Kinesiology 3222A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Falciform Ligament, Lesser Omentum, Abdominal Wall
4 Mar 2020
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Sits directly under diaphragm, almost entirely within the rib cage. Function: filter blood from gi, storage of fat-soluble vitamins, bile production, diaphragmatic surface, visceral peritoneum reflects, bare area bound by coronary ligaments, taper into triangular ligaments. Clinical correlate - jaundice: yellow discoloration of the eyes and skin. Symptom of liver failure: excess bilirubin in blood, notice first in sclera of eyes. Location: anterior to liver, attached to right lobe. Clinical correlate - gallstones: hardened deposits of bile, asymptomatic in 50% of cases, more common in females, estrogen increased cholesterol secretion. Sits posterior to stomach: retroperitoneal, exocrine and endocrine secretions, exocrine: Important for digestion: acinar cells secrete enzymes into pancreatic duct to enter duodenum, endocrine: Islets of langerhans secrete insulin and glucagon into blood. Jaundice could occur: blockage of pancreatic duct, enzymes could start to break down pancreas. Clinical correlate - whipple: aka pancreaticoduodenectomy, head of pancreas is a common location for tumors, head of pancreas and duodenum removed.
