Liver & Biliary System Anatomy practice questions
This section of the Saturn Medic Anatomy question bank covers 5 topics under Liver & Biliary System: Extrahepatic Biliary Tree (30 questions); Gallbladder (30 questions); Liver (30 questions); Liver Blood Supply & Venous Drainage (30 questions); and Porta Hepatis & Hepatic Pedicle (30 questions).
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Liver & Biliary System Anatomy MCQs: mixed practice questions
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The common bile duct then passes through the:
From: Extrahepatic Biliary TreeCorrect answer: B. The distal common bile duct traverses the head of the pancreas.Gallbladder concentration of bile occurs mainly by:
From: GallbladderCorrect answer: A. Water and salts are absorbed from bile, concentrating its contents.The ligamentum venosum is the remnant of the:
From: LiverCorrect answer: D. The ductus venosus closes after birth and persists as the ligamentum venosum.The liver receives approximately three times more blood from the portal vein than from the:
From: Liver Blood Supply & Venous DrainageCompared with the hepatic artery, the portal vein carries approximately:
From: Porta Hepatis & Hepatic PedicleCorrect answer: E. The portal vein carries approximately three times the blood flow of the hepatic artery.