Anatomy of the Liver
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Which ligament divides the liver into two lobes?

  • Portal ligament
  • Caudate ligament
  • Hepatic ligament
  • Falciform ligament (correct)
  • What is the shape of the hepatic lobules?

  • Hexagonal
  • Triangular
  • Circular
  • Pentagonal (correct)
  • What structures make up the portal triad?

  • Interlobular artery, interlobular vein, interlobular bile duct (correct)
  • Hepatic artery, portal vein, hepatic vein
  • Central vein, sinusoids, bile canaliculi
  • Hepatocytes, bile salts, hepatic lobules
  • What is the function of the sinusoids in the liver?

    <p>To remove bacteria and worn RBCs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does arterial blood oxygenate the hepatocytes?

    <p>Hepatic artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final destination of blood being inspected in the liver?

    <p>Hepatic vein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What substance does the liver produce to aid in digestion and absorption of fats?

    <p>Bile salts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the bile salts absorbed in the body?

    <p>Ileum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the bile salts do after aiding in digestion and absorption of fats?

    <p>They are recycled in the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organ produces bile?

    <p>Liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the gallbladder located?

    <p>Behind the liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the gallbladder?

    <p>To store bile</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the duct that connects the gallbladder and the liver?

    <p>Cystic duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the duct that connects the liver and the duodenum?

    <p>Common hepatic duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the duct that connects the pancreas and the duodenum?

    <p>Pancreatic duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the structure formed by the merging of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct?

    <p>Common bile duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the structure formed by the merging of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct?

    <p>Hepatopancreatic ampulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the bile flow after passing through the hepatopancreatic ampulla?

    <p>Duodenum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the opening in the duodenum where bile is excreted?

    <p>Major duodenal papilla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lobe of the liver is larger?

    <p>Right lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the hepatic lobules?

    <p>Pentagonal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the tiny tubes found at the corner of each hepatic lobule?

    <p>Portal triad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which blood vessels are part of the portal triad?

    <p>Hepatic artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the sinusoids in the liver?

    <p>Detoxify blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does blood from the hepatic portal system pass through the liver for inspection?

    <p>Sinusoids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final destination of blood being inspected in the liver?

    <p>Hepatic vein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What substance does the liver produce to aid in digestion and absorption of fats?

    <p>Bile salts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the bile salts absorbed in the body?

    <p>Small intestine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure forms the physical connection between the gallbladder and the liver?

    <p>Common bile duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the duct system merge with the pancreas?

    <p>Hepatopancreatic ampulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the gallbladder?

    <p>To store bile</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the opening in the duodenum where bile is excreted?

    <p>Major duodenal papilla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the gallbladder located?

    <p>Behind the liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the sinusoids in the liver?

    <p>To allow exchange of substances between hepatocytes and blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ligament divides the liver into two lobes?

    <p>Falciform ligament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the bile flow after passing through the hepatopancreatic ampulla?

    <p>Duodenum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the duct that connects the pancreas and the duodenum?

    <p>Pancreatic duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the structure formed by the merging of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct?

    <p>Hepatopancreatic ampulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

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