ENH 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Cystic Duct, Hbsag, Vater Percussion

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Chapter 16 the liver, the biliary system, and pancreas. The liver: largest organ in the body, right upper abdominal area & beneath the diaphragm. Carbs, protein, & fat delivered thru the portal circulation. Various substances: double blood supply, portal vein: 75% of bloof. Rich in nutrients absorbed from intenstines (low in o2: hepatic artery: Both blood mix in the liver eventually collecting into right & Left hepativ veins that drain into inferior vena cava: portal triad/portal travels travel together, hepatic artery branches, portal vein, bile ducts, lymphatic vessels. Product from breakdown of rbc & which also occurs w/ iron reutilization and iron-free heme pigment or bilirubin is excreted in the bile. Small quantities of bile are present in the blood (due to breakdown process) One way bilirubin is removed when combined w/ glucuronic acid. Bile = aqueous solution w/ various dissolved substances: & amino acids; emulsify fact; acts as detergents. During digestion: gb contracts & releases bile into.

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