Anatomy + Function
Number of true lobes the liver has
What is 3?
Divides right lobe from left lobe officially with MHV
What is MLF?
Drains the blood from the liver into the IVC
What is Hepatic Veins?
This area is in direct contact with the diaphragm
What is the Bare Area?
Divides the medial and lateral segments of the left lobe
What is the Ligamentum Teres and Falciform Ligament?
Carries oxygenated blood from the aorta to the liver
What is Hepatic Arteries?
Liver stores these 3 components
What is iron, copper, and vitamins?
Lies anterior to the IVC and posterior to the ligamentum venosum
What is the Caudate Lobe?
The 3 structures located in the Porta Hepatis
What is the MPV, CBD, and HA?
Liver plays a role in digestion by secreting this and emulsifying fats
What is bile?
Artery that courses anterior to MPV
What is the Hepatic Artery?
Provides the liver with approx. 75% of its blood supply via intestinal organs
Liver metabolizes these 3 main components
What is fats, carbohydrates, and proteins?
The left lobe is closely related to the undersurface of this structure
What is the Diaphragm?
Normal hepatic portal flow shown with color-flow Doppler imaging
What is Hepatopetal (toward the liver)?