The following statement(s) is/are true concerning hepatic blood flow.
A. Although constituting only 2.5% of total body weight, the liver receives 25% of the cardiac output
B. Hepatic blood flow is equally derived from the portal vein and hepatic artery
C. The liver serves as a physiologic blood reservoir either releasing blood back into the systemic circulation at times of acute blood loss or in situations of volume overload serving as a site of extra blood storage
D. An important function of the liver is to filter particulate debris which is performed by phagocytic Kupffer cells which line the hepatic sinusoidal endothelium
Answer:A
The following statement(s) is/are true concerning hepatic blood flow.
A. Although constituting only 2.5% of total body weight, the liver receives 25% of the cardiac output B. Hepatic blood flow is equally derived from the portal vein and hepatic artery C. The liver serves as a physiologic blood reservoir either releasing blood back into the systemic circulation at times of acute blood loss or in situations of volume overload serving as a site of extra blood storage D. An important function of the liver is to filter particulate debris which is performed by phagocytic Kupffer cells which line the hepatic sinusoidal endothelium