BB-124: Online lecture 1
Fahmida Binta Wali
Lecturer,
Dept. of Biochemistry & Biotechnology
University of Science & Technology, USTC
,Content
• Liver- general introduction
• Gross anatomy of liver
• Function
,Liver
• Liver is the largest gland in human body after skin.
• It weighs 1500 grams
• It comprises of 2.5% of the total body weight
• In a mature fetus it may even serve as an Hematopoietic organ
• Except fat it absorbs all the nutrients from GIT by portal system.
The liver is the only human organ that has the remarkable property
of self-regeneration. If a part of the liver is removed, the remaining
parts can grow back to its original size and shape.
, Position
• Its anatomical position in the body is
immediately under the diaphragm on the
right side of the upper abdomen
• The liver lies on the right side of the
stomach and makes a kind of bed for the
gallbladder.
• It is situated in the upper part of the
abdominal cavity occupying the greater part
of the right hypochondriac region, part of the
epigastric region and extending into the left
hypochondriac region.
Fahmida Binta Wali
Lecturer,
Dept. of Biochemistry & Biotechnology
University of Science & Technology, USTC
,Content
• Liver- general introduction
• Gross anatomy of liver
• Function
,Liver
• Liver is the largest gland in human body after skin.
• It weighs 1500 grams
• It comprises of 2.5% of the total body weight
• In a mature fetus it may even serve as an Hematopoietic organ
• Except fat it absorbs all the nutrients from GIT by portal system.
The liver is the only human organ that has the remarkable property
of self-regeneration. If a part of the liver is removed, the remaining
parts can grow back to its original size and shape.
, Position
• Its anatomical position in the body is
immediately under the diaphragm on the
right side of the upper abdomen
• The liver lies on the right side of the
stomach and makes a kind of bed for the
gallbladder.
• It is situated in the upper part of the
abdominal cavity occupying the greater part
of the right hypochondriac region, part of the
epigastric region and extending into the left
hypochondriac region.
