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The liver has many functions. Some of the functions are: to produce substances that break down fats, convert glucose to glycogen, produce urea (the main substance of urine), make certain amino acids (the building blocks of proteins), filter harmful substances from the blood (such as alcohol), storage of vitamins and minerals (vitamins A, D, K and B12) and maintain a proper level or glucose in the blood. The liver is also responsible for producing cholesterol. It produces about 80% of the cholesterol in your body.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe functions of the human liver include the production of bile in order to break down fatty foods and to produce protein to aid in the blood clotting process. The liver also functions to detoxify chemicals in the body.
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Is producing heat a function of the liver?
Yes it is one of the functions of liver
Can you die from cirrhosis If so why?
Yes. Cirrhosis is the scarring of liver tissue. The functions of the liver are vital to the body. It has over 500 functions. If it is scarred, the functions are not carried out, and the patient can die.
Does the size of the liver affect the body functions?
if the liver is enlarged it is in a state of disease.
What will happen if the liver fail to perform its functions?
Which functions of the liver have failed in this case? You can not live without this organ and it has many functions. The liver makes many proteins, digestive hormones, stores glycogen, breaks down toxins and many others.
How many functions that human liver have?
200
What causes your liver functions to be high?
cheese does
Why are elevated liver enzymes and abnormal liver functions a concern?
It is a concern because it indicates the liver is impaired in some way. Which will lead to an inability to excrete toxins from the body, as well as the livers hundreds of other functions.
Is liver a lung?
No. The liver and lungs are completely different organs each serving different functions.
What digestive function does the liver perform?
Explain the digestive functions of the liver?
What does drinking do to the normal liver metabolism?
The alcohol stops many of the normal liver functions because it's too busy detoxifying the alcohol. The normal functions resume when the alcohol is gone, though, if enough of the liver is undamaged.
Can a man live without a liver?
No human can live without a liver. The liver itself provides 500 functions, and is just as essential as the heart and brain. Without the liver one could not digest food. A few other functions the liver provides are storing vitamins and minerals, and regulating the body's metabolism!
What type of epithelial tissue does the liver?
No. These are the cells that make up most of the liver's tissue and preform specialized liver functions. They contain organelles.
