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*Management of endogenous waste, e.g haem (Hb, cytochromes, Mb) and ammonia (amino acids)
*Management of endogenous waste, e.g haem (Hb, cytochromes, Mb) and ammonia (amino acids)
===Acinus===
*the smallest functional unit of the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] - this unit stresses the dependence of the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] on its afferent blood vessels and efferent bile ducts
*a roughly diamond shaped parenchymal mass surrounding and supplied by the portal area
*consists of 3 zones:
**Zone 1 - periportal (centroacinar), around the portal areas
**Zone 2 - midzonal
**Zone 3 - centrilobular (periacinar), bordering the hepatic venules
NB: blood enters from Zone 1 to Zone 3 and thus becomes less and less oxygenated
==Vasculature==
==Vasculature==