Class 4 - Station 1: Accessory Organs of the GI Tract - Liver Flashcards

1
Q

The round ligament of the liver is a remnant of which embryological structure?

A

Left umbillical vein

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What are the 4 lobes of the liver?

A
  • Caudate lobe
  • Quadrate lobe
  • Right lobe
  • Left lobe
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3
Q

How do you identify the caudate lobe?

A
  • Next to the IVC
  • Superior to the porta hepatis
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4
Q

How do you identify the quadrate lobe?

A
  • Next to gall bladder and ligamentum teres
  • Inferior to the porta hepatis
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5
Q

What is the bare area of the liver?

A

Part of the liver that is non peritonised.

  • Connected to the diaphragm so is on the superior surface
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6
Q

What are the three structures present in the porta hepatis?

A

Common hepatic duct

Right and left branches of the hepatic artery

Portal vein

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7
Q

What fold of the peritoneum is wrapped around the structures of the porta hepatis?

A

Lesser omenutm

  • More specifically the hepaticoduodenal ligament
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What are the main histological features that allow you to identify the liver?

A
  • Cells arranged in sheets that converge towards a central vein
  • At the corners of the lobules there is a portal triad (vein, artery and bile duct)
  • Sinusoids leading to central vein
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