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Digestive Anatomy
 

Digestive Organs Outside the Digestive Tract

Digestive System
 

 

I). Liver

Liver Liver

A). Divided into 4 lobes

i). Anterior & Posterior Surface

a). Right Lobe

b). Left Lobe

falciform ligament

ii). Inferior Surface only

a). Caudate Lobe

b). Quadrate Lobe  

B). Blood vessels

i).  Hepatic Artery
 
Celiac Trunk   ® Common hepatic artery

↓                                            ↓                    ↓                    ↓

Hepatic Artery                              stomach           duodenum            pancreas

 

ii).  Hepatic Veins
 
iii).  Hepatic Portal Vein      (comes from the intestine)
Inferior mesenteric vein  &  Splenic vein
 ↓
Hepatic portal system
 
Intestinal Arteries Intestinal Veins

 

C). Common Hepatic Duct

D).  Liver Histology

i). Liver Lobules

 

ii). Hepatocytes:

  liver sinusoids

iii). Central Vein

 

Liver Histology

iv). Portal Triad  

a). hepatic portal artery,

b). hepatic portal vein

c). bile duct

v). Bile Canaliculi  

LIver lobule Liver Lobule

 

C. Function of the Liver
1).  Chemical Digestion

Filters and processes nutrient-filled blood.

2). Absorption
Functions of hepatocytes
 
i).  Process blood borne nutrients
ii).  Store fat soluble vitamins
 
iii).  Detoxification
 
D.  Bile
1).  Functions to:
a).   emulsify lipids
 
b).  neutralizes stomach acid,
 
c).  excretes pigments
2).  Composition of bile

a).  aid in digestion

 

b).  do not aid in digestion

3).  Creation of Bile

a).  Start at the triad

i).  Hepatic artery
 
ii).  Hepatic vein
 
iii).   Bile Duct
b. Process of processing blood
 hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein
drain through the
leaky liver sinusoids
ß
The sinusoids drain into the central vein
 ß
Bile flows back through the bile canaliculi
into the bile duct
ß
stored in the gallbladder
ß

Cholecystokinin (CCK) is releases bile

4. Function of Bile in Fat Digestion

 

Bile salts emulsify the fats to make the lipid soluble in water.
Function of bile
 

Mneumonic

 

Bile Breaks fat into Blobs.

II). Gall Bladder

A.  Antomy

Cystic duct ----> bile duct, --> hepatopancreatic sphincter--->  small intestine 

 

B.  Movement of bile

liver

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common hepatic duct

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gall bladder

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cystic duct

ä

bile duct

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hepatopancreatic sphincter

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small intestine

C.  Histology

 

 

III). Pancreas

Pancreas

A.  Anatomy

1). Pancreatic Duct

2). Acinar Cells

Pancreas

B.  Histology

Acinar Cells

 

Isles of Langerhans

 

Ducts

 

Pancreas

http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/erg/GI138b.htm

 

 

C).  Pathway for pancreatic juice produced in the acinar cells

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small ducts

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pancreatic duct

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hepatopancreatic sphincter

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small intestine

 

D).  Components of Pancreatic Juice

1). Water

2).  Bicarbonate ions

3).  Enzymes
E.  Function of Pancreatic Enzymes

 

1. Trypsin

2.  Chymotrypsin

3.  Carboxypeptidase

4.  Amylase

5.  Lipases

6. Nucleases