Liver

Question 1

Primary liver functions

Answer 1

synthesis, storage, detoxification, immunological functions

Question 2

Synthesis functions of liver

Answer 2

glucose/glycogen, fatty acids, VLDL, urea, bile, amino acids, plasma proteins, ketones

Question 3

Detoxification functions of liver

Answer 3

drugs/hormones, bilirubin excretion, ammonia, toxins

Question 4

immunological functions

Answer 4

macrophages (Kupffer cells)

Question 5

hepatocytes

Answer 5

functional cell of the liver, involved in protein storage, synthesis, carb transformation, cholesterol/bile synthesis, detoxification. Nutrients enter via diffusion or active transport

Question 6

hepatic plates

Answer 6

rows of hepatocytes

Question 7

sinusoids

Answer 7

endothelial lining preventing blood from coming in contact with hepatocytes, contain kupffer cells

Question 8

kupffer cells

Answer 8

macrophages, phagocytose debris

Question 9

space of disse

Answer 9

perisinusoidal space, separating sinusoidal lining cells and hepatocytes. plasma can enter this space freely

Question 10

lobule

Answer 10

histological division of the liver that contains the portal triad

Question 11

portal triad

Answer 11

portal vein, hepatic artery, common bile duct

Question 12

Cori cycle

Answer 12

-occurs during exercise, lactate in muscle is transported to liver where it’s converted to pyruvate and then glucose