QUESTIONS 309 



13. How much milk is secreted every day by the mammary glands 

 in a healthy woman? 



14. Give the chemical composition of milk. 



15. How does woman's milk differ from cows' milk? 



16. What is colostrum? Give its function. 



17. Which is the largest gland of the body? 



18. How much does the liver weigh? 



19. How many lobes has it? 



20. What structures pass out of and enter the transverse fissure 

 of the liver? 



21. Give the location of the liver in the abdominal cavity. 



22. What is the serous membrane surrounding the liver called? 

 The fibrous capsule? 



23. What microscopic structures are seen in the liver lobules? 



24. Name the functions of the liver. 



25. How is glycogen formed? W'here is it stored in the body 

 chiefly? 



26. Is urea a waste product resulting from metabolism? Which 

 organs excrete it? 



27. What is the function of the gall-bladder? Name its duct. 



28. Where is it located? 



29. What ducts form the common bile duct? 



30. Where does the common bile duct drain? 



31. How long is the cystic duct? The common bile duct? 



32. To which variety of glands does the pancreas belong? 



33. Give the dimensions of the pancreas. 



34. Name the duct of the pancreas. Which portion of the duo- 

 denum does it open into? 



35. What is the opening in the duodenum for the common bile 

 and pancreatic duct called? 



36. How does the pancreatic secretion leave the pancreas? 



37. Name the organs of internal secretion. 



38. Which one of the ductless glands is the largest? 



39. Give its dimensions and weight. 



40 How is the spleen attached to the stomach? The left kidney? 

 The diaphragm? 



41. Where are the suprarenal glands located in the abdominal 

 cavity? 



42. Name their functions? 



