F214 EXCRETION- HARDEST QUIZ EVER

F214 EXCRETION-STRUCTURE OF THE LIVER HARDEST QUIZ EVER

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  • Created on: 20-11-12 18:30
What are liver cells ?
Found in the hepatocyte, lined closely by the sinosiod, two cells thick
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What is the function of liver cells?
Removes molecules from the blood and passes molecules in the liver. Manufactures bile
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What is a bile canaluculus
Canal where bile is made in the liver cells. Joins to form the bile duct
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what is the function of bile canaliculus?
bile secretion
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Describe what a bile duct is?
duct where bile flows from the centre of the lobule of a hepatocyte towards the outside
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Function of a bile duct is...
to transport bile to the gall cells, bile is stored until needed for digestion
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Describe what a sinosiod is?
chanber where blood is mixed with both oxygenated blood and deoxygenated blood from the hepatic portal vein and hepatic portal artery
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Function of a sinosiod is....
drains blood from the liver celll
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What is a kupuffer cell?
specialised large macrophages lies in the sinosiod/can move around the sinosiod/captures and destroys bacteria entering the hepatic portal vein
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The fuinction of a kupuffer cell is to...
breakdown Hb, producing bilirubin-the brown pigment found in faeces
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Liam Crawford

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Kupffer cells, breakdown the haemoglobin in redblood cells. The product of this breakdown is biribulin- which is the brown pigment in faeces.

Ruby

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let me clarify :

Hb stands for Haemoglobin, NOT Red blood cells

Hannah

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I get soooo confused with the liver!

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