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What is the structural unit/building block of the liver?
What is the structural unit/building block of the liver?
- Acinus
- Sinusoid
- Liver lobule (correct)
- Hepatocyte
Which cell type is responsible for producing bile in the liver?
Which cell type is responsible for producing bile in the liver?
- Kupffer cells
- Macrophages
- Hepatocyte (correct)
- Nerve cells
What is the only organ with three major blood supplies?
What is the only organ with three major blood supplies?
- Liver (correct)
- Lung
- Pancreas
- Kidney
What are the blood spaces that radiate from the centre to the edges of the liver lobule called?
What are the blood spaces that radiate from the centre to the edges of the liver lobule called?
What is the functional unit of the liver?
What is the functional unit of the liver?
Which cell type is closely packed together in the liver and has microvilli on their surface?
Which cell type is closely packed together in the liver and has microvilli on their surface?
What is the main function of the liver?
What is the main function of the liver?
Which cell type is present in the liver and has a prominent nucleus, golgi apparatus, and many mitochondria?
Which cell type is present in the liver and has a prominent nucleus, golgi apparatus, and many mitochondria?
What is the diameter of a liver lobule, the structural unit/building block of the liver?
What is the diameter of a liver lobule, the structural unit/building block of the liver?
Which type of cells are found in the liver and are responsible for carrying bile to the branches of the bile duct?
Which type of cells are found in the liver and are responsible for carrying bile to the branches of the bile duct?
What are the blood spaces that radiate from the centre to the edges of the liver lobule called?
What are the blood spaces that radiate from the centre to the edges of the liver lobule called?
Which type of cells in the liver have microvilli on their surface where they come in contact with sinusoidal endothelial cells?
Which type of cells in the liver have microvilli on their surface where they come in contact with sinusoidal endothelial cells?
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