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Liver, Gallbladder, Sleen and Pancreas

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This organ occupies almost all of the right hypochondrium, Epigastrium and extends into the Left hypochondrium   Liver  
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All substance from the GI tract except for fat are initially conveyed to the liver by what   Portal vein  
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Why are teh substances from the GI tract conveyed to the liver   For Detoxification prior to reaching the right atrium of the heart  
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What does the liver produce that aids in digestion of fat   Bile  
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What connects the liver to teh diaphragm   Coronary Ligaments  
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The Ligamentum Teres of the Liver is the remnant of what embriological structure   Umbilical Vein  
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What are contained within the Hepatoduodenal Ligament   Common Bile Duct, Hepatic Artery and Portal vein  
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What seperates the Left lobe of the liver from the Caudate lobe   Fissure for Ligamentum Venosum  
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The Ligamentum Venosum is the remnant of what embriological structure   Ductus Venosus  
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What seperates the Left lobe of the liver from the Quadrate lobe   The Falciform ligament and ligamentum teres  
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What seperates the Right lobe of the liver from the Quadrate lobe   Gallbladder  
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What seperates the Right lobe of the liver from teh caudate lobe   Inferior vena cava  
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What seperates the Caudate lobe of the liver from the Quadrate Lobe   Portal triad  
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What stores and concentrates bile   Gallbladder  
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What does bile do   Emulsifies fat  
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This portion of the gallbladder projects from teh inferior border of the liver to the tip of the right 9th costal cartilage along the midclavicular line   Fundus  
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What are the functional units of the liver   Hepatic lobules  
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What produces bile in the liver   Hepatocytes  
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What ducts drain bile from the liver   Right and Left Hepatic ducts  
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When the right and left hepatic ducts join they form the   Common Hepatic Duct  
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What duct runs from the gallbladder   Cystic Duct  
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When the Cystic duct joins the Common Hepatic duct they form the   Common Bile Duct  
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Where does the common bile duct empty into   Duodenum  
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Is the pancreas intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal   Retroperitoneal  
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What are the parts of the pancreas   Head, Neck, Body, Tail  
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What part of the pancreas is contained within the loop of the duodenum   Head  
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What part of the pancreas is anterior and superior to the mesenteric vessels   Neck  
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What part of the pancreas is the largest protion anc course to the left   Body  
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What part of the pancreas contacts the spleen   Tail  
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What type of gland is the pancreas   Endocrine and Exocrine  
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What endocrine hormones does the pancreas secrete   Insulin and Glucagon form the Islets of Langerhans  
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What exocrine secretions does the pancreas produce   Pancreatic juices from acinar cells  
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What is the largest lymphatic organ that produces lymphocytes macrophages and antibodies   Spleen  
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What organ destroys worn out red blood cells   Spleen  
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What is the blood supply to the spleen   Short gastric blood vessels in the gastrosplenic legament  
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What are the impressionsions and surface of the spleen   Gastric Impression, Bolic Impression, Renal Impression, Diaphragmatic Surface  
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The pancreas receives blood from what two sources   Celiac trunk and Superior Mesenteric artery  
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The union of the Superior Mesenteric Vein with the Splenic vein (the inferior mesenteric vein usually drains into the splenic vein)forms what   Hepatic Portal vein  
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The liver is drain by what   Hepatic veins  
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What do hepatic veins empty into   Inferior vena cava  
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What does the free edge of the Hepatoduodenal Ligament contain   Portal Vein, Proper Hepatic artery and Bile duct  
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When hepatocytes are destroyed and replaced by scar tissue, increased pressure in portal circulation results in   Portal Hypertension  
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As less albumin is produced by the liver, water will accumulate in the legs known as ... and abdomen known as ....   Edema, Ascites  
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A buildup of bilirubin   Jaundice  
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The left gastric vein anastomoses with the   Sumbucosal Esophageal veins  
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If portal hypertension is present and the submucosal esophageal veins are distended this is called   Esophageal varices  
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The Superior Rectal vein anastomoses with the   Middle Rectal vein  
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If portal hypertension is present and the Middle rectal veins are distended this is called   Hemorrhoids (internal)  
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the Small veins around the LIgamentum teres anastomose with the   Superficial abdominal veins  
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If portal hypertension is present and the Superficial abdominal veins are distended this is called   Caput Medusa  
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Portal hypertension can be treated by diverting blood fromt eh portal to the   Caval system  
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How is blood shunted from the portal to the caval system   Splenorenal shunt, Side-to-side portacaval shunt, Mesocaval shunt, Tranjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt  
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This shunt is from the splenic veins to the Left renal vein   Splenorenal shunt  
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This shunt is from the inferior end of the portal vein to the inferior vena cava   Side-to-side shunt  
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This shunt is a prosthetic vascular graft between the Superior mesenteric vein to the inferior vena cava   Mesocaval shunt  
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This shunt involves a catheter being placed in the right internal jugular vein. An intrahepatic shunt is created between a hepatic vein and a branch of the portal vein, creating a channel between the portal and hepatic veins   Tranjuculat Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt  
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The liver develops from the foregut as an outgrowth called the   Hepatic diverticulum  
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The gallbladder develops from the foregut as an outgrowth called the   Hepatic diverticulum  
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The pancrease develops from dorsal and ventral ... that eventuall fuse to form the ...   Pancreatic buds, definitive pancreas  
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The spleen develops within the dorsal   Mesogastrium  
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