KROK 1 2020 – Question 25 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
Proliferation of the connective tissue in the hepatic parenchyma (fibrosis) caused by chronic diseases is often associated with disturbed blood circulation in the classical lobules. What blood flow direction can be observed in these lobules?
- A. From the apex to the base
- B. From the base to the apex
- C. From the periphery to the center
- D. From the center to the periphery
- E. Around the lobule
Hint
Recall which vessels supply and which vessel drains a classical hepatic lobule, and where each of them sits within the hexagon.
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