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| Occupies major portion of the right hypochondrium. RUQ protected by ribs. |
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| also inferior surface of liver; rests on the upper abdominal organs |
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| divides right and left halves, part of umbilical cord. Ends at the ligamentum teres or round ligament inferiorly. |
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| locating the hepatic veins |
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| you will know you have seen the top of liver under ribs |
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| separates and gets smaller. One of three draining the liver , via the IVC, drains the right lobe of the liver |
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| Hepatic veins do not have |
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| area of the hilus where portal vein and hepatic artery enter and common bile duct exits. THEY HAVE A GLISTENING SHEATH AND GET SMALLER AND SMALLER |
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| collect de-oxygenated blood to heart |
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| synthesize proteins and heparin. detox of poisonous substances. acting as a protector. forms bile and urea |
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| liver's metabolic function |
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| storing minerals and vitamins metabolize steroid hormones, detox alcohol and barbiturates, metabolize fats, carbs and proteins. |
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| separates and drains the anterior and posterior segments of the right lobe. |
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| separates and drains the medial and lateral segments of the left lobe of the liver |
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| separates and drains the right and the medial left liver lobes. |
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| specialized macrophages (phagocytes) located inside the liver that breakdown ethanol |
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| lies close to anterolateral abdominal wall. related to right lateral undersurface of diaphragm along the right midaxillary line from the 7th to the 11th rib. right lateral to ribs on coastal margin. |
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| varies in size and shape. left margin closely related to the gastric body and antrum of the stomach. frequently lies anterior to the body of the pancreas, the splenic vein and splenic artery. |
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| covered by peritoneum of the lesser sac. Anterior boundary marked by the posterior surface of the left portal vein and posterior boundary is the IVC. |
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| boundaries , falciform ligament, right anterior inferior and right posterior coronary ligament and right triangular ligament, gastrohepatic ligament, left anterior and left posterior coronary ligaments and the left triangular ligament |
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| supplies 75% of total bloodflow to liver. consists of 3 vessels, superior mesonteric vein, splenic vein, and inferior mesonteric vein they form the portal vein before entering the liver; portal confluence; posterior pancreatic neck, already filtered once. |
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| the liver is enclosed by a tight fibrous capsule known as ---- and is largely covered by the peritoneum of the greater sac |
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| portal veins , hepatic veins, arteries and ducts and the hepatic ligaments and fissures |
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| what does the liver posterior boarder |
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| the boney lumbar region of the muscular posterior abdominal wall |
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| the bulk of the liver lies beneath what |
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| varies in size and shape and may extend deeply into the left upper quadrant. |
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| what are the branching patterns of the portal triads |
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| portal vein, hepatic artery and bile ducts. |
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| union of the splenic vein, superior and inferior mesenteric veins that form the portal vein before entering the liver. |
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| enters the porta hepatis and divides into left and right branches |
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| what supplies the bulk of the liver centrally with blood from the gastrointestinal tract for processing |
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| main and right portal veins |
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| what branch of the celiac axis supplies the liver |
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| what courses superiority supplying the liver via the right , middle, and left hepatic arteries. |
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| bare area separates and lies between what |
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| the right posterior subphrenic space above the posterior subheptic space (known as the Morrisons space) |
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| what is the main component of the bile that is secreted by the liver |
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| mostly found in women , it is a normal variant. extra lobe extends like a tongue by right kidney. |
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| the liver synthesizes the blood proteins |
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| albumin, fibrinogen, prothrombin, and globulins. |
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| how should the normal liver appear |
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| homogeneouos, and moderately echogenic throughout. |
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| ligaments and fissures are demonstrated as what |
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| highly echogenic because of the presence of collegian and fat within and around these structures |
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