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*The [[Gall Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology|gallbladder]] is located between the right medial and quadrate lobes
 
*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
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*Reticular fibres (collagen type III, proteoglycans and glycoproteins) support the hepatocytes and walls of the sinusoids
    
*The hiatus is  
 
*The hiatus is  
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*Interlobular spaces support bile ducts and blood vessels
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'''Divisions of the Liver'''
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*Lobes
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*Lobules
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*Hepatocytes and sinusoids
    
'''Lobes of the Liver'''
 
'''Lobes of the Liver'''
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==Vasculature==
 
==Vasculature==
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[[Image:Blood Flow In and Away from the Liver.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Blood Flow in the Liver - Copyright nabrown RVC 2008]]
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*Dual blood supply
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**70-80% hepatic portal vein (nutrient rich)
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**20-30% hepatic artery (oxygen rich)
    
*Blood flows from the portal areas into the central vein
 
*Blood flows from the portal areas into the central vein
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