NURS140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Portal Vein, Hepatic Artery Proper, Falciform Ligament
23 Nov 2017
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Q: which structure is attached to the right lobe. A: the right, makes up 2/3 of structure. A: caudate lobe: posterior, quadrate lobe anterior to caudate but both are found posteriorly. Q: name some of the function of the liver. Maintenance of nomrmal blood glucose, amino acid, and fatty acid concentrations. Synthesis and release of cholesterol bound to transport proteins. Q: what structures are found in the porta hepatis of the liver? (3) A: hepatic portal vein, common hepatic duct, hepatic artery. A: it marks the boundary between the left and right lobes. Q: describe the blood supply to the liver. A: facilitated by two blood vessels: the hepatic artery proper, and the hepatic portal vein. A: carries nutrient rich blood from the stomach, spleen and intestines. A: left splenic, left gastric, and hepatic artery. A: both into the liver sinusoids central vein hepatic vein inferior vena cava ra.
