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17 Cards in this Set
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Gland:
produces bile |
liver
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Gland:
unique dual blood supply |
liver
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characteristic (most common) cells in liver
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hepatocytes
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In liver:
specialised vascular capillaries |
sinusoids
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blood flow in liver
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centripetal
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bile flow in liver
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centrifugal
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In liver:
lined by Kupffer cells (macrophages) |
hepatic sinusoids
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In liver:
lined by endothelial cells with fenestrae (windows) + gaps between cells (discontinuous basal lamina) |
hepatic sinusoids
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In liver:
site of exchange between blood and hepatocytes |
perisinusoidal space (Space of Disse)
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In liver:
stores and concentrates bile |
gallbladder
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gland with both exo- and endocrine functions
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pancreas
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also known as "serous glands"
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(exocrine) pancreas
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gland that secretes hormones and regulates blood glucose levels
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(endocrine) pancreas
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ARE SURROUNDED BY THE SPACE OF DISSE
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HEPATIC SINUSOIDS
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ARE NOT LINED BY ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
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BILE CANALICULI
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FORM PART OF A LIVER TRIAD
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PORTAL VEIN BRANCHES
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HAVE A FLUID FLOW TOWARDS THE EDGES OF THE LOBULE
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BILE CANALICULI
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