the canaliculi then drains bile into the bile duct

27
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how does the bile duct form

A

bile made in liver released into bile canaliculi.
The bile canaliculi join and form bile duct

28
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what has the job of transporting bile to the gall bladder

A

Bile duct

29
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why may blood in the hepatic vein have toxins

A

Because the deoxygenated blood has came from the digestive system where concentrations of substances are uncontrolled.

30
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what is in the centre of a lobule

A

The centre of a lobule is a hepatic vein branch.

31
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where do sinusoids empty their blood

A

Into the centre of a lobule

32
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name two differences between excretion and secretion

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excretion can be - metabolic waste, e.g. urea
Secretion is useful products, e.g. hormones, enzymes, bile salt

excretion doesnt use vesicles
secretion uses vesicles

33
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what is one similarity between excretion and secretion other than they both use ATP

A

they are both involved in homeostasis

34
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what is bile

A

chemical which emulsifies lipid droplets

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