The portal vein carries
Hepatocytes help to store excess glucose as
Urea is formed by
Nutrients from the gastrointestinal system are processed by
Globin is
Iron from heme is
The hepatic vein carries
Sinusoid
The rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) in the hepatocytes helps to
Bile helps to
The hepatic artery carries
Kupffer cell + hemoglobin =
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in the hepatocytes helps with
Kupffer Cells
Bilirubin is
Erythrocyte
Blood that is nutrient rich and oxygen poor
Engulf/phagocytose erythrocytes.
Broken down to produce 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.
synthesize plasma proteins that are then carried to the Golgi Apparatus and plasma membrane.
the breakdown and processing of the amine group from amino acids.
the synthesis of bile from cholesterol and bilirubin.
Red Blood Cell
heme group, bilirubin and globin.
Liver capillary
hepatocytes
Blood that is oxygen rich
glycogen
Blood that is oxygen poor
Released into the alimentary canal as bile
stored in the liver or sent to the bone marrow.
