University:
Camosun College
Course:
BIOL 252 | Pathophysiology for Nursing 1
Academic year:

2024
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420

Pages:

4
Author:

Aysha A.

The liver is a large and soled gland situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal Canity. In the living subject the liver is reddish brorum in colors, soft in conces lency and very friable, It weight about 1000 g in males and 1300 g in females - Location: - The liver occupies the whole of the right hypochondrium the greater part of the epigastrium and extends unite. the the left hypochondrium reaching up to the left latical line. - Liver is covered by xiles and costal cartilages, except in the upper part of the epigastrium where it is in - The liver is which also called cue have the L the hepar" from the adjective hepatic apply to many structures connected cwith the organ External Features: - The liver is cuedge-shaped. It resembles a sided pyramid laid one sice aa The inferior surface is the demarcated border. is well defined because it is 1, antecedently by a sharp inferich Prominent borde; tabung sot Loving - The inference bordu it separates is sharp anteriorly where the anterior inferice surface. surface from - The sharp anterior part is marked by: 9) An interpolar match Agamentam lexes the notes for the b) A cystic molen for the fundus of the gallbladder -In epigastrium, the inferior border extends. from the left 8th costal cartilage to the right gth costal cartilage Arterial supply: The liver receives 20% of the through the Hepatic artery. its blood supply → 80% by portal vein. → before entering the liver, both the hepatic artery and the portal vein right and left branch divided into Venous Drainage Hepatre sinusoid rain into inter lolular veins. which yom to form subtabular veins. There in lawn unite to form vems the hepatic cuith drain directly into the inferior vena cava nomads - Sut of Lymphatic Drainageloni ud The superficial lymphatics of the liver run on the surface of the organ beneath the peritoneum and terminated in equal camal, hepatic, paracardial s tactiac lymph nocle Nerne supply swing Ipod is The liver receives its nerves supply from the hepatic plecus cutich contours both sympathetic and parasympathetic. Function 1) Metabolism 1) synthesis of bile s prothrombin 3) Storage of glycogen, tran, of vit A JD