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| The liver is deep to which ribs on the right? |
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| What spaces are superior extensions of peritoneal cavity, separated by the falciform ligament? |
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| Subphrenic spaces, common site for abscess formation, especially on the right from a ruptured appendix or perforated duodenal ulcers |
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| Which recess is also known as the Morrison Pouch? Fluid flows here from which area? |
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| Hepatorenal recess, omental bursa |
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| What does the porta hepatis contain? |
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| portal vein, hepatic artery, hepatic nerve plexus, hepatic ducts, lymphatic vessels |
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| What forms the hepatoduodenal ligament? What's inside it? |
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| Thickened free edge of the omental bursa, contains the portal triad |
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| What plane on the visceral surface of the liver divides it into left and right livers? |
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| a sagittal plane through the gall bladder fossa and the IVC fossa |
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| How many hepatic segments are there? |
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| Branches of which vessels form the vascular segments of the liver? Branches of what vessel lies between them? |
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| portal vein and hepatic artery, hepatic vein |
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| Where are the superficial lymphatics of the liver? |
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| in the subperitoneal fibrous capsule |
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| What is another name for the subperitoneal fibrous capsule of the liver? |
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| Where are the deep lymphatics of the liver? |
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| in connective tissue accompanying vessels |
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| lymph from liver --> porta hepatis --> ______ LNs, --> ______ LNs --> chyle cistern |
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| some lymph from the liver in the region of the bare area goes to _____ LNs. |
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| some lymph from the liver can go to deep lymphatic vessels, and follow the IVC to the _______ LNs |
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| Where do lymphatics following the falciform ligament do? What about the round ligament? |
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| parasternal LNs, lymph of anterior abdominal wall |
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| Nerves to the liver come from which plexus? What vessels to they accompany? Where do sympathetics come from? Where do parasympathetics come from? |
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| hepatic plexus, branches of hepatic artery and portal vein, sym from celiac plexus, para from anterior and posterior vagal trunks |
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| For a liver biopsy, where is the needle inserted? |
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| 10th IC space in the midaxillary line |
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