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WorksheetsLiver Function and Disorders Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The functional unit of the liver is the:
Hepatocyte
Sinusoid
Lobule
Portal triad
Which blood vessel supplies nutrient-rich blood to the liver?
Hepatic artery
Hepatic vein
Portal vein
Inferior vena cava
Kupffer cells primarily function to:
Produce bile
Store glycogen
Perform phagocytosis
Conjugate bilirubin
Unconjugated bilirubin is:
Water-soluble
Bound to albumin
Excreted in urine
Found in bile
The enzyme responsible for bilirubin conjugation is:
ALT
AST
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase
Alkaline phosphatase
Conjugated bilirubin is best described as:
Lipid-soluble
Albumin-bound
Water-soluble
Found only in blood
The brown color of stool is due to:
Urobilin
Bilirubin
Stercobilin
Hemoglobin
Which condition causes unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia?
Dubin–Johnson syndrome
Rotor syndrome
Gilbert’s syndrome
Biliary obstruction
Prehepatic jaundice is commonly caused by:
Gallstones
Hemolysis
Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Clay-colored stool is seen in:
Prehepatic jaundice
Hepatic jaundice
Posthepatic jaundice
Gilbert’s syndrome
Which enzyme is most specific for liver injury?
AST
ALT
ALP
CK
Elevated ALP and GGT suggest:
Muscle damage
Hemolysis
Biliary obstruction
Renal failure
Albumin reflects the liver’s:
Excretory function
Detoxification
Synthetic function
Immune response
A prolonged PT indicates impaired:
Protein digestion
Clotting factor synthesis
Bile secretion
Ammonia excretion
The most common cause of cirrhosis in the US is:
Viral hepatitis
Alcoholism
Autoimmune disease
Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma usually develops in patients with:
Healthy liver
Acute infection
Cirrhosis
Gallstones
Reye’s syndrome is associated with:
Antibiotic use
Aspirin use in children
Alcohol intake
Smoking
Which virus is most strongly linked to liver cancer?
HAV
HBV
HIV
EBV
AST/ALT ratio >2 suggests:
Viral hepatitis
Alcoholic liver disease
Muscle injury
Hemolysis
The primary site of drug metabolism is:
Kidney
Lungs
Liver
Intestines
CYP450 enzymes are involved in drug:
Absorption
Excretion
Detoxification
Storage
Delta bilirubin is:
Unconjugated bilirubin
Free bilirubin
Albumin-bound conjugated bilirubin
Urobilinogen
Dubin–Johnson syndrome causes:
Unconjugated bilirubin increase
Conjugated bilirubin increase
Normal bilirubin
Hemolysis
Which is NOT synthesized by the liver?
Albumin
Clotting factors
Immunoglobulins
Acute-phase proteins
The liver stores all EXCEPT:
Glycogen
Vitamin A
Iron
Vitamin C
Elevated ammonia is seen in:
Kidney disease
Liver failure
Lung disease
Heart failure
Urobilinogen is formed in the:
Liver
Blood
Intestines
Kidney
The yellow discoloration of serum is called:
Jaundice
Icterus
Cholestasis
Hepatitis
Which test best assesses hepatocellular injury?
ALP
GGT
ALT
Bilirubin
Which condition is benign?
Crigler–Najjar type I
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Gilbert’s syndrome
Cirrhosis
Bile is secreted into the:
Portal vein
Hepatic artery
Bile canaliculi
Central vein
Stercobilin is excreted in:
Urine
Sweat
Feces
Blood
Which causes posthepatic jaundice?
Hemolysis
Hepatitis
Gallstones
Gilbert’s syndrome
The liver receives ~75% of its blood from:
Hepatic artery
Hepatic vein
Portal vein
Aorta
Which lab result indicates cholestasis?
↑ ALT
↑ AST
↑ ALP
↓ Albumin
The main bile pigment is:
Hemoglobin
Bilirubin
Urobilin
Iron
Hepatic encephalopathy is related to:
High glucose
High ammonia
Low bilirubin
Low cholesterol
Which disorder presents with dark liver pigmentation?
Gilbert’s
Rotor
Dubin–Johnson
Crigler–Najjar
The life span of RBCs is about:
60 days
90 days
120 days
150 days
Which test reflects long-term liver damage?
ALT
AST
Albumin
ALP
