Cells
These cells make pepsinogen
Chief Cells
Puke
Emisis
Returns blood from liver to heart
Endocrine functions
Glucoregulatory hormones
Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
These cells make intrinsic factor needed for absorption of b12
Parietal cells
PUD stands for this
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Carried nutrient rich blood from digestive tract to liver
Portal Vein
Exocrine Functions
Digestive juices to the duodenum acinar and duct cells
Spread by poor hygiene, sewage, contaminated food and water
Hepatitis A (HAV)
Mucous cells
Fat in stool
Steatorrhea
Major enzyme serum labs that indicate something is wrong with the liver
AST/ALT
Enzymes that both break down interior bonds of peptides and polypeptides
Trypsin and chymotrypsin
Spread by infected blood, needles; can be acute or chronic
Hepatitis B (HBV)
Produce gastrin
G-cells
Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Ascites
The liver receives blood from two sources; name them
Hepatic artery and portal vein
Enzyme that works on the outside of bonds making individual amino acids
Carboxypeptidase
Hepatitis C (HCV)
Produce histamine; Simulated by ACh and Gastrin
Enterochromaffin-like Cells (ECL)
Test that measures blood clotting time
Prothrombin
Elevated blood pressure of the hepatic portal vein
Portal Hypertension
Breaks down fibrous proteins collagen and connective tissues
Elastase
Mental status impaired from liver failure
Encephalopathy