Zesty liver anatomy & function 2

What separates the left lobe of the liver from the caudate lobe?

• ligamentum teres

• ligamentum venosum

• falciform ligament

• main lobar fissure

What is the boundary between the right and left lobes of the liver?

• ligamentum teres

• ligamentum venosum

• falciform ligament

• main lobar fissure

What divides the medial and lateral segments of the left lobe of the liver?

• ligamentum teres

• ligamentum venosum

• falciform ligament

• main lobar fissure

Which section of the liver allows for better imaging of the pancreas?

• right lobe

• left lobe

• porta hepatis

• caudate lobe

At the porta hepatis, which of the following is not contained within the hepatoduodenal ligament?

• main portal vein

• hepatic artery

• hepatic vein

• common bile duct

Where is the main lobar fissure located?

• it is parallel and posterior to the ligamentum venosum

• between the left lobe and caudate lobe

• it branches medially from the main portal vein into the right lobe

• it extends from the portal vein to the neck of the gallbladder

The pancreas is isoechoic to the liver

• true

• false

What vessel supplies blood to the left lobe of the liver?

• left portal vein

• right portal vein

• main portal vein

• left hepatic vein

Which of the following is not a function of the liver?

• storage

• digestion

• circulation

• metabolism

• detoxification

What lies between the right lobe of the liver, the right kidney, and the right colic flexure?

• the left posterior subphrenic space

• the right posterior subphrenic space

• the left anterior subphrenic space

• the right anterior subphrenic space