DMS333-MH1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the capsule that covers the liver? | Glisson's capsule |
What are the cells in the liver that engulf toxic substances? | Kupfer cells |
Ligament that holds the liver to the anterior wall of the abdomen | Falciform Ligament |
An anatomic variant of the liver, caudal projection | Reidell's lobe |
What are the four major functions of the liver | metabolism, detoxify, storage, digestion |
the conversion of glucose to glycogen | glycogenesis |
the breakdown of glycogen into glucose | glycogenolysis |
Which vitamin does the liver need to make Prothrombin | vitamin k |
How does inadequate blood coagulation point to hepatocellular disease? | The liver is responsible for synthesizing blood clotting proteins |
What is hepatic encephalopathy | The ammonium in the blood cannot be converted into BUN and excreted by the kidneys due to hepatocellular disease. This causes tremors, confusion, and can lead to a coma |
Elevated indirect bilirubin means...? | excessive amounts of red blood cell destruction |
What is SGOT | AST |
What is SGPT | ALT |
What is the most common area of focal fatty sparing? | porta hepatis |
What are the clinical symptoms of the onset of hepatitis | flu like symptoms |
What is hepatofugal flow | The blood flows backwards |
A patient has been herding sheep in Ethiopia and has a complex cyst on his liver. What could it be | Echinococal cyst |
benign tumor with a bulls eye appearance | hepatic adenoma |
What percentage of cirrhosis patients develop HCC? | 80% |
Where is liver cancer most likely to metastasize from? | Breast, colon, lung |
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