What do hepatocytes do - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Caron measured both mRNA and protein levels (top two graphs). The results shown in the two graphs are: - positively correlated with each other. Imagine that Caron did the first set of experiments (the results presented in top two graphs), but not the second set (the results presented in the bottom graph). - a. Laminin, type IV collagen, and heparin sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) are all required for albumin synthesis by hepatocytes. b. Type IV collagen and heparin sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG), ...

ARDMS Abdomen Board questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. 3 layers of Aorta - correct answer. Tunica Intima, Tunica Media, Tunica Adventitia What is the tunica intima made of - correct answer. endothelial cells (inner layer) What is the tunica media made of - correct answer. muscle, thicker and more organized layer in arteries (middle layer) What is the tunica adventitia made of - correct answer. epithelial cells (outer layer) Where does the aorta ...

ARDMS Abdomen Ultrasound Registry Review Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) How many segments does the Couinaud system divide the liver into? - answerEight surgical segments What divides the right lobe of the liver into an anterior and posterior segment? - answerRight hepatic vein What vessel separates the right and left lobe? Where does it lie (fissure)? - answerMiddle hepatic vein, which lies in the main lobar fissure LLL is divided into medial and lateral segments by: ...

ARDMS Abdomen Ultrasound Registry Review Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) How many segments does the Couinaud system divide the liver into? - answerEight surgical segments What divides the right lobe of the liver into an anterior and posterior segment? - answerRight hepatic vein What vessel separates the right and left lobe? Where does it lie (fissure)? - answerMiddle hepatic vein, which lies in the main lobar fissure LLL is divided into medial and lateral segments by: ...

Amylase (AML) •Enzyme that digests starch & glucose. Produced by pancreas, salivary glands, and lung tumors. The small amount absorbed in the circulation is excreted by the kidneys. what can cause AML to be increased pancreatitis (degree of elevation may not correlate with severity of opancreatic injury - about 10% of time, amylase is WNL when pt has pancreatitis) ochronic renal failure follow up with evaluation for perforated peptic ulcer in a rare benign condition called mac...

cirrhosis causes  - alcohol - viral hepatitis (HepB, HepC) Too much fat collecting in the liver (nonalcoholic): obese, hyperlipidemia, diabetics Problems with bile duct (carries bile from liver to small intestine): bile stays in liver and damages cells Autoimmune What does the liver do?  Takes substances in our blood and metabolizes and detoxifies them along with storing and producing substances to help with digestion, clotting, and immune health hepatic portal vein  delive...

what is the largest solid organ in the body? -ANSWER liver where is the liver located? -ANSWER right side underneath the ribs and directly below the diaphragm which lobe is bigger, right or left? -ANSWER right lobe what are the type types of cells in the liver? -ANSWER retuculoendothenial (RE) cells (Kupffer cells) and hepatocytes what are the reticuloendothelial cells responsible for? -ANSWER 15% of livers mass; for phagocytosis approximately 80% of the body's RE cells are in t...

Nr 507 WEEK 8 FINAL EXAM 2022/ 2023 Question 1 2 / 2 pts Tissue damage caused by the deposition of circulating immune complexes containing an antibody against the host DNA is the cause of which disease? Hemolytic anemia Pernicious anemia Systemic lupus erythematosus Myasthenia gravis Only the deposition of circulating immune complexes containing an antibody against the host DNA produce tissue damage in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Question 2 2 / 2 p...

What are the dietary guidelines for men and women for alcohol? - ANSWER-Men: < 2 drinks a day Women: < 1 drink a day How much ethanol does one drink provide? - ANSWER-1/2 oz 12 oz beer 10 oz wine cooler 5 oz wine 1.5 oz liquor (80 proof) 1 oz liquor (100 proof) How many calories does alcohol provide? - ANSWER-7 cal/g What are the 3 systems of alcohol metabolism? - ANSWER-Alcohol dehydrogenase Microsomal ethanol oxidizing system catalase What does catalase utilize? - ANS...

What is hepatitis C? - correct answer - Slow and progressive disease of the liver How is hepatitis C transmitted? - correct answer - Highly infectious blood borne virus - Transmitted through contact with infected blood, blood derived products, injection or sexual contact What are the risk factors for hepatitis C? - correct answer - IV drug users - Needlestick injury - Received blood transfusion before 1991 - Received blood products before 1986 - From a high prevalence area - Baby ...