Which of the following statements is true regarding the structure and function o

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the structure and function of a liver lobule?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the structure and function of a liver lobule?

The liver is unusual in that it receives both arterial and venous blood, with one-third of the blood it receives being venous blood. At each corner of the liver lobule is a portal triad consisting of the interlobular bile duct, interlobular artery, and hepatic portal vein. The pathway of bile as it is secreted from the hepatocytes is to go to the bile canaliculi, bile ductules, and finally interlobular bile ducts. The function of hepatocytes is to control levels of circulating nutrients, secrete bile, and store ingested iron and heavy metals. The pathway of blood as it enters the liver is through the inferior vena cava, interlobular arteries and veins, the central vein, and finally the hepatic vein.

Explanation / Answer

Answer D- The function of hepatocytes is to control levels of circulating nutrients, secrete bile, and store ingested iron and heavy metals.

A.The portal vein provides about two thirds of the blood not one third.
B. hepatic artery, hepatic portal vein, common bile duct - portal triad
E. The hepatic veins carry blood to the inferior vena cava which then carries blood from the abdomen and lower parts of the body to the right side of the heart.

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