ANATOMY
HEPATOBILIARY
Question
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The sympathetic nerve supply to the liver is by
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Vagus nerve
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Splanchnic nerve
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Mesenteric nerve
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Hepatic plexus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The greater splanchnic nerve helps with the motility of the foregut and provides sympathetic innervation to the adrenal medulla. Specifically, it supplies the alimentary canal, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, adrenal medulla, and the spleen.
Detailed explanation-2: -The hepatic sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves play important roles in regulating a wide variety of hepatic functions. The hepatic parasympathetic nerves regulate “insulin sensitivity” in skeletal muscle (“The HISS Hypothesis” reviewed in 202).
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