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11 Cards in this Set
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this organ has endocrine and exocrine function
- metabolic function - hematological regulation -synthesis and secretion of bile |
liver
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what are the 3 metabolic functions of the liver
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1. waste products removed
2. monitor circulating metabolites and make adjustments as needed 3. excessive nutrients removed and stored |
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what are the 2 ways the liver has hematological regulation?
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1. remove old/ damaged red blood cells, pathogens
2. synthesizes plasma proteins (alpha and beta globulins) |
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what are the bile salts of the liver mainly composed of?
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water, ions, and lipids
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what do the bile salts help to prepare for adsorption?
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chyme
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this ligament divides liver into 4 lobes -- sickle cell shape
- is part of the ventral mesentery |
falciform ligament
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what are the 4 lobes of the liver?
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right
left caudate quadrate |
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these ligametns suspend the liver from inferior aspect of the diaphragm
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coronary ligaments
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blood vessels and ducts enter and leave the liver at this point
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hilus- porta hepatis
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blood supply to the liver
- rich in oxygen |
hepatic arteries
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these veins drain sinusoids via the central vein and flows into inferior mesenteric veins
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hepatic veins
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