Liver Flashcards
(12 cards)
Define excretion
The removal of metabolic waste products from the body
doesnt use vesicles
products : urea
Define secretion
When useful products are released from glands using vesicles
uses vesciles
products : hormone
Define homeostasis
Maintaining a constant internal environment with a narrow range despite the external environment changing
Hepatic vein
deoxygenated blood away from the liver
Hepatic artery
oxygenated blood from the heart (branches off aorta)
Hepatic portal vein
deoxygenated blood (rich with products of digestion) from intestines to the liver
Bile duct
bile secreted into this duct
Whats the other name for liver cells?
hepatocytes
Kupffer cell
macrophage of the liver
ingests foreign particles
Inter lobular vessel
blood vessel leading INTO a liver lobule
hepatic artery
hepatic portal vein
Intra lobular vessel
blood vessel leaving a liver lobule
hepatic vein
Bile
gree/brown alkaline fluid hat aids digestion by breaking fats into smaller droplets
