CAS BI 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Portal Vein, Hepatic Veins, Common Hepatic Artery
30 Oct 2018
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When the levels of glucose are high insulin is released --- hepatocytes are told to store glucose as glycogen. When the levels of glucose are low, glucagon is released --- glycogen is broken down (glycolysis), glycerol, f. as a. as -- glucose released. is divided into segments called lobules which contain liver cells. Each lobule is surrounded by branches of the hepatic artery and the hepatic portal. The hepatic artery carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the liver. The hepatic portal vein carries nutrient-laden blood from the intestines. The hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein both connect to blood vessels called. The sinusoids drain into a central vein, which feeds into the hepatic vein. The hepatic vein carries deoxygenated blood from the liver to the heart. Many substances in the blood need to be kept within homeostatic limits to prevent damaging effects excess.
