What are the lobes of the liver?
Right,left, caudate(near IVC) and quadrate(near gallbladder.
What do the r hepatic duct and the l hepatic duct merge to form?
Common hepatic duct.
What is the alimentary function of the liver?
Production and secretion of bile.
What are the 6 components of bile?
Bile acids Lecithin Cholesterol Bile pigments (bilirubin) Toxic metals Bicarbonate
What are bile acids?
Synthesised from cholesterol in the liver.
What are the 3 layers of the gallbladder?
Mucosa
Muscularis
Serosa
What is the function of the sphincter of oddi?
Controls the release of bile and pancreatic juices into the duodenum.