Comparative anatomy of the liver and pancreas

what are the functions of the liver

detoxification and excretion

storage

synthesis

immune function

where is the liver located

caudal to the diaphragm

the bulk lies to the right in all species and in ruminants it is entirely moved to the right

where is the gall bladder located

between the right medial and quadrate lobe of the liver

what is the diaphragmatic surface

the strongly convex surface towards the diaphragm

what is the visceral surface

the surface concave towards the viscera

what is the porta of the liver

the visceral surface of the liver

also known as the hilar region

what does the porta contain

bile duct

portal vein

hepatic vessel

where is the liver located?

in the cranial part of the abdomen

which kidney makes contact with the liver?

the right kidney

where is the liver located in a dog?

on the left side of the stomach

ventral to the greater omentum

where does the liver lie in a horse?

completely within the ribcage

the caudal margins reach the 15th intercostal space

how many lobes does a liver have in a rabbit?

5 lobes with a deep cleft dividing it into left and right lobes

what is the function of the coronary ligament?

it surround the caudal vena cava

attaches the liver to the central tendon of the diaphragm

where are the triangular ligaments?

they extend between the dorsal part of the liver on each side of the diaphragm

what is the liver covered in?

by serosa overlying a thin connective tissue capsule

where is the falciform ligament?

between the liver and diaphragm and the ventral abdominal wall

what is the round ligament?

a fibrous strand in the free edge of the falciform

where does the hepatic vein receive its blood?

from all unpaired abdominal organs

what is the basic structure of the liver?

the hepatic lobe

what is the portal triad?

arteriole

venule

small bile duct

what is bile produced by?

sheets of hepatocytes

where is the pancreas located?

in the dorsal part of the abdominal cavity

where do bile and pancreatic ducts open in a horse?

at the first bend of duodenal sigmoid fixture

where does the common bile duct enter the duodenum in a dog?

at the major duodenal papilla adjacent to the pancreatic duct

where do the common bile duct and pancreatic duct conjoin in a cat?

just before entering the major duodenal papilla