APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

HEPATOBILIARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Human liver development begins during ____ weeks of gestation
A
2nd week
B
3rd week
C
4th week
D
5th week
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fetal liver (FL) is an intricate and highly vascularized hematopoietic organ, which can support the extensive expansion of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) without loss of stemness, as well as of the downstream lineages of HSCs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The liver consists of 2 main lobes. Both are made up of 8 segments that consist of 1, 000 lobules (small lobes). These lobules are connected to small ducts (tubes) that connect with larger ducts to form the common hepatic duct.

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