Liver

Salivary Glands

produce saliva that begins the digestion of food and helps moisten and lubricate it.

Pancreas

produces digestive enzymes and bicarbonate-rich pancreatic juice that enters the small intestine.

Liver

produces bile, which is important for the digestion and absorption of fats.

Gallbladder

• stores and concentrates bile and releases it into the small intestine when needed

• loated beneath the liver

Left Lobe (of the liver)

the smaller lobe of the liver

Right Lobe (of the liver)

The larger lobe of the liver

Coronary Ligament

a peritoneal fold that helps attach the liver to the diagram

Liver

is a vital organ located in the upper right part of the abdomen. It lies just below the diaphragm to the right of the stomach. The liver plays an important role in digestion by secreting bile

Hepatocytes

Liver cells that secrete bile into bile canaliculi

Bile Salts

emulsify fats and assist in fat absorption

Bilirubin

a waste product excreted though bile

Cholesterol

secreted into bile and can contribute to gallstone formation when it precipitates

Enterohepatic Circulation

Recycling process where about 94% of bile salts are reabsorbed from the small intestine and returned to the liver via the portal blood.

Secretin

• released by the duodenum in response to acid, stimulating ducts to secrete a watery and sodium bicarbonate-rich solution.

• increases blie secretion

• helps neutralize acid entering the duodenum