Anatomy · MU Sofia

Histology · Liver

Covers the histology of the liver, starting with the fibrous capsule and its mesothelial surface, then the hepatocyte parenchyma. It compares three ways of schematising the lobular structure: the classic hexagonal lobule based on blood flow, the triangular portal lobule based on bile flow, and the diamond-shaped hepatic acinus with its three perfusion zones. It then describes the portal tract, the central vein, and hepatocyte size, nuclei and membrane domains, with several annotated micrographs.

Inside: 12 sections · 7 labelled pictures · 15 flashcards · 5 min

Topic 255 of 264 in the MU Sofia syllabus for Anatomy (Dental Medicine, Year 2). The free AceMed note covers it in 12 sections, about 673 words (5 min of reading), with 15 flashcards.

In this note

  1. Introduction
  2. Basic Architecture
  3. The Capsule
  4. The Parenchyma
  5. Organization: Lobules & Acini
  6. The Lobules
  7. The Hepatic Acinus (Acinus of Rappaport)
  8. Key Structures
  9. The Portal Tract
  10. The Central Vein
  11. Parenchyma
  12. Hepatocytes

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