Digestive Questions - 17.4 The Liver and Gallbladder Flashcards
The duodenum of the small intestine receives:
- Chyme from the stomach
- Bile from the liver
- Pancreatic juice from the pancreas
Most of the liver lies in which quadrant?
Right upper quadrant
What are the liver cells called?
hepatocytes
Hepatocytes of the liver produce ____________ which is important in maintaining osmosis of the blood.
albumin
Hepatocytes of the liver produce ____________ which is important in blood clotting.
- Fibrinogen
- Clotting factors
Hepatic macrophages also are important because they can _________________ bacteria and cell debris.
Phagocytize (destroy)
What role in chemical digestion does the hepatocyte play?
Produce bile
What large organ in the body breaks down and removes toxins and drugs?
Liver
Bile produced by hepatocytes flows into the ________________ duct to exit the liver.
Common hepatic
The gallbladder is found in which abdominal quadrant?
Right upper quadrant
What is the function of the gallbladder?
Stores and concentrates bile
What pigmented substance is responsible for the brown color of feces and yellow color of urine?
Bile
What duct that contains bile is connected to the gallbladder?
Cystic duct
The cystic duct and common hepatic duct join to form the _____________________.
Bile duct (also called the common bile duct)
Which small intestine does the contents of the bile duct empty into?
duodenum
