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Week 3 - Liver quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much (on average) does an adult liver weigh?

a)

250g

b)

500g

c)

1-1.5Kg

d)

2-2.5Kg

2.

The most predominant liver cell is....

a)

Ito cells

b)

Hepatocytes

c)

Kupffer cells

d)

Pit cells

3.

What are the main functions of the liver?

a)

Metabolic and excretory

b)

Detoxification, respiratory and excretory

c)

Conjugation, detoxification and respiratory

d)

Metabolic, synthetic, conjugation and detoxification

4.

One of the key roles of the liver is to produce bilirubin?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Where are erythrocytes predominantly destroyed?

a)

Spleen

b)

Lung

c)

Pancreas

d)

Endothelium

6.

What is unconjugated bilirubin bound to in the plasma?

a)

Thyroglobulin

b)

Albumin

c)

Ligandin

d)

Glucose

7.

In the liver, bilirubin is bound to a carrier protein called

a)

Albumin

b)

Bilirubin transporter 1

c)

Ligandin

d)

TBG

8.

Bilirubin in conjugated with....

a)

Glycine in the presence of UDGT

b)

Glucuronic acid in the presence of UDGT

c)

Ligandin in the presence of UDGT

d)

Glucose in the presence of UDGT

9.

Bilirubin is normally excreted from the liver in....

a)

Bilirubin is not excreted from the liver

b)

Urine

c)

Bile

d)

Plasma

10.

What is conjugated bilirubin converted to before being excreted from the body?

a)

Urobilinogen

b)

Bile salts

c)

Unconjugated bilirubin

d)

Glucose

11.

The group of tests used to evaluate the liver are known collectively as:

a)

Hepatic synthesis tests

b)

Liver function tests

c)

Renal function tests

d)

Liver sorting tests

12.

Which of these is a sensitive test that indicates hepatic cell damage?

a)

AST

b)

GGT

c)

ALP

d)

T4

13.

The reference range for both AST and ALT is approximately....

a)

5-45mmol/l

b)

5-45g/dl

c)

5-45umol/l

d)

5-45IU/l

14.

A test that reflects the synthetic function of the liver is....

a)

Alkaline phosphatase

b)

Albumin

c)

Bilirubin

d)

GGT

15.

Is albumin a sensitive indicator of liver function?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

The reduction or blockage of bile flow is known as....

a)

Cholestasis

b)

Hepatitis

c)

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

d)

Jaundice

17.

As well as the liver, where else can Alkaline Phosphatase be found?

a)

Heart and lungs

b)

Pituitary, adrenal and thyroid glands

c)

Spleen and bone marrow

d)

Bone, placenta and intestine

18.

Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) is commonly raised in the following

a)

Renal dysfunction

b)

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

c)

Increased alcohol intake

d)

Foot ulcer

19.

Conjugated bilirubin is elevated during which of the following?

a)

Pre-hepatic disease

b)

Post-hepatic disease

c)

Renal failure

d)

Mumps

20.

Unconjugated bilirubin is a complication of....

a)

Pre-hepatic conditions

b)

Post-hepatic conditions

c)

Diabetes Mellitus

d)

Renal dysfunction