Terms used in liver function test

Question 1

The parenchymal cells of the liver

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R. hepatocytes

Question 2

Functional and structural units of the liver

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L. liver lobules

Question 3

Collective term for OCT, LDH, AST & ALT

Answer 3

G. hepatic parenchymal enzymes

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Compounds produced from amino acid & bile acid

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P. bile salt

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Collective term for hepatic artery, portal vein & sinusoids

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C. hepatic blood vessels

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Collective term for CRP, AFP, fibrinogen & orosomucoid

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I. globulins

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Metabolic pathway involving citrulline, ornithine & arginine

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J. urea cycle

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Catabolic products of nitrogenous bases of genes

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S. urates & orotic acid

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Collective term for the portal vein, hepatic artery & bile duct

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A. portal triad

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Collective term for LAP, ALP, 5’NT & GGT

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M. hepatobiliary enzymes

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Transport protein of fatty acids, calcium & bilirubin

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F. albumin

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Collective term for bilicyanin, bilierythrin & biliverdin

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K. bilirubin oxidation products

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Liver function that is tested involving Kupffer cells

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B. excretory function

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Bilirubin fraction that includes alpha- & delta-bilirubin

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T. B1

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Confirmatory test for NAFLD & autoimmune hepatitis

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N. liver biopsy

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Transport protein for cholesterol in the blood

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D. HDL, IDL & LDL

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Chromogen used in Evelyn-Malloy and Jendrassik-Grof methods

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H. diazotized sulfanilate

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Collective term for the reductive products of bilirubin

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Q. urobilinogens

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Metabolic pathway used to detoxify ammonia

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J. urea cycle

Question 20

Means of removing interference due to icteric serum samples

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E. dual wavelength method by Allen