Question

Blood supply of the liver (in ml/100 g/min) is?

• A. 1500-2000
• B. 1000-1500
• C. 50-60
• D. 250-300

Hint:

Total liver flow is about 1500 ml/min, but they want it per 100 g.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Separate the two ways hepatic flow is quoted: whole-organ flow in ml/min versus normalised flow in ml/100 g/min. The stem wants the normalised value.

Step 2: The liver receives the highest absolute blood flow of any organ, near $1500$ ml/min, supplied by the portal vein (about two-thirds) and the hepatic artery (about one-third).

Step 3: Dividing that large total by the considerable mass of the liver gives a tissue-specific perfusion of approximately $50$ to $60$ ml per 100 g per minute. The distractor $1500\text{-}2000$ is simply the total flow misread as per-100-g.

Step 4: Matching the units demanded, the answer is $50\text{-}60$ ml/100 g/min.

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