Lesson 5 (Part 1) Flashcards

1
Q

What is the largest organ in the body?

A

The liver

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2
Q

What is the liver covered by?

A

Glisson’s capsule

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3
Q

Glisson’s capsule

A

Thin connective layer

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4
Q

Where is the Glisson’s capsule thickest?

A

Around the IVC

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5
Q

Is the liver intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?

A

Intraperitoneal

- except the bare area

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6
Q

What does the Glisson capsule act as?

A

Protective layer

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7
Q

What region is the liver located?

A

Right hypocondrium

  • epigastric
  • left hypocondrium
  • right lumbar
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8
Q

What is the superior border of the liver?

A

Diaphragm

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9
Q

What is the posterior border of the liver?

A

Lumbar region

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10
Q

What are the anterior borders of the liver? (2)

A
  1. Abdominal wall

2. Ribs

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11
Q

What is the inferior border of the liver?

A

Organs

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12
Q

What organs are inferior to the liver? (6)

A
  1. Pancreas
  2. Right kidney
  3. Duodenum
  4. Colon
  5. Gallbladder
  6. Lesser curvature of the stomach
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13
Q

What are the 2 main surfaces of the liver?

A
  1. Anterior
    - parietal
  2. Posterior/inferior
    - visceral
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14
Q

Why is it important to know where we are in the liver? (4)

A
  1. Localize an abnormality
  2. F/U ultrasounds
    - bigger or smaller
  3. If there is a change in appearance
  4. Affects patient mangement
    - eg. stop chemo
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15
Q

What helps us know where we are in the liver?

A

Landmarks

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16
Q

What are 3 general types of landmarks we could use in the liver?

A
  1. Fissures
  2. Ligaments
  3. Vasculature
17
Q

Fissure

A

Is a groove, natural division, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear in various parts of the body

18
Q

What are the 3 types of fissures?

A
  1. Main lobar fissure
    - median
  2. Right intersegmental fissure
  3. Left intersegmental fissure
19
Q

What does the main lobar ligament do?

A

Divides the liver into left and right

  • the intersegmental fissures
  • surgically
20
Q

What are the 7 liver ligaments?

A
  1. Falciform ligament
  2. Ligamentum teres
  3. Ligamentum venosum ligament
  4. Hepatoduodenal ligament
  5. Gastrohepatic ligament
  6. Coronary ligament
  7. Right and left triangular ligament
21
Q

What is another word for ligamentum teres?

A

Round ligament

22
Q

What does the gastrohepatic ligament do?

A

Connects the liver to the stomach

- fibrous band of tissue

23
Q

What does the hepatoduodenal ligament do?

A

Connects the liver to the duodenum

24
Q

Where is the hepatoduodenal ligament?

A

Surrounds the common bile duct, portal vein and the proper hepatics

25
Q

What does the hepatoduodenal ligament act as?

A

A protective layer