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Liver
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- 1Where does the liver receive blood from?portal vein (leaving GIT)
- 2What does the liver produce?plasma proteins (albumin, clotting factor), bile (0.7-1.2 l/day)
- 3What is bile made of?cholesterol, lecithin, excretory bile pigments (biliverdin green, bilirubin red, stercobilin brown), digestive bile salts (cholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, bind to fat to form micelle)
- 4What does the liver store?glycogen, AAs, fats
- 5What are the functions of the liver?produce bile & plasma proteins, store, convert AA to sugar (gluconeogenesis), convert AAs, monitor blood levels
- 6How does the liver monitor blood levels?remove toxins, destroy old RBCs, breaks down Hb
- 7How does the liver control the gall bladder?parasympathetic nerves (ACh), cholecystokinin (contracts bladder, relaxes Sphincter of Oddi to release bile into duodenum)
- 8What's in a liver lobule?hepatic artery, portal vein, bile duct, blood isnusoids, bile cannaliculus
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- Physiology Flashcards on Liver, created by Aimee Woodcock on 01/06/2019.
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