DMS333-PH1 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Name 3 types of liver cells | Hepatocytes, Biliary epithelial cells, Kupffer cells |
| Name the fissure that is bound between the left and right lobes of the liver and appears as a hyperechoic line that extends from the neck of the gallbladder to the portal vein. | Main lobar fissure |
| The ligamentum teres can also be known as what? | Round ligament |
| Which lobe is on the posterior-superior surface of the right lobe of the liver? | Caudate lobe |
| 2 segments of the right lobe of the liver | anterior and posterior |
| 2 segments of the left lobe of the liver | medial and lateral |
| What protects and holds the liver together? | Glisson's capsule |
| What separates the left lobe from the caudate lobe of the liver? | Ligamentum venousum |
| The portal veins are considered _______, because they run into segments that are separated by hepatic veins. | intrasegmental |
| 4 physiological functions of the liver | Metabolism, digestion, storage, and detoxification |
| The liver synthesizes proteins from what? | amino acids |
| 2 blood coagulation proteins | Fibrinogen and Prothrombin |
| Protein catalysts used in metabolic processes are what? | Enzymes |
| what is the byproduct of nitrogen metabolism? | Ammonium |
| Ammonium is converted to ____ by the liver/ | Urea |
| Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is ______ with liver disease. | low |
| what is the breakdown product of hemoglobin? | Bilirubin |
| Elevated serum bilirubin causes what? | Jaundice |
| Indirect bilirubin is conjugated or unconjugated? | unconjugated |
| What is needed for liver to produce clotting factors? | Vitamin K |
| Bile is made up of what? | Water, bile salts, and bile pigments (bilirubin) |
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