Why a Patient may be Jaundice

Question 1

jaundice

Answer 1

yellowing of the sclera and skin

caused by an increase in the blood levels of bilirubin

Question 2

bilirubin

Answer 2

normal by-product of the breakdown of red blood cells

mainly occurs in the spleen

used to form bile

Question 3

gallbladder

Answer 3

important in the storage and concentration of bile

Question 4

bile

Answer 4

important for the normal absorption of fats from the small intestine

Question 5

pancreas

Answer 5

excretes digestive enzymes into the 2nd last of the duodenum

necessary for the digestion of food

Question 6

liver

Answer 6

largest organ in the body
receives nutrients absorbed from GI tract

functions-
glycogen storage, bile secretion, other metabolic functions

Question 7

liver - surface anatomy

Answer 7

protected by ribs 7-11
location changes in breathing

INFERIOR to right semi-diaphragm
POSTERIOR AND INFERIOR - gallbladder
INFERIOR - hepatic flexure
POSTERIOR - right kidney, right adrenal gland, IVC, abdominal aorta
POSTERIOR AT LEFT SIDE - stomach

Question 8

liver - anatomy

Answer 8

4 anatomical lobes
right lobes
quadrate lobe
caudate lobe
left lobe

8 functional loves
related to vasculature and bile drainage

Question 9

porta hepatis

Answer 9

site of entrance for portal triad structures

Question 10

liver - functional anatomy

Answer 10

8 functional segments
hepatic artery
hepatic portal vein
bile drainage
venous drainage

Question 11

IVC and hepatic veins

Answer 11

lack valves

increase in central venous pressure is directed to the liver

Question 12

portal triad

Answer 12

contains main structures that enter or leave the liver parenchyma

run within the hepatoduodenal ligament

Question 13

coeliac trunk

Answer 13

first of three sideline branches of the aorta

retroperitoneal

leaves aorta at T12

supplies the organs of the foregut

3 branches:
splenic artery
left gastric Sartre
common hepatic artery

Question 14

spleen

Answer 14

splenic artery has a very tortuous course