liver, pancreas, gallbladder Flashcards
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liver
located in right upper quadrant (RUQ) of abdomen; secretes bile
bilirubin
yellowish pigment released by bile in liver
jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia)/ icterus
yellowish coloration skin and white parts of eyes; stool turns lighter in color because less bile and bilirubin in GI tract
hepatic duct
tube that carries bile from liver
cystic duct
tube that carries bile from gallbladder
gallbladder
small sac under the liver that stores bile
common bile duct
carries bile from live and gallbladder to duodenum; also called choledochus
pancreas
secretes pancreatic juice (enzymes) into pancreatic duct and produces insulin
pancreatic duct
joins common bile duct as it enter the duodenum
duodenum
receives bile and pancreatic juice
portal vein
large vein that brings blood to the live from the intestines
glucose
sugar
glycogen
starch; that stores glucose in form of glycogen in liver