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21 Cards in this Set
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1. What does the Gall Bladder do?
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stores and modifies bile not immediately needed for digestion.
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2. What forms the common bile duct? Into what structure does it empty?
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meets with the pancreatic duct and empties into the duodenum of the small intestine under the control of the Sphincter of Oddi:
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3. What does the Sphincter of Oddi do?
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Contract: bile is blocked from entering the duodenum
Relax: allows bile to enter the duodenum |
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4. Describe hepatic blood flow.
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Normal hepatic blood flow is ~1500 cc/min in adults
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The average adult liver weighs approximately _____ gm and receives _____ % of overall cardiac output.
a. 500, 10 b. 1000, 15 c. 1500, 25 d. 2500, 40 |
C
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2. Which of the following separates the left and right lobes of the liver?
a. coronal ligament b. falciform ligament c. superior gastric omentum d. celiac ligament |
b
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3. According to Couinad's surgical classification, the liver is divided into ____ anatomic segments.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 8 d. 12 |
c
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4. Which of the following zones of the hepatic lobule is least susceptible to injury?
a. Zone 1 b. Zone 2 c. Zone 3 d. Twilight Zone |
a
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5. The portal tracts or “triads” surrounding the lobules of the liver are composed of:
a. hepatic arterioles, portal venules, and bile ducts b. portal veins, Kupffer cells, capillaries c. hepatocytes, epithelial cells, microsomal enzymes d. lymph ducts, celiac nerves, Sphincter of Oddi |
a
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6. Endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, and the Space of Disse are located in the _____ of the liver.
a. hepatic artery b. portal vein c. hepatocytes d. sinusoids |
d
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7. T or F: The liver has the unique ability to act as a reservoir for up to 1 L of blood.
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True
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. Which of the following regarding the portal vein of the liver is false?
a. carries partially deoxygenated blood b. carries blood that is poor in nutrient content c. comprises 70-75% of overall hepatic blood flow d. supplies 50-55% of oxygen requirement of the liver |
b
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The endpoint of venous drainage from the liver is the _____.
a. right portal vein b. inferior vena cava c. subclavian vein d. terminal hepatic venules |
b Inferior vena cava
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The major nerve plexus (anterior) that innervates the liver contains postganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers that originate from the _____.
a. brachial nerve plexus b. mesenteric nerve plexus c. celiac nerve plexus d. sacral nerve plexus |
c celiac nerve plexis
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The common bile duct is formed by the anastamosis of the _____ and the _____ ducts.
a. hepatic, cystic b. cystic, biliary c. pancreatic, gastric d. hepatopancreatic, duodenal |
a hepatic, cystic
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Name three of the major functions of the liver.
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Drug reservoir / filter, blood coagulation, glucose control, bile / bilirubin excretion, protein synthesis, host defense, drug metabolism, hormone metabolism
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13. Which of the following is not a layer of the gallbladder?
a. inner mucosa b. muscularis c. serosa d. capsular |
d capsular
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14. Bile secretion is stimulated by the release of _____ into the bloodstream from the duodenum during lipid digestion.
a. chyme b. cholecystokinin c. biliary activating factor d. pancreatic regulatory enzyme |
b. cholecystokinin
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15. Palpation for liver evaluation is best performed:
a. on inspiration and should be easily palpated b. on inspiration and is not normally palpated c. on expiration and should be easily palpated d. on expiration and is not normally palpated |
b on inspiration and is not normally palpated
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16. Murphy's sign, Chandelier's sign, and Corvoisier's sign may aid in diagnosis of what disease?
a. Appendicitis b. Diverticulitis c. Cirrhosis d. Cholecystitis |
d Cholecystitis
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Ascites in the abdomen can be indicative of what disease?
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cirrhosis, liver failure
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