Lobules Of Liver
A hepatic lobule is a small division of the liver defined at the histological scale. It should not be confused with the anatomic lobes of the liver (caudate lobe, quadrate lobe, left lobe, and right lobe), or any of the functional lobe classification systems.
The two-dimensional microarchitecture of the liver can be viewed from multiple different perspectives:
| Name | Shape | Model |
| classical lobule | hexagonal; divided into concentric centrilobular, midzonal, periportal parts | anatomical |
| portal lobule | triangular; centered around a portal triad | bile secretion |
| acinus | elliptical or diamond-shaped; divided into zone I (periportal), zone II (transition zone), and zone III (pericentral) | blood flow and metabolic |
The term "hepatic lobule", without qualification, typically refers to the classical lobule.
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