IB style questions - Liver structure &function

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hepatocytes
bile canal

bile duct

central hepatic
vein
portal
vein

hepatic
artery
sinusoid

1. State where bile is synthesized and explain the role of bile in

digestion and in excretion.

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 -Hepatocyte cells

microvilli

endothelialcell
ervthrogytes blood flow in sinusoid

Kupffer cell
rER
nucleus
mitochondria
lysosomes

2. Describe how the ultrastructure of hepatocytes and their organelles are adapted to their
role in the sinusoids of the liver.

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 The Liver
aorta
hepatic vein
venules

arterioles

gall bladder hepatic portal vein

renal artery
bile duct
pancreas
small intestines
bile & pancreatic juice

3. Outline the flow of blood to and from the liver, and the way it travels within the liver.

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IB style questions - Liver structure & function - Op.D

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Kupffer cells
blood
flow
central
vein through
sinusoid

hepatocytes
central - blood
vein flow
through
sinusoid

Kupffer cells

4. Describe the process of erythrocyte breakdown in the liver and explain what
the substances produced in this process. happens to

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