Liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, and duodenum

Anatomy exam 2

How many lobes does the liver have?

4

Which lobe-right or-left is larger?

right

What two lobes is the gallbladder in between?

right and quadrate lobe

On the anterior side of the liver, what is the ligament in the human body that helps to suspend the liver and connect it to the front of the abdomen? 

falciform ligament 

Is the portal vein part of the liver?

yes

What ligament is on the inferior side of the liver?

round ligament of liver

What are the three veins that branch off the liver and drain into the inferior vena cava?

right, left, middle hepatic veins 

Is the liver intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?

intraperitoneal

Which vein is nutrient depleted?

hepatic vein

Which vein is nutrient rich?

portal vein 

Which vein is from GI tract and spleen?

portal vein

Which vein is to the liver?

portal

Which vein is from the liver?

hepatic vein 

Which vein is to the inferior vena cava?

hepatic

What organ is small and pear-shaped and is located under the liver and responsible for storing and concentrating bile?

gallbladder

What duct carries bile from the gallbladder to the common bile duct?

cystic duct 

What duct do the right and left hepatic ducts drain into?

common hepatic duct

Is the gallbladder retroperitoneal or intraperitoneal?

intraperitoneal

What is the flow of bile if it is needed immediately for digestion?

liver→ right and left hepatic duct→ common hepatic duct→ common bile duct→ duodenum 

What is the flow of bile if not needed immediately?

liver→ right and left hepatic duct→ common hepatic duct→ cystic duct→ gallbladder(waiting for use)→(now needed)cystic duct→ common bile duct→ duodenum

The spleen is located between which ribs?

9,10,11

The spleen is part of which system?

immune system

What does the spleen fight and where?

fights infection in the blood

Where does the splenic artery branch off of?

celiac trunk

What does the splenic vein drain into? 

portal vein 

Is the spleen retroperitoneal or intraperitoneal?

retroperitoneal

What organ is located behind the stomach and plays a critical role in digestion by releasing enzymes to break down food?

pancreas

What in the pancreas carries digestive enzymes to the small intestine?

main pancreatic duct

What are the two glands of the pancreas?

endocrine and exocrine glands

What does the main pancreatic duct join with before emptying the duodenum?

common bile duct

Is the tail of the pancreas retro or intra?

intraperitoneal 

Is the pancreas besides the tail retro or intra?

retroperitoneal 

Where does the small intestine start?

duodenum

What shape is the duodenum?

C shaped

When the accessory pancreatic duct empties into the duodenum, what is it called?

minor duodenal papilla

What is it called when the main pancreatic duct and common bile duct join together into the duodenum?

major duodenal papilla

What is the duodenum responsible for? 

 receiving bile from the liver and pancreas to aid in digestion  

Is the minor duodenal papilla inferior or superior to the major duodenal papilla?

superior

Is the first part of the duodenum intra or retro?

intraperitoneal

Are the 2nd-4th parts of the duodenum retro or intra?

retroperitoneal