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where is the gallbladder located?
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visceral surface of the liver
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main function of gallbladder:
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store bile
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How much bile can be stored in the gallbladder?
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50 mL
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process of bile to gallbladder:
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liver canaliculi- R/L hepatic duct- common hepatic duct- cystic duct- gallbladder
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6 steps
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What helps open the cystic duct to facilitate bile moving into the gallbladder?
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valves of Heister/ spiral valve
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blood supply to gallbladder:
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cystic artery
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what's another name for gallstones?
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cholelithiasis
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What causes gallstones?
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imbalance of cholesterol and bile salts lead to a precipitation of it forming gallstones
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people who commonly suffer from gallstones:
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female, fertile, fat, fair, 40-50 years old
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5Fs
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acute cholecytstitis:
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inflammation of gallbladder wall
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other sites of gallbladder impact in biliary tract:
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hepatopancreatic duct
hartmanns pouch cystic duct |
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gallstones can occur in duodenum due to:
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ruptured duodenal ulcers
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a sign of acute cholecytstitis:
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Murphy's sign
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Murphy's sign is palpitations pain in:
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right upper quadrant
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where is the spleen in the peritoneum and in the abdomen?
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intraperitoneal, left hypochondrium
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What is the function of the spleen?
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removes abnormal RBC and release bulirubin, recycles iron and goblin, and stores excess iron
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What causes the brown color of the spleen?
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excess iron
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spleen is covered by capsule which extends to a parenchyma and has two parts:
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red pulp and white pulp
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contents of red pulp and white pulp respectively:
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blood-containing substances (77%) of splenic tissue, splenic cords
have T cells, plasma cells, B cells in the lymphatic follicles |
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What do the plasma cells do when they migrate?
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migrate to red pulp to form immunoglobulin
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What are the branches off the splenic artery?
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splenic a. goes to trebucular a. and goes to central a.
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space between two pulps:
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marginal zone
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What is produced in the marginal zones?
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macrophages and antigen-presenting cells
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why is the spleen prone to infarction?
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Because branches are terminal and don't anastomose
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What other organs are supplied by the splenic artery?
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stomach and part of pancreas
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before the central artery enters the red pulp, what happens?
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It's pushed between macrophages in the marginal zone aka schweigger siedel sleeve
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What causes splenomegaly?
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liver cirrhosis, malaria, portal hypertension
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