Exam 11: The Liver and Biliary System

Which hepatitis virus is a DNA virus with a protein envelope that contains several distinct antigens,such as surface antigen?

Overall the most common cause of cirrhosis in the United States is:

Yellow cholesterol gallstones are typically found in association with:

Which of the following is a good serologic marker of hepatocellular carcinoma?

In spite of preventive treatment,which host cells may damage the function of a transplanted liver?

Lack of bile adversely affects the absorption of all of the following vitamins except:

The most common malignant tumor of the liver is:

Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity in patients with cirrhosis is associated with hypersecretion of which hormone?

In the preantibiotic era the most common cause of pylephlebitic abscesses of the liver was:

Complications of cirrhosis include all of the following except:

Which aspect of cirrhosis accounts for the development of esophageal varices?

Which hepatitis virus most commonly results in cirrhosis in the United States?

In chronic liver failure there is a marked decrease of blood:

In hemochromatosis the liver contains increased amounts of:

Primary sclerosing cholangitis affects primarily:

Nutrients reach the liver from the intestine through the:

Which serum enzyme is the most reliable marker of extrahepatic biliary obstruction?

Unconjugated bilirubin circulates in the blood bound to:

In Wilson's disease,serum contains decreased amounts of:

In cirrhosis the surface of the liver is: