CCD Week 6 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
Hepatocytes form what alkaline, bitter tasting yellow-green fluid? Correct
Answer: Bile
Bile contains what? (3) Correct Answer: Bile salts, cholesterol, bilirubin
Bile is secreted into the intestines and promotes ___ digestion. Correct Answer:
Fat
Saclike organ that lies on the inferior surface of the liver Correct Answer:
Gallbladder
What organ functions to store and concentrate bile between meals? Correct
Answer: Gallbladder
The gallbladder holds about __mL of bile. Correct Answer: 90
Byproduct of the destruction of aged red blood cells Correct Answer: Bilirubin
__________ Bilirubin is bound to albumin and _______ soluble. Correct Answer:
Unconjugated; lipid
___________ Bilirubin is secreted in the bile and is _________ soluble. Correct
Answer: Conjugated; water
What vitamins are stored in the liver? Correct Answer: ADEK B12
NASH Correct Answer: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Accumulation of fat in the hepatocytes Correct Answer: Steatosis
, NAFLD Correct Answer: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
________ Inhibits the transport of fatty acids out of hepatocytes Correct Answer:
alcohol
Inflammation of the liver / hepatocytes Correct Answer: Hepatitis
Fatty liver combined with inflammation Correct Answer: Steatohepatitis
Third leading cause of cirrhosis in the USA Correct Answer: Steatohepatitis
Scarring of the liver Correct Answer: fibrosis
Deterioration and loss of function of the liver associated with scar tissue
replacing healthy liver tissue. Correct Answer: Cirrhosis
Liver transplant harvested from deceased patient Correct Answer: Cadaveric
Liver transplant from partial hepatectomy Correct Answer: Living Donor
MELD Correct Answer: Model for End-stage liver disease
What scoring system is used for liver transplant? Correct Answer: MELD
Wilson's disease is associated with ______ accumulation causing liver damage
Correct Answer: Copper
Iron accumulation in the liver Correct Answer: Hemochromatosis
Most common cause of liver failure in pediatrics Correct Answer: Biliary Atresia
__% of cancer in the liver is metastatic from elsewhere. Correct Answer: 95
Correct Answers
Hepatocytes form what alkaline, bitter tasting yellow-green fluid? Correct
Answer: Bile
Bile contains what? (3) Correct Answer: Bile salts, cholesterol, bilirubin
Bile is secreted into the intestines and promotes ___ digestion. Correct Answer:
Fat
Saclike organ that lies on the inferior surface of the liver Correct Answer:
Gallbladder
What organ functions to store and concentrate bile between meals? Correct
Answer: Gallbladder
The gallbladder holds about __mL of bile. Correct Answer: 90
Byproduct of the destruction of aged red blood cells Correct Answer: Bilirubin
__________ Bilirubin is bound to albumin and _______ soluble. Correct Answer:
Unconjugated; lipid
___________ Bilirubin is secreted in the bile and is _________ soluble. Correct
Answer: Conjugated; water
What vitamins are stored in the liver? Correct Answer: ADEK B12
NASH Correct Answer: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Accumulation of fat in the hepatocytes Correct Answer: Steatosis
, NAFLD Correct Answer: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
________ Inhibits the transport of fatty acids out of hepatocytes Correct Answer:
alcohol
Inflammation of the liver / hepatocytes Correct Answer: Hepatitis
Fatty liver combined with inflammation Correct Answer: Steatohepatitis
Third leading cause of cirrhosis in the USA Correct Answer: Steatohepatitis
Scarring of the liver Correct Answer: fibrosis
Deterioration and loss of function of the liver associated with scar tissue
replacing healthy liver tissue. Correct Answer: Cirrhosis
Liver transplant harvested from deceased patient Correct Answer: Cadaveric
Liver transplant from partial hepatectomy Correct Answer: Living Donor
MELD Correct Answer: Model for End-stage liver disease
What scoring system is used for liver transplant? Correct Answer: MELD
Wilson's disease is associated with ______ accumulation causing liver damage
Correct Answer: Copper
Iron accumulation in the liver Correct Answer: Hemochromatosis
Most common cause of liver failure in pediatrics Correct Answer: Biliary Atresia
__% of cancer in the liver is metastatic from elsewhere. Correct Answer: 95
