Abdominal sonography final

Front

The liver's covering is the:

Back

Glisson's capsule

Answer explanation

Glisson's capsule is correct. The junctional fold and Phrygian cap are both related to the gallbladder. The Ligamentum Venosum does not cover the liver but it is attached to the inferior surface of the liver between the caudate and left lobes.

Front

What are the main 3 lobes of the liver?

Back

Right, left, and caudate

Front

What does the liver do?

Back

filters (cleans) the blood, removing toxins and waste that eventually leave the body through urine and feces

Front

What are included in the portal triads?

Back

Portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile duct

Front

What was the ligamentum venosum in utero?

Back

Ductus venosus

Front

What is another name for the ligamentum teres?

Back

Round ligament

Front

The left lobe is divided into _____ and _____ segments by the left hepatic vein and ligamentum teres

Back

Medial, lateral

Front

The left lobe of the liver is separated from the caudate lobe by the:

Back

Ligamentum venosum

Answer explanation

Front

The left lobe of the liver is separated from the right lobe by the ____ superiorly and the _____ inferiorly

Back

Middle hepatic vein, Main lobar fissure

Front

The three posterior fossae of the right lobe are: The gallbladder, porta hepatis, and IVC

Back

The gallbladder, porta hepatis, and IVC

Answer explanation

Remember posterior means the "back structure." The back of the liver between the right and left lobe hold the IVC, Porta hepatis, and Gallbladder, as shown in this image.