PATHOLOGY OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT Handout Systemic Pathology
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GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS The liver is the largest visceral organ in the body and receives about 25% of cardiac output through the portal vein (2/3) and the hepatic artery (1/3). Blood from the stomach, intestines, spleen, and pancreas drains into the liver via the portal vein. Therefore, oxygen is carried to the liver by both the portal vein and the hepatic artery. The liver is the central organ for the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins and hormones as well as for detoxification, excretion, storage and digestion. Its size and location expose it to a myriad of injurious agents but it has a remarkable functional reserve and regenerative capacity.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017