It is encased in a fibroelastic capsule. In order to survive the liver requires 25 percent of the cardiac output. The major vessels of the liver are the portal vein which removes blood from the liver and the hepatic artery which supplies blood to the liver. Liver tissue is made up of units called lobules. Communicating with each lobule are a branch of the hepatic artery, a branch of the hepatic portal vein, and a bile duct.
Sinusoids are blood filled spaces within the lobules.
These are lined with Kupffer cells - phagocytic cells which remove debris from the blood. The matabolization of bilirubin. The storage of blood which can be released during during hemorrhage 4. The synthesizes of plasma proteins to maintain plasma osmotic pressure 5. The synthesizes of prothrombin, fibrinogen, and factors I, II, Vii, IX, and X which are necessary for blood clotting.