Liver Anatomy and Physiology

5. Small lobe of the liver located near the inferior vena cava.
9. Blood vessel supplying oxygenated blood to the liver.
11. Network of veins that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver before it reaches the heart.
14. Pigment formed from the breakdown of hemoglobin; excreted in bile.
16. Tiny channels between hepatocytes that collect bile and carry it toward bile ducts.
18. Major function of the liver involving conversion of harmful substances into less toxic forms.
20. The hexagonal structural unit of the liver
21. Point where the common bile duct and pancreatic duct join before entering the duodenum.
22. Inflammation of the liver.
24. Vessels that drain blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.
27. Muscular valve controlling the release of bile and pancreatic juice into the duodenum.
29. Macrophages in the liver that remove debris and old red blood cells from the blood.
31. Condition caused by increased pressure in the portal venous system, often due to cirrhosis.
32. Vessel carrying nutrient-rich but deoxygenated blood from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver
33. Chronic liver disease characterized by fibrosis and nodular regeneration.
34. Part of the lesser omentum that contains the portal triad.

1. Vessel located at the center of each liver lobule that collects blood from sinusoids.
2. The main functional cell of the liver responsible for metabolism, detoxification, and protein synthesis.
3. Formed by the union of the right and left hepatic ducts.
4. Function of the liver involving glycogen, vitamins, and minerals.
6. Process by which bile breaks large fat droplets into smaller ones for enzyme action.
7. Small lobe of the liver located near the gallbladder.
8. Formed by the union of the common hepatic and cystic ducts; carries bile to the duodenum.
10. Duct joining the common bile duct before entering the duodenum.
12. The main functional cell of the liver responsible for metabolism, detoxification, and protein synthesis.
13. Larger lobe of the liver.
15. Ligament that separates the right and left lobes of the liver and attaches it to the anterior abdominal wall.
17. Molecules derived from cholesterol that help emulsify fats for digestion.
19. Duct that connects the gallbladder to the common bile duct.
23. Smaller lobe of the liver.
25. Substance used by the liver to produce bile salts.
26. Process by which the liver produces glucose from non-carbohydrate sources.
28. Organ that stores and concentrates bile.
30. Structure at each corner of a hepatic lobule consisting of a bile duct, hepatic artery branch, and portal vein branch.