NURS 2536 - Week 4 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
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Question:
Liver and Pancreas
Answer:
•Glandular organs with excretory ducts that empty into second portion of duodenum
•Liver excretes bile
•Pancreas excretes fluid containing digestive enzymes
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•Liver excretes bile
Answer:
■Stored in gallbladder
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Functions of the Liver
Answer:
- Nutrition
- Clearance of waste products
- regulation of blood volume
- hemostasis
- immune regulation
Question:
Nutrition
Answer:
- metabolism of fats
- metabolism of carbohydrates
- storage of vitamins and minerals
Question:
metabolism of fats
, Answer:
- production of bile to emulsify fats and aid in their intestinal absorption
- synthesis, storage and metabolism of fatty acids and cholesterol
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metabolism of carbs
Answer:
- production of glucose for immediate use by brain and red blood cells
- storage of carbs
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storage of vitamins and minerals
Answer:
- vitamins D, E and K
- vitamin B12
- copper
- iron
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clearance of waste products
Answer:
- bilirubin
- ammonia
- pharmaceutical agents
- environmental toxins
- endogenous hormones
- drugs of abuse
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regulation of blood volume
Answer:
- production of albumin
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,hemostasis
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- production of serum protein clotting factors
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immune regulation
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- clearance of bacteria circulating in the blood stream
- antigen presentation by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
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Bile is composed of
Answer:
•Composed of bile salts, which are derived from cholesterol that aggregates into
micelles
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Bile
Answer:
•Lipids are soluble inside the micelle
•Outer surface of micelle is water soluble
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Bile greatly facilitates
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•Greatly facilitates digestion of fats
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Bile is important in
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•Important in clearance of bilirubin
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, Pancreas
Answer:
•Has exocrine and endocrine components
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Pancreas is made up of
Answer:
•Primarily made up of glands, or acini, that secrete digestive enzymes into pancreatic
duct
•Islets of Langerhans (control blood sugar) produce insulin, glucagon, and other
hormones
Question:
Urea Nitrogen
Answer:
a waste product that forms as your body breaks down proteins
- It's carried in your blood and then removed by your kidneys when you urinate
- Produced by the liver and returned to bloodstream and excreted by the kidneys
- Lab tests for kidney and liver
Question:
Portal veins and hepatic artery
Answer:
Portal vein: a vein conveying blood to the liver from the spleen, stomach, pancreas, and
intestines.
Hepatic artery: a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver
- Transport blood to liver
Question:
Hepatocytes
Answer:
Parenchymal cells that make up bulk of the liver
Separated by sinusoids
Answers
Question:
Liver and Pancreas
Answer:
•Glandular organs with excretory ducts that empty into second portion of duodenum
•Liver excretes bile
•Pancreas excretes fluid containing digestive enzymes
Question:
•Liver excretes bile
Answer:
■Stored in gallbladder
Question:
Functions of the Liver
Answer:
- Nutrition
- Clearance of waste products
- regulation of blood volume
- hemostasis
- immune regulation
Question:
Nutrition
Answer:
- metabolism of fats
- metabolism of carbohydrates
- storage of vitamins and minerals
Question:
metabolism of fats
, Answer:
- production of bile to emulsify fats and aid in their intestinal absorption
- synthesis, storage and metabolism of fatty acids and cholesterol
Question:
metabolism of carbs
Answer:
- production of glucose for immediate use by brain and red blood cells
- storage of carbs
Question:
storage of vitamins and minerals
Answer:
- vitamins D, E and K
- vitamin B12
- copper
- iron
Question:
clearance of waste products
Answer:
- bilirubin
- ammonia
- pharmaceutical agents
- environmental toxins
- endogenous hormones
- drugs of abuse
Question:
regulation of blood volume
Answer:
- production of albumin
Question:
,hemostasis
Answer:
- production of serum protein clotting factors
Question:
immune regulation
Answer:
- clearance of bacteria circulating in the blood stream
- antigen presentation by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
Question:
Bile is composed of
Answer:
•Composed of bile salts, which are derived from cholesterol that aggregates into
micelles
Question:
Bile
Answer:
•Lipids are soluble inside the micelle
•Outer surface of micelle is water soluble
Question:
Bile greatly facilitates
Answer:
•Greatly facilitates digestion of fats
Question:
Bile is important in
Answer:
•Important in clearance of bilirubin
Question:
, Pancreas
Answer:
•Has exocrine and endocrine components
Question:
Pancreas is made up of
Answer:
•Primarily made up of glands, or acini, that secrete digestive enzymes into pancreatic
duct
•Islets of Langerhans (control blood sugar) produce insulin, glucagon, and other
hormones
Question:
Urea Nitrogen
Answer:
a waste product that forms as your body breaks down proteins
- It's carried in your blood and then removed by your kidneys when you urinate
- Produced by the liver and returned to bloodstream and excreted by the kidneys
- Lab tests for kidney and liver
Question:
Portal veins and hepatic artery
Answer:
Portal vein: a vein conveying blood to the liver from the spleen, stomach, pancreas, and
intestines.
Hepatic artery: a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver
- Transport blood to liver
Question:
Hepatocytes
Answer:
Parenchymal cells that make up bulk of the liver
Separated by sinusoids
