MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hepatocytes (parenchymal cells) are the basic structural component of the liver, representing 60% of the total cell number and 80% of the total liver volume. They are arranged radially within the lobule to form cellular plates, between which the liver capillaries and the sinusoids are located.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hepatocytes. The most common cells of the liver (making up roughly 90% of the liver’s cells) are called hepatocytes. They are all identical. These cells carry out most of the functions which the liver performs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hepatocytes are the liver parenchymal cells performing many metabolic functions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The functional unit of the liver is the lobule. Each lobule is hexagonal and a portal triad (portal vein, hepatic artery, bile duct) sits at each corner of the hexagon. The foundation of the lobule is composed of hepatocytes, which have physiologically distinct apical and basolateral membranes.