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?

To remove bacteria and worn RBCs Signup and view all the answers

Where does arterial blood oxygenate the hepatocytes?

Hepatic artery Signup and view all the answers

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

Hepatic vein Signup and view all the answers

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

Bile salts Signup and view all the answers

Where are the bile salts absorbed in the body?

Ileum Signup and view all the answers

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

They are recycled in the body Signup and view all the answers

Which organ produces bile?

Liver Signup and view all the answers

Where is the gallbladder located?

Behind the liver Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the gallbladder?

To store bile Signup and view all the answers

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

Cystic duct Signup and view all the answers

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

Common hepatic duct Signup and view all the answers

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

Pancreatic duct 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?

Common bile duct 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?

Hepatopancreatic ampulla Signup and view all the answers

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

Duodenum Signup and view all the answers

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

Major duodenal papilla Signup and view all the answers

Which lobe of the liver is larger?

Right lobe Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the hepatic lobules?

Pentagonal Signup and view all the answers

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

Portal triad Signup and view all the answers

Which blood vessels are part of the portal triad?

Hepatic artery Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the sinusoids in the liver?

Detoxify blood Signup and view all the answers

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

Sinusoids Signup and view all the answers

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

Hepatic vein Signup and view all the answers

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

Bile salts Signup and view all the answers

Where are the bile salts absorbed in the body?

Small intestine Signup and view all the answers

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

Common bile duct Signup and view all the answers

Where does the duct system merge with the pancreas?

Hepatopancreatic ampulla Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the gallbladder?

To store bile Signup and view all the answers

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

Major duodenal papilla Signup and view all the answers

Where is the gallbladder located?

Behind the liver Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the sinusoids in the liver?

To allow exchange of substances between hepatocytes and blood Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament divides the liver into two lobes?

Falciform ligament Signup and view all the answers

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

Duodenum Signup and view all the answers

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

Pancreatic duct 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?

Hepatopancreatic ampulla Signup and view all the answers

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Which ligament divides the liver into two lobes?

What is the shape of the hepatic lobules?

What structures make up the portal triad?

What is the function of the sinusoids in the liver?

Where does arterial blood oxygenate the hepatocytes?

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

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

Where are the bile salts absorbed in the body?

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

Which organ produces bile?

Where is the gallbladder located?

What is the purpose of the gallbladder?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which lobe of the liver is larger?

What is the shape of the hepatic lobules?

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

Which blood vessels are part of the portal triad?

What is the function of the sinusoids in the liver?

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

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

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

Where are the bile salts absorbed in the body?

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

Where does the duct system merge with the pancreas?

What is the function of the gallbladder?

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

Where is the gallbladder located?

What is the function of the sinusoids in the liver?

Which ligament divides the liver into two lobes?

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

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

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

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