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Where is the liver primarily located in the body?
Where is the liver primarily located in the body?
- Left hypochondrium
- Right hypochondrium and epigastric region (correct)
- Right hypochondrium
- Left hypochondrium and epigastric region
Which surface of the liver lies against the inferior surface of the diaphragm?
Which surface of the liver lies against the inferior surface of the diaphragm?
- Posterior surface
- Diaphragmatic surface (correct)
- Visceral surface
- Anterior surface
What separates the diaphragmatic surface of the liver from the diaphragm and is divided into right and left areas by the falciform ligament?
What separates the diaphragmatic surface of the liver from the diaphragm and is divided into right and left areas by the falciform ligament?
- Falciform ligament
- Hepatorenal recess
- Subphrenic recess (correct)
- Visceral surface
Where is the hepatorenal recess located?
Where is the hepatorenal recess located?
Which is the largest visceral organ in the body?
Which is the largest visceral organ in the body?
What structure is derived from the ventral mesentery in the embryo?
What structure is derived from the ventral mesentery in the embryo?
What is the point of entry into the liver for the hepatic arteries and the portal vein?
What is the point of entry into the liver for the hepatic arteries and the portal vein?
What is the functionally distinct lobe on the posterior part of the visceral surface of the liver?
What is the functionally distinct lobe on the posterior part of the visceral surface of the liver?
Which ligament divides the liver into right and left lobes?
Which ligament divides the liver into right and left lobes?
Where is the quadrate lobe located on the liver?
Where is the quadrate lobe located on the liver?
Which structure lies in a fossa between the right lobe and the quadrate lobe of the liver?
Which structure lies in a fossa between the right lobe and the quadrate lobe of the liver?
Which ligament connects the liver to the stomach?
Which ligament connects the liver to the stomach?
What structure marks the anterior boundary of the bare area of the liver?
What structure marks the anterior boundary of the bare area of the liver?
What does the bare area of the liver lack?
What does the bare area of the liver lack?
Which structure forms a part of the anterior boundary of the bare area of the liver?
Which structure forms a part of the anterior boundary of the bare area of the liver?
What divides the quadrate lobe from the left lobe?
What divides the quadrate lobe from the left lobe?
What is bounded on the left by the fissure for ligamentum venosum?
What is bounded on the left by the fissure for ligamentum venosum?
Where is the porta hepatis located?
Where is the porta hepatis located?
What is the main venous drainage route for the spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder?
What is the main venous drainage route for the spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder?
After passing through the hepatic sinusoids, where does the blood from the spleen and pancreas eventually enter?
After passing through the hepatic sinusoids, where does the blood from the spleen and pancreas eventually enter?
Where does the hepatic vein return venous blood from the spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to?
Where does the hepatic vein return venous blood from the spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to?
What is the function of the hepatic portal system of veins in relation to the liver?
What is the function of the hepatic portal system of veins in relation to the liver?
