3. Physiology
        3.2. Cardiovascular
            3.2.5. Special circulations
3.2.5.4. Hepatic

Hepatic circulation

[Ref: KB2: p72;BL8:p262;WG21:p627]

Some liver-specific figures:

Hepatic blood flow

Total hepatic blood flow

= 30% of cardiac output

= 1500 mL/min

[KB2:p72]

[BL8:p262]

Autoregulation

Normal values for blood pressures

Hepatic oxygen consumption

Hepatic oxygen consumption

= 20% of body oxygen consumption

= 50mLs O2/min

Sources of oxygen supplied

[KB2: p72]

[BL8:p262]

Measurement

Other notes

 

 

 

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