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==Structure==

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[[Image:Topography of the Liver.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Topography of the Liver (Dog)- Copyright RVC 2008]]

*Cranial part of the abdomen

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*The [[Gall Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology|gallbladder]] is located between the right medial and quadrate lobes

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**Reticular fibres (collagen type III, proteoglycans and glycoproteins) support the hepatocytes and walls of the sinusoids

*The hiatus is

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==Vasculature==

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*Blood flows from the portal areas into the central vein

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*Central vein lined by simple squamous epithelium

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[[Image:Lobule Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Liver Lobule Histology - Copyright RVC 2008]]

*Connective tissue capsule around each lobule

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*Thin mesothelium covers connective tissue layer

*The larger liver cells are called lobules

**Each lobule contains an opening for the central vein and contains portal areas

**Lobules composed of liver cords called hepatocytes

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**Sinusoids present between hepatocytes

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**Sinusoids present between hepatocytes containing red blood cells

*Portal area present in lobules

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**Lymphatics- small and delicate

[[Image:Portal Triad Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Portal Triad Histology in a Lobule- Copyright RVC 2008]]

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*Hepatocytes are the smaller liver cells in the lobules

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**Contain glycogen granules

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*Kupfer macrophages present near the lining of the sinusoids

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