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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 ...
Jaundice is commonly caused by conditions such as pancreatic cancer, which causes blockage of the bile duct passing through the cancerous portion of the pancreas; cholangiocarcinoma, cancer of the bile ducts; blockage by a stone in patients with gallstones; and from scarring after injury to the bile duct during gallbladder removal.
The complete human digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gallbladder). [5] The tract may also be divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut, reflecting the embryological origin of each segment.
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
Gallbladder 10–11. Right and left lobes of liver 12. Spleen 13. Esophagus 14. Stomach 15. Pancreas: 16. Accessory pancreatic duct 17. Pancreatic duct 18. Small intestine: 19. Duodenum 20. Jejunum 21–22. Right and left kidneys The front border of the liver has been lifted up (brown arrow). [2]
These ducts carry fluids that help with digesting food from the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas and can become narrowed or blocked as a result of gallstones, infection, inflammation, pancreatic pseudocysts, and tumors of the bile ducts or pancreas.
This inflammation of the gallbladder is known as cholecystitis and is a common indication for surgical removal of the gallbladder, or cholecystectomy. [ 12 ] Occasionally gallstones may become lodged in the common bile duct and obstruct the flow of bile from the gallbladder to the small intestine– this condition is known as ...
Gallbladder 10–11. Right and left lobes of liver 12. Spleen 13. Esophagus 14. Stomach 15. Pancreas: 16. Accessory pancreatic duct 17. Pancreatic duct 18. Small intestine: 19. Duodenum 20. Jejunum 21–22. Right and left kidneys The front border of the liver has been lifted up (brown arrow). [1]