liver

Subdecks (4)

Cards (21)

  • diagram
    A) aorta
    B) hepatic artery
    C) portal vein
    D) hepatic vein
  • aorta
    the main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of the body
  • hepatic artery
    supplies the liver with oxygenated blood from the heart, so the liver has a good supply of oxygen for respiration providing plenty of energy
  • hepatic vein
    takes deoxygenated blood away from the liver
  • portal vein
    brings blood from the duodenum and ileum (small intestine) so its rich in the products of digestion
  • bile duct
    takes bile to the gall bladder to be stored
  • liver lobule
    A) hepatic vein / control vein
    B) hepatocytes
    C) sinusoids
    D) bile duct
    E) branch of hepatic artery
    F) branch of hepatic portal vein