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Liver: A large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity that secretes bile and is active in the formation of certain blood proteins and in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
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Which organs clean the blood?
Liver and kidneys.
What two major parts of the digestive system is the pancreas attached to?
the pancreas works with the small intestine and the liver. It works with the liver by sending the hormones that it makes to the liver. The pancreas makes insulin and glucagon. If the blood sugar is high, the pancreas sends out insulin. The liver reads this and it will store glucose(sugar). Glucagon tells the liver to release glucose when the blood sugar is high. The pancreas works with the small intestine because it makes digestive juices that are sent into the small intestine. The juices help break down food.
What is the largest gland of the liver pancreas gallbladder or gastric gland?
The liver is the largest gland in the list you have given.
What is largest exocrine gland in the body?
Liver and Pancreas is the Largest exocrine gland of human body.
What organs produce enzymes that help in digestion?
The small intestine produces digestive enzymes. Certain things that you eat are digested in different parts of the body by different systems.
Which is the biggest the pancreas or the liver?
The liver is bigger than the pancreas.
What are the four accessory organs of digestion?
salivary gland, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
What are the five accessory organs of the gastrointestinal system?
Accessory organs include the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas and .
How did hormones travel from pancreas to your liver?
hormones travel from pancreas going to your stomach passes to your liver
What is purpose of liver and pancreas?
the liver produces bile and the pancreas produces enzymes that breakdown food.
What' gland controls blood glucose levels?
Pancreas
What is the difference between pancreatitis and hepatitis?
Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas whereas hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver.
Is the pancreas located behind the liver?
No, the pancreas is not located behind the liver. It is more accurately located behind the stomach in the upper left quadrant of the body.
What 3 accessory digestive organs does food not pass through?
Liver,pancreas,galbladderThe pancreas and liver (and its storage organ, the gall bladder) add digestive fluids between the stomach and small intestine, but no food passes through them.
Which organ produces digestive enzymes?
The pancreas is the main digestive enzyme-producing organ in the body.
Would you expect to see strands of connective tissue within the pancreas and liver?
Because blood vessels are embedded in the pancreas and liver
Why would you expect to see strands of connective tissue within the pancreas and liver?
Because blood vessels are embedded in the pancreas and liver
