Liver acinus: hepatic lobules are represented by hexagons (solid lines); liver acinus is represented by rhombus (dotted line).
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hepatic cell — n HEPATOCYTE * * * one of the polyhedral epithelial cells that constitute the substance of a liver acinus; called also hepatocyte, liver c., and parenchymal hepatic c … Medical dictionary
acinus — One of the minute grape shaped secretory portions of an acinous gland. Some authorities use the terms a. and alveolus interchangeably, whereas others differentiate them by the constricted openings of the a. into the excretory duct. [L. berry,… … Medical dictionary
Hepatic lobule — A hepatic lobule is a small division of the liver defined at the histological scale. It should not be confused with the anatomic lobes of the liver (caudate lobe, quadrate lobe, left lobe, and right lobe), or any of the functional lobe… … Wikipedia
lobule — A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe. SYN: lobulus [TA]. ala central l. [TA] SYN: wing of central l.. SYN: pars inferior alae lobuli centralis [TA], pars superior ali lobuli centralis [TA]. ansiform l. comprises the greater part of the … Medical dictionary
Duct (anatomy) — For qualities of writing or speech, see Ductus (linguistics). Duct Dissection of a lactating breast. 1 Fat 2 Lactiferous duct/lobule 3 Lobule 4 Con … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Centroacinar cell — Latin cellula centroacinosa Gray s subject #251 1204 … Wikipedia
lobuli hepatis — [TA] hepatic lobules: the small vascular units composing the substance of the liver, each of which is polygonal, with a central vein at its center and portal canals peripherally at the corners. See also liver acinus, under acinus, and see… … Medical dictionary
portal lobule — a polygonal mass of liver tissue, larger than a liver acinus, containing portions of three adjacent hepatic lobules, and having a portal vein at its center and a central vein peripherally at each corner. Diagram of hepatic (solid lines) and… … Medical dictionary
portal tract — a channel through an acinus of the liver, containing terminal branches of three vessels: a hepatic artery proper, a hepatic portal vein, and a bile duct … Medical dictionary
