ANAT2241 Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
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Introduction
This section of notes gives an overview mainly of adult liver histology, see also Liver Development notes.
Liver Structure
- Liver Histology: Central vein (label) | Central vein (unlabel) | Portal triad 1 (label) | Portal triad 2 (label) | Portal triad (unlabel) | Hepatocytes (unlabel) | Hepatocytes polyploid (label) | Liver - reticular connective tissue (LP) | Liver - reticular connective tissue (HP) | Liver - fetal (HP) | Liver - fetal (HP) | Liver Development | GIT Histology
Liver Lobule
This looped animation shows the different ways of interpreting the cellular structure of the liver lobule. |
Liver Blood Flow
Dual blood supply of the liver merges upon entry into the liver lobule at the portal field.
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Hepatocytes
These are the adult functional cells forming the majority of the liver (80% of the cells).
Many different functions including:
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Histology Images
Development Histology
Adult Histology
- Liver Histology: Central vein (label) | Central vein (unlabel) | Portal triad 1 (label) | Portal triad 2 (label) | Portal triad (unlabel) | Hepatocytes (unlabel) | Hepatocytes polyploid (label) | Liver - reticular connective tissue (LP) | Liver - reticular connective tissue (HP) | Liver - fetal (HP) | Liver - fetal (HP) | Liver Development | GIT Histology
Unlabeled Large Images
Hepatocyte Polyploidy
Human hepatocytes
Mouse hepatocytes in vitro and in vivo[1]
Liver Histology - Electron Micrograph
The electron micrographs below show the cellular, vascular and bilary organisation of the liver.
Gall bladder
See also Animated labeled image
References
- ↑ <pubmed>20861837</pubmed>| PMC2967727 | Nature
Terms
- Glisson's capsule (Glisson's sheath) - a collagenous capsule covering the external surface of the liver the outer layer comprising a single layer of mesothelial cells. The capsule also extends into the liver as "sheaths" around the hepatic ducts, hepatic arteries and portal tributaries. Named after Francis Glisson (1599 – 1677) a British anatomist.
- Kupffer cells - liver macrophage located in sinusoidal space. Named after Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829 - 1902 ) a German anatomist.
- sinusoids (vascular sinusoids, liver sinusoids) - the spaces between the hepatocytes that are distensible vascular channels lined with fenestrated endothelial cells forming a discontinuous simple squamous epithelium.
- stellate cells (Ito cells) - Named after Toshio Ito, a twentieth century Japanese physician PMID 11450594
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- Blue Histology Liver
- UNSW Virtual Slides Medicine phase 1 Health Maintenance B Hepatobiliary System 1 Practical (requires login for access).
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, June 27) Embryology ANAT2241 Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/ANAT2241_Liver,_Gallbladder,_and_Pancreas
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