Relier Pairs Liver FunctionsVersion en ligne Match each piece of liver anatomy with it's function par Jessyca Chamberlain 1 The portal vein carries 2 Nutrients from the gastrointestinal system are processed by 3 Kupffer Cells 4 The hepatic artery carries 5 Iron from heme is 6 The hepatic vein carries 7 Hepatocytes help to store excess glucose as 8 Urea is formed by 9 Kupffer cell + hemoglobin = 10 Bile helps to 11 The rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) in the hepatocytes helps to 12 Sinusoid 13 Erythrocyte 14 Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in the hepatocytes helps with 15 Bilirubin is 16 Globin is heme group, bilirubin and globin. Engulf/phagocytose erythrocytes. the breakdown and processing of the amine group from amino acids. emulsify fats in the small intestine; absorb fat soluble vitamins such as A,D,E, and K; excrete bilirubin & other waste products to be eliminated as feces. Liver capillary glycogen hepatocytes Released into the alimentary canal as bile Red Blood Cell Blood that is nutrient rich and oxygen poor Broken down to produce amino acids. the synthesis of bile from cholesterol and bilirubin. stored in the liver or sent to the bone marrow. Blood that is oxygen poor Blood that is oxygen rich synthesize plasma proteins that are then carried to the Golgi Apparatus and plasma membrane.