NUR 210 CCTC HEPATOBILIARY EXAM | QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE |GRADED A+

What does the liver metabolize? ANS Glucose and protein What manufactures and secretes bile? ANS the liver What sources perfuse the liver? ANS 80% of the blood supply comes from the portal vein which drains the GI tract and is rich in nutrients but lacks O2 and 20% of the blood enters from the hepatic artery and is rich in O2 Main function of Kupffer cells: ANS to engulf particulate matter (ex. bacteria) that enters the liver through the portal vein Functions of the liver- Glucose Metabolism: ANS After a meal, glucose is taken up from the portal venous blood by the liver and converted into glycogen, which is stored in the hepatocytes. Subsequently, the glycogen is converted back to glucose (glycogenolysis) and released as needed into the bloodstream to maintain normal levels of blood glucose. However, this process provides a limited amount of glucose. Additional glucose can be synthesized by the liver through a process called gluconeogenesis. For this process, the liver uses amino acids from