-
jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia)
yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes
-
gallbladder
pear shaped sac under the liver, which stores and concentrates the bile for later use
-
Pancreas
secretes the pancreatic juices that are released in the pancreatic duct
-
pancreatic duct
joins the common bile duct as it enters the duodenum
-
duodenum
receives a mixture of bile and pancreatic juices
-
emulsification
bile breaks apart a large fat of globules, creating more surface area so that the enzymes from the pancreas can digest the fats
-
unconjugated bilirubin
measured in lab rests as indirect bilirubin and is prehepatic, free bilirubin
-
conjugated bilirubin
measured as direct bilirubin and is a post hepatic bilirubin
-
-
-
glycogenolysis
the process when sugar level becomes dangerouly low, the liver changes stored glycogen back into glucose
-
gluconeogenesis
the process when the liver can change proteins and fats into glucose when the body needs sugar
-
portal vein
brings blood to the liver from the intestines
-
pancreas
endocrine & an exocrine organ; produces enzymes in order to digest starches such as amylase, fat like lipase, and proteins like protease (all done as an exocrine gland)
-
pancreas continued
secretes insulin (all done as an endocrine gland)
-
insulin
hormone that is needed to help relase sugar from the bloostream & acts as a carrier to bring glucose cells of the body to be used for energy
|
|
