NUR 146 MODULE B LIVER QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | NEW UPDATE 2025
The liver is important in the regulation of ___ and ___ metabolism - ANSWERS
glucose, protein
Substance that the liver manufactures and secretes that plays a major role in
digestion and absorption of fats in the GI tract ___ - ANSWERS bile
Where is bile stored temporarily until it is needed for digestion? - ANSWERS
gallbladder
What are the two sources of blood that supply the liver? - ANSWERS Portal
vein (oxygen deficient)
Hepatic artery (oxygen rich)
A mixture of venous and arterial blood are present in the liver cells. True or False -
ANSWERS True
What is the name for liver cells? - ANSWERS hepatocytes
What is the name of the phagocytic cells in the liver and what is their main
function? - ANSWERS Kupffer cells
engulf bacteria that enters the liver through portal blood
,The liver converts glucose to ____ after a meal and stores it in the ____ -
ANSWERS glycogen, hepatocytes
Process by which glycogen is converted back to glucose when it is needed in the
body to maintain normal levels of glucose. ____ - ANSWERS glycogenolysis
Process in which the liver uses amino acids from the breakdown of protein or
lactate from exercising muscles to produce additional glucose in response to
hypoglycemia. _____ - ANSWERS gluconeogenesis
The formation of ___ occurs as a by-product when amino acids from protein are
used for gluconeogenesis and converts it into ___ to be excreted in the urine. -
ANSWERS ammonia, urea
____ is required by the liver for the synthesis of prothrombin and some other
clotting factors - ANSWERS Vitamin K
List 3 plasma proteins synthesized by the liver - ANSWERS Albumin
Alpha-globulins
Beta-globulins
__ ___ are broken down by the liver to help produce energy and ___ ___ which
can enter the bloodstream and provide a source of energy for muscles and other
tissue - ANSWERS fatty acids
ketone bodies
,Breakdown of fatty acids into ketone bodies occurs in response to limited
availability of ___ - ANSWERS glucose
The liver plays an important role in the storage of vitamins such as A, B, D, and
some B-complex vitamins. True or False - ANSWERS True
Bile is formed in the ____ and is composed mainly of _______ - ANSWERS
liver (formed by hepatocytes)
water & electrolytes
Bile helps with the excretion of ____ and as an aid to digestion through the
breakdown of fats by bile salts. - ANSWERS bilirubin
Bile salts are produced by the ___ from cholesterol and bind with taurine and
glycine then they are excreted onto the bile. - ANSWERS hepatocytes
Bile salts, ___, and ___ are required for the breakdown of fats in the intestine
which is necessary for ___ and ___ - ANSWERS cholesterol
lecithin
digestion
absorption
_____ _____ is a pathway from hepatocytes to bile to intestine and back to the
hepatocyte which decreases the need for active synthesis of bath salts because
only a small amount are excreted in feces - ANSWERS enterohepatic
circulation
, _____ results from the breakdown of hemoglobin and is mainly excreted in the
bile after being converted into urobilinogen - ANSWERS bilirubin
____ is the fraction of an administered medication that reaches the systemic
circulation and may be decreased if the medication is metabolized by the liver
before it reaches systemic circulation; which is known as ____ - ANSWERS
bioavailability
first pass effect
Where is the liver located? - ANSWERS RUQ
What is the hepatic artery? - ANSWERS supplies the liver with oxygenated
blood
What is the portal vein - ANSWERS supplies the liver with deoxygenated blood
What is ammonia - ANSWERS converted to urea and excreted in the urine
What is melena - ANSWERS black tarry stools
What is pruritis - ANSWERS itching of the skin
What is PT (lab)? - ANSWERS lab result that is prolonged with liver damage
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | NEW UPDATE 2025
The liver is important in the regulation of ___ and ___ metabolism - ANSWERS
glucose, protein
Substance that the liver manufactures and secretes that plays a major role in
digestion and absorption of fats in the GI tract ___ - ANSWERS bile
Where is bile stored temporarily until it is needed for digestion? - ANSWERS
gallbladder
What are the two sources of blood that supply the liver? - ANSWERS Portal
vein (oxygen deficient)
Hepatic artery (oxygen rich)
A mixture of venous and arterial blood are present in the liver cells. True or False -
ANSWERS True
What is the name for liver cells? - ANSWERS hepatocytes
What is the name of the phagocytic cells in the liver and what is their main
function? - ANSWERS Kupffer cells
engulf bacteria that enters the liver through portal blood
,The liver converts glucose to ____ after a meal and stores it in the ____ -
ANSWERS glycogen, hepatocytes
Process by which glycogen is converted back to glucose when it is needed in the
body to maintain normal levels of glucose. ____ - ANSWERS glycogenolysis
Process in which the liver uses amino acids from the breakdown of protein or
lactate from exercising muscles to produce additional glucose in response to
hypoglycemia. _____ - ANSWERS gluconeogenesis
The formation of ___ occurs as a by-product when amino acids from protein are
used for gluconeogenesis and converts it into ___ to be excreted in the urine. -
ANSWERS ammonia, urea
____ is required by the liver for the synthesis of prothrombin and some other
clotting factors - ANSWERS Vitamin K
List 3 plasma proteins synthesized by the liver - ANSWERS Albumin
Alpha-globulins
Beta-globulins
__ ___ are broken down by the liver to help produce energy and ___ ___ which
can enter the bloodstream and provide a source of energy for muscles and other
tissue - ANSWERS fatty acids
ketone bodies
,Breakdown of fatty acids into ketone bodies occurs in response to limited
availability of ___ - ANSWERS glucose
The liver plays an important role in the storage of vitamins such as A, B, D, and
some B-complex vitamins. True or False - ANSWERS True
Bile is formed in the ____ and is composed mainly of _______ - ANSWERS
liver (formed by hepatocytes)
water & electrolytes
Bile helps with the excretion of ____ and as an aid to digestion through the
breakdown of fats by bile salts. - ANSWERS bilirubin
Bile salts are produced by the ___ from cholesterol and bind with taurine and
glycine then they are excreted onto the bile. - ANSWERS hepatocytes
Bile salts, ___, and ___ are required for the breakdown of fats in the intestine
which is necessary for ___ and ___ - ANSWERS cholesterol
lecithin
digestion
absorption
_____ _____ is a pathway from hepatocytes to bile to intestine and back to the
hepatocyte which decreases the need for active synthesis of bath salts because
only a small amount are excreted in feces - ANSWERS enterohepatic
circulation
, _____ results from the breakdown of hemoglobin and is mainly excreted in the
bile after being converted into urobilinogen - ANSWERS bilirubin
____ is the fraction of an administered medication that reaches the systemic
circulation and may be decreased if the medication is metabolized by the liver
before it reaches systemic circulation; which is known as ____ - ANSWERS
bioavailability
first pass effect
Where is the liver located? - ANSWERS RUQ
What is the hepatic artery? - ANSWERS supplies the liver with oxygenated
blood
What is the portal vein - ANSWERS supplies the liver with deoxygenated blood
What is ammonia - ANSWERS converted to urea and excreted in the urine
What is melena - ANSWERS black tarry stools
What is pruritis - ANSWERS itching of the skin
What is PT (lab)? - ANSWERS lab result that is prolonged with liver damage
