The Liver

The functional cells of the liver are known as what?

• Haemocytes

• Hepatocytes

• Kupffer cells

• Stellate reticuloendothelial

  cells

Which vessel brings nutrient-rich, oxygen-poor blood from the small intestines to the liver?

• Hepatic artery

• Hepatic portal vein

• Hepatic vein

• Inferior vena cava

Within a liver lobule, blood flows through what?

• Arterioles

• Capillaries

• Sinusoids

• Venules

What is the digestive juice produced by the liver known as?

• Bile

• Cholecystokinin

• Glycogen

• Pepsin

Which of the following is NOT a function of bile?

• Emulsification of fats

• Excretion of bilirubin

• Neutralisation of stomach acid

• Protein digestion

After bile has been released by the hepatocytes, which vessels does it enter FIRST?

• Bile canaliculi

• Bile ductule

• Common bile duct

• Hepatic duct

Which of these is NOT stored by the liver?

• Vitamins

• Bile

• Iron

• Glycogen

The production by the liver of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources is known as what?

• Gluconeogenesis

• Glycogenesis

• Glycogenolysis

• Lipogenesis

The breakdown of fatty acids to produce acetyl coenzyme A is known as what?

• β oxidation

• Ketogenesis

• Lipogenesis

• Lipolysis

Which of the following is NOT carried out by the liver?

• Deamination of amino acids

• Synthesis of essential amino acids

• Synthesis of plasma proteins

• Synthesis of urea