U1. L4 Liver Flashcards
the __ ligament separates the right and left lobes and suspends it from the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall
falciform
___ and __ ___ ligaments attach liver to the diaphragm.
right and left triangular ligaments
the ___ ligament is a remnant of the fetal umbilical vein.
round/ligamentum teres
the ___ anchors the liver to the stomach
lesser omentum
arterial blood is delivered to the liver via ___
hepatic artery proper
venous blood is delivered to the liver via ___
hepatic portal vein
venous blood is drained through the right, middle, and left ____.
hepatic veins
the hepatics veins drain into the ___
Inferior vena cava
the central vein drains blood into the ___
hepatic veins
portal triads contain __, __ and __.
bile duct, hepatic a. proper branch, and a hepatic portal vein branch.
blood is delivered to the liver from the portal triads into ___ capillaries.
sinusoid
Blood found in the sinusoidal capillaries is ___.
both arterial and venous.
sinusoidal capillaries contain ___ or Kupffer cells.
hepatic macrophages
bile canaliculi drain into the ___
bile duct
bile ___ fats.
emulsifies