Notes in G38 Histology of Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

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Published	11/02/2024	Does the liver have both exocrine and endocrine functions?
Published	11/02/2024	Major functions of the liver:{{c1::Fat, carbohydrate, and protein}} metabolismStorage of {{c1::glycogen, vitamins, and ions}}Detoxification of {{c1::m…
Published	11/02/2024	What is the blood supply to the Liver?
Published	11/02/2024	What does the hepatic portal vein deliver to the Liver?
Published	11/02/2024	What do the hepatic arteries deliver to the Liver?
Published	11/02/2024	What does it mean that the liver is a parenchymatous organ?
Published	11/02/2024	What is the standard morpho-functional unit of the liver?
Published	11/02/2024	The classic lobule of the Liver- {{c1::hexagonal}} in cross-section- center of the lobule is the {{c1::central vein (large venule)}}, which is the sma…
Published	11/02/2024	What does each portal triad consist of (4)?
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Published	11/02/2024	What way does blood flow in a lobule of the liver?
Published	11/02/2024	What connects the portal area to the central vein?
Published	11/02/2024	What border the sinusoids of liver lobules?
Published	11/02/2024	What is between the discontinuous sinusoidal endothelium and the hepatocytes?
Published	11/02/2024	What allows for exchange b/w hepatocytes and the circulating blood of the sinusoid?
Published	11/02/2024	What is the discontinuity of the discontinuous sinusoidal endothelium due to?
Published	11/02/2024	When blood arrives at the central vein of a hepatic lobule, it has already been {{c1::modified by the hepatocytes}}
Published	11/02/2024	What happens to the central veins in each liver lobule?
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Published	11/02/2024	Kupffer cells and what do they do?
Published	11/02/2024	Hepatocyte- {{c1::polygonal}} shape w/ large, centrally-located euchromatic nucleus- {{c1::binucleate}} cells are common- cytoplasm contains all the m…
Published	11/02/2024	What do the surfaces of a hepatocyte face?
Published	11/02/2024	What are the walls of a bile canaliculus formed by?
Published	11/02/2024	Why are microvilli from hepatocytes required inside the bile canaliculus?
Published	11/02/2024	Bile Flow System- bile flow is centrifugal, from central vein towards portal area- near the portal area, the bile canaliculus transforms into the shor…
Published	11/02/2024	How does the Canal of Hering aid bile flow?
Published	11/02/2024	What vessels does bile travel through after leaving the bile canaliculus?
Published	11/02/2024	Bile ductule is lined by {{c1::simple cuboidal}} epithelium
Published	11/02/2024	Alternative Liver Functional Unit: Portal Lobule
Published	11/02/2024	Alternative Functional Liver Unit: Liver Acinus
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Published	11/02/2024	What are hepatocytes near the central vein more likely to die from? How about hepatocytes near the portal triads?
Published	11/02/2024	What is the function of the Gall bladder?
Published	11/02/2024	What stimulates release of bile from the gall bladder?
Published	11/02/2024	What is CCK produced by, and what does it stimulate?
Published	11/02/2024	Gall bladder is a hollow, pear-shaped organ connected by the {{c1::cystic duct}} to the {{c1::common hepatic duct}} to form the {{c1::common bile duct…
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Published	11/02/2024	What are the 3 layers of the gall bladder?
Published	11/02/2024	Mucosa of the Gall Bladder- {{c1::simple columnar}} epithelium w/ short, irregular {{c1::microvilli}} and no {{c1::goblet cells}}- lamina propria cont…
Published	11/02/2024	Describe the muscularis externa of the gall bladder:
Published	11/02/2024	Does the gall bladder have adventitia or serosa?
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Published	11/02/2024	Why is the pancreas a "lobulated" gland?
Published	11/02/2024	What is the exocrine portion of the pancreas?
Published	11/02/2024	What is the endocrine portion of the pancreas?
Published	11/02/2024	Exocrine Pancreas is a {{c1::compound tubuloacinar::shape}} gland made of {{c1::serous secretory acini}}
Published	11/02/2024	What does a pancreatic serous secretory acinus look like?
Published	11/02/2024	Describe an acinar cell of the serous secretory acini of the Exocrine pancreas:
Published	11/02/2024	What enzymatic precursors do pancreatic acinar cells secrete?
Published	11/02/2024	What are the endopepsidase and exopepsidase precursors secreted by pancreatic acinar cells?
Published	11/02/2024	In addition to enzymatic precursors, what else does the exocrine pancreas secrete?
Published	11/02/2024	Is pancreatic secretion continuous?
Published	11/02/2024	What hormones / nervous activity influence pancreatic exocrine secretion?
Published	11/02/2024	What effect does Secretin have on pancreatic exocrine secretion? What creates Secretin?
Published	11/02/2024	What effect does CCK have on pancreatic exocrine secretion? What produces CCK?
Published	11/02/2024	What effect does Gastrin have on pancreatic exocrine secretion? What is Gastrin produced by?
Published	11/02/2024	What effect does the Autonomic nervous system have on pancreatic exocrine secretion?
Published	11/02/2024	Duct System of the Exocrine Pancreas:- {{c1::centroacinar cells}} found in the {{c1::lumen of the acinus}} form the first part of the exocrine duct sy…
Published	11/02/2024	Do ducts of the exocrine pancreas contain striated ducts?
Published	11/02/2024	What are the 3 cell types in the Islets of Langerhans? What proportion are they found in? What do they produce?
Published	11/02/2024	What does the somatostatin secreted by delta cells of the endocrine pancreas do?
Published	11/02/2024	Pancreas vs secretory gland??
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Published	11/02/2024	CCK acts on what organs?
Published	11/02/2024	Type {{c1::II (fenestrated w/diaphragms)}} capillaries are found in the lamina propria of the gallbladder.
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