Chapter 24, Problem 24.6.4AYLO

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The structure of hepatic lobules and sinusoids, the relationship of the hepatocytes to the blood in the sinusoids and the location and role of the stellate macrophages

Introduction:

Hepatic lobules are building blocks of liver tissue, while hepatocytes are epithelial cells of liver that makeup 55-65% of liver mass. Stellate macrophages are the specialized macrophages of the liver, also called kupffer cells.