GI 5) liver + gallbladder Flashcards
(38 cards)
which quadrant and region is the liver in
RUQ
Epigastrium
what structure protects the liver
Ribs
which part of the liver may be palpable below the right costal margin in inspiration
A) uppermost
B)middlemost
C)lower most
C
All the products of digestion, except _______, are transported to the liver
A) Proteins
B) carbohydrates
C)lipids
D)alcohol
C
What vessels supply all products of digestion except lipids to the liver
A)Internal thoracic
B) Hepatic artery
C)I. vena cava
D)Hepatic portal
D
The liver produces ____ which is transported to the gallbladder for storage
bile
Bile emulsifies ____ in chyme entering the duodenum from the stomach.
A) Lipids
B) proteins
C)Alcohol
B)carbohydrates
A
what are the 2 surfaces of the liver
Diaphragmatic
Visceral
The majority of the liver is covered in _______ _________
Visceral peritoneum
The diaphragmatic surface of the lung lies __________ and is related to the inferior surface of the diaphragm.
anterosuperior
The visceral surface of the lung lies ___________ and is related to other organs.
posteroinferior
Which 3 regions of the liver are not covered in peritoneum
Bare area where posterior surface of liver is in contact with diaphragm
Region where gallbladder is in contact with liver
Region where porta hepatis is
How many lobes liver
2 anatomical
2 accessory
-caudate
-quadrate
which liver lobe is bigger
L or R
R
whic ligament separate the L and R liver lobes
faliciform
function of falciform ligament
connects the anterior surface of the liver to the internal aspect of the anterior abdominal wall
How many functional segments of the liver
8
where do the L and R hepatic arteries originate from
Coeliac trunk
The liver is supplies by the L and R ______ arteries
hepatic
The coeliac trunk gives rise to the left ______, ______, and _______ _______
Gastric
Splenic
common hepatic
The hepatic artery proper bifurcates into right and left _____ ______
hepatic arteries
What do the L and R hepatic arteries travel through to enter the liver
porta hepatis
what is included in the portal triad
portal vein
common hepatic artery
Common bile duct
Venous blood leaves the liver via the _____ veins and enters the inferior vena
cava.
hepatic veins