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  2. Liver scratch test - Wikipedia

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    The liver scratch test can be used when other exam techniques used to approximate liver size are ineffective or unavailable [2] and is thought to be most useful if the abdomen is distended, too tender for direct palpation, the abdominal muscles are too rigid, or the patient is obese. [3]

  3. File:Digestive system diagram en.svg - Wikipedia

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    2007-08-09 21:46 LadyofHats 595×842 (146995 bytes) made some changes that include: making the liver smaller, and lowering the [[:en:Pancreas|pancreas]] so that the common vile duct would get a more acurate size. 2007-08-09 18:34 LadyofHats 595×842 (145846 bytes) still typo problems; 2007-08-09 18:28 LadyofHats 595×842 (129758 bytes) small fixes

  4. Liver segment - Wikipedia

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    A liver segment is one of eight segments of the liver as described in the widely used Couinaud classification (named after Claude Couinaud) in the anatomy of the liver.This system divides the lobes of the liver into eight segments based on a transverse plane through the bifurcation of the main portal vein, [1] arranged in a clockwise manner starting from the caudate lobe.

  5. Liver span - Wikipedia

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    The liver span is a measurement performed during physical examination to determine the size of the liver and identify possible hepatomegaly.. It is the distance between the lower border of the liver in the mid-clavicular line obtained by palpation, and the upper border of the liver in the mid-clavicular line detected by percussion (the upper border of the liver lies behind the ribs and can not ...

  6. Perisinusoidal space - Wikipedia

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    The perisinusoidal space (or space of Disse) is a space between a hepatocyte, and a sinusoid in the liver.It contains the blood plasma. Microvilli of hepatocytes extend into this space, allowing proteins and other plasma components from the sinusoids to be absorbed by the hepatocytes.

  7. File:Piacenza liver diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    The readings in this particular diagram are those of Alessandro Morandi, Nuovi lineamenti di lingua etrusca, Massari, 1991. (note that they are not taken from the publication directly, but via this pdf document (pp. 63-65) at etruschi-tirseni-velsini.it and need to be verified c.f. also Nancy Thomson De Grummond, Etruscan Myth, Sacred History ...

  8. File:Liver vascular anatomy.svg - Wikipedia

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  9. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The liver synthesises the bulk of lipoproteins. The liver is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen and below the diaphragm to which it is attached at one part, the bare area of the liver. This is to the right of the stomach and it overlies the gall bladder. The liver synthesises bile acids and lecithin to promote the digestion of ...