NRSG 331-Pathophysiology Exam 1: Liver/Pancreatic Exocrine Disorders Questions With Complete Solutions
What does the portal vein do? correct answer: carries nutrients from intestine to liver What do the sinusoids do? correct answer: Capillaries between hepatocytes that carry blood to the hepatic vein What does the hepatic vein do? correct answer: carries blood away from the liver back to the heart and lungs What does the hepatic artery do? correct answer: carries oxygenated blood to the liver How many functions does the liver have? correct answer: 500 What's the largest internal organ? correct answer: liver Nutrition correct answer: the process by which the body takes in and uses food Inflammation correct answer: adaptive response to injury or illness Lobule correct answer: functional unit of the liver Lobule (functional Unit)- Hepatocytes correct answer: Liver cells that produce and secrete bile What does bile do? correct answer: Bile stimulates peristalsis & breaks down fats in intestine - decreased bile= decreased peristalsis= decreased breakdown of fats Lobule (functional Unit)- Bile correct answer: Stimulates peristalsis and breaks down fats in intestines
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