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Biology of Bile and Biliary System

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What is the function of the liver?

Production of hormones
Regulation of body temperature
Storage of nutrients
Formation of bile (correct)

What is the name of the ligament that divides the liver into left and right lobes?

Hepatoduodenal ligament
Coronary ligament
Triangular ligament
Falciform ligament (correct)

Which of the following ducts opens into the oral vestibule opposite the second upper molar?

Submandibular duct
Wharton's duct
Parotid duct (correct)
Sublingual duct

What is the name of the smallest salivary gland?

Sublingual gland (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a minor lobe of the liver?

Left lobe (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the rate of bile secretion per day?

½ to 1 ½ liter (B) Signup and view all the answers

Where is the porta hepatis located?

Between the two minor lobes of the liver (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the biliary system in the liver?

Channel of elimination for waste products and aids in fat digestion (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the duct that unites with the pancreatic duct and enters the duodenum?

Common bile duct (D) Signup and view all the answers

During the interdigestive period, what happens to the bile flow?

The choledochal sphincter remains contracted, and bile goes to the gallbladder for storage (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the gallbladder?

Storage and evacuation of bile (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the hormone that stimulates the muscular contraction of the gallbladder?

Cholecystokinin (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas?

Producing insulin and glucagon for sugar metabolism (D) Signup and view all the answers

Where are the ovaries located in the female reproductive system?

Posterior to the uterine tube and near the lateral wall of the pelvis (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the graafian follicle in the ovary?

Maturing and releasing an ovum during ovulation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the spleen in the body?

Producing lymphocytes and removing dead or dying red blood cells (D) Signup and view all the answers

What occurs during ovulation?

The ovum matures and is released into the peritoneal cavity (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the connection between the fallopian tube and the ovary?

The fallopian tube opens into the peritoneal cavity (A) Signup and view all the answers