Learning objectives
•describe the histological structure of liver
•illustrate the three concepts/ interpretations of liver structure/microscopic functional units (mentioning the basis/ emphasis of each concept/interpretation)
• describe the light microscopic structure of gallbladder
liver
Structural components of liver
Structure of liver
•There are three ways to describe the structure of the liver in terms of a functional unit:
•the classic lobule
•the portal lobule
•the liver acinus
Classic liver lobule
Classical Liver Lobule
Portal Lobule
Hepatic Acinus
Hepatic acinus zones
hepatocytes
Perisinusoidal space
Biliary Tree
CANAL OF HERING
Gall bladder
Mucosa
Lamina propria
