comparative anatomy of liver and pancreas Flashcards
What are the functions of the liver?
Detoxification, excretion, storage of lipids, metabolism and immune function (kuppffer cells)
Where is the liver located?
immediately caudal to the diaphragm, on the right in most species
Where is the gallbladder located?
between the right medial lobe and the qudrate lobe
What species do not have a gallbladder?
Horses and rats
What is the function of the gallbladder?
stores and concentrates bile from the liver
Which surface of the liver is strongly convex?
towards the diaphragm
Which surface of the liver is strongly concave?
towards the viscera
What marks the visceral surface of the liver?
The porta
Porta of the liver
(bile duct, portal vein and where hepatic vessels enter and leave)
Where is the liver positioned in the dog?
adjacent to the left of the stomach, on the right of the pancreas and ventral to the greater omentum
What ribs does the liver fill the space of?
between the 7th and 9th
Where would you do a liver biposy in a dog?
you would puncture caudal to the xiphoid process
Where is the liver located in a horse?
completely within the ribcage
Where is the liver biposy site in a horse? (on the LHS)
in the 12th intercostal space, between the tuber coxae and the shoulder
Where is the liver biposy site in a horse (on the RHS)
8th intercostal space, at the level of the deltoid tuberosity
