1. main functions
2. Mouth
3. a system that processes food, extracts nutrients, and gets rid of waste in the human body
4. is
5. includes
5.1. accessory organs
5.1.1. teeth
5.1.2. tongue
5.1.3. salivary glands
5.1.4. gallbladder
5.1.5. pancreas
5.2. digestive tract
5.2.1. mouth
5.2.2. pharynx
5.2.3. esophagus
5.2.4. gastrointestinal tract
5.2.4.1. stomach
5.2.4.2. small intestine
5.2.4.3. large intestine
6. Karthik Kumar, M. (2021, February 2). What is the function of bile? bile duct cancer. MedicineNet. https://www.medicinenet.com/what_is_the_function_of_bile/article.htm
7. References
7.1. Saladin, K. S. (2023). Chapter 25. In Anatomy and Physiology: The Unit of Form and Function (pp. 172–196). essay, McGraw Hill.
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9. liver
9.1. function
9.1.1. secretion of bile
9.1.1.1. for
9.1.1.1.1. removal of toxins
9.1.1.1.2. breakdown of fat to fatty acids
9.2. structure
9.2.1. red brown color
9.2.2. gross anatomy
9.2.2.1. four lobes
9.2.2.1.1. left, right, caudate, quadrate
9.2.2.2. falciform ligament
9.2.2.2.1. between left and right lobes
9.2.2.2.2. suspension of liver from diaphram
9.2.2.3. round ligament (ligament teres)
9.2.2.3.1. remnant of umbilical vein
9.2.2.3.2. blood transport from umbilical cord to liver of fetus
9.2.2.4. porta hepatis
9.2.2.4.1. opening between quadrature and caudate lobes including lesser omentun
9.2.2.4.2. entry for hepatic portal vein and proper hepatic artery
9.2.2.4.3. exit point of bile
9.2.2.5. gallbladder adhesion on inferior surface between right and quadrate lobes
9.2.2.6. posterior bare spot attachment to diaphram
9.2.3. microscopic anatomy
9.2.3.1. hepatic lobules
9.2.3.1.1. 2 by 1mm circles filling interior of liver
9.2.3.1.2. central vein
9.2.3.1.3. hepatocytes
9.2.3.2. hepatic sinusoids
9.2.3.2.1. blood filled channels between plates
9.2.3.2.2. lined with fenestrated epithelium
9.2.3.2.3. allows space for plasma and blood to be filtered from stomach and intestines
9.2.3.3. stellate macrophages
9.2.3.3.1. remove bacteria and debris from blood in sinusoids
9.2.3.4. hepatocytes
9.2.3.4.1. between meal
9.2.3.4.2. after meal
9.2.3.4.3. degrade and remove hormones,toxins, bile, drugs
9.2.3.4.4. secrete albumin, lipoproteins, clotting factors, angiotensin
9.2.3.5. hepatic lobules
9.2.3.6. hepatic triad
9.2.3.6.1. supply sinusoids
9.2.3.6.2. bile ductile