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Glands and Blood Supply of the Digestive System
Structure & function.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
12/06/2010

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Term
Largest solid organ in the body.
Definition
Liver
Term
The liver receives blood from _________ and ____________.
Definition
the common hepatic artery; the portal vein
Term
The liver produces __________.
Definition
bile
Term
Bile drains via the ____________ into the duodenum.
Definition
extra-hepatic biliary apparatus
Term
Function of bile salts.
Definition
Emulsify fats.
Term
Bile contains...
Definition
Bile salts and toxic wastes
Term
The liver stores energy in the form of ___________.
Definition
glycogen
Term
The liver is made up of ___________ liver lobules.
Definition
100 000
Term
In each liver lobule is a __________.
Definition
central veign
Term
Another name for liver cell.
Definition
Hepatocyte
Term
Plates are separated by ________.
Definition
Sinusoids
Term
Sinusoid
Definition
Specialized blood vessels taht are highly permeable
Term
The central veins fuse to form two ____________ which join the ______________.
Definition
hepatic veins; inferior vena cava
Term
Bile is excreted into _______________.
Definition
bile canuliculi
Term
The canuliculi travel _________ from the central vein ___________ the bile ducts on the periphery of the lobules.
Definition
away; towards
Term
The left lobule of the liver.
Definition
Quadrate
Term
The right lobule of the liver
Definition
Caudete
Term
The junction at the quadrate and caudete lobes.
Definition
Hilus (porta hepatis)
Term
The _______ nerve exists at the liver's hilus.
Definition
vagus
Term
The ________________ delivers bile to the duodenum.
Definition
common hepatic duct
Term
The ____________ superficially separates the right and left lobes of the liver.
Definition
falciform ligament
Term
The _____________ runs in the free inferior border of the falciform ligament.
Definition
ligamentum teres (round ligament remnant of the umbilical vein)
Term
The porta hepatis contains the _________, the ____________ and the _________.
Definition
hepatic artery; portal vein; biliary apparatus
Term
The extra biliary apparatus includes the ____________, __________, ______________ and ________________.
Definition
left & right common hepatic ducts; gall bladder; the cystic duct; common bile duct
Term
The complex of ducts found in the liver enter the duodenum through the ____________.
Definition
sphincter of oddi
Term
The shape of the gall bladder.
Definition
Pear-shape
Term
The muscular sac that stores and concentrates bile.
Definition
Gall bladder.
Term
The neck of the gall bladder leads to the ______________.
Definition
cystic duct
Term
The gall bladder exists at the ________ side of the liver
Definition
right
Term
The pancreas is an ____________ and ____________ gland.
Definition
endocrine; exocrine
Term
The four parts of the pancreas.
Definition

  1. Head
  2. Uncinate process
  3. Body
  4. Tail

Term
The pancreas joins the ____________ and enters the ____________.
Definition
bile duct; duodenum
Term
Pancreatic juice is composed of __________ and is controlled by _______________.
Definition
digestive enzymes; hormones
Term
The endocrine part of the pancreas is arranged in the ________________.
Definition
islets of Langerhans
Term
The islets of Langerhans secrete ___________ and ____________.
Definition
insulin; glucagon
Term
The gall bladder is lined with _________ epithelium which removes water to concentrate the bile.
Definition
columnar
Term
The components served by the celiac trunk.
Definition

 

  • Stomach
  • First part of duodenum
  • The liver
  • The gall bladder
  • Pancreas

 

Term
The left gastric artery supplies the ___________.
Definition
Stomach
Term
The common hepatic artery divides just before the ___________ and into the left and right ____________.
Definition
porta hepatis; hepatic arteries
Term
The common hepatic artery services the ___________ and ____________.
Definition
stomach; duodenum
Term
The splenic artery runs to the _________ giving off branches to the __________ and ____________
Definition
spleen; pancreas; stomach
Term
Hind-gut (distal transverse colon, descending and sigmoid colon, rectum) artery.
Definition
Inferior mesenteric artery
Term
The inferior mesenteric artery originates ____ cm above the aortic bifurcation.
Definition
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Term
The inferior vena cava is fed by veins from... (3) 
Definition

 

  • The abdominal wall
  • The paired glands
  • The two hepatic veins

 

Term
The portal vein is made up by the _________, _____________ and ________.
Definition
celiac vein; superior mesentaric vein; inferior mesenteric vein
Term
The portal vein passes into the liver via the ____________.
Definition
Portis hepatis
Term
There are several anastomotic connections between tributaries of the ___________ and _____________ veins.
Definition
portal; systemic
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