Anatomy & Physiology › Section U · The digestive system › Topic U.5
The liver, pancreas, and gallbladder
Food never passes through the liver, pancreas or gallbladder, yet without their secretions you could digest almost no fat and little protein. This topic looks at how each organ is built and how it delivers its products to the duodenum on time.
In this topic
- The liver and its blood supply
- Inside a liver lobule
- Worked example: liver blood flow
- Bile and emulsification
- Bilirubin and stool colour
- Bile ducts and the gallbladder
- The pancreas
- Pancreatic juice and its control
- Worked example: a stone in the common bile duct
- The liver beyond digestion
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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