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What are the natural defenses that your body has against harmful substances and disease?
Your body uses antibodies to attack any harmful substances in your body. These harmful substances are called antigens.
What organ declines in function with age and is primarily responsible for the metabolism of drugs?
Liver
What organelle removes harmful substances for a cell?
Lysosomes remove harmful substances for a cell. Lysosomes are found in eukaryotic cells
Which organ of your body breaks and destroys substances?
kidney
When poisonous or harmful substances are in the blood which are absorbed by?
Theliver
Which structure detoxifies harmful substances and synthesizing lipids?
The Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum is the organelle responsible for detoxing the cell of harmful substances and synthesizing lipids within the cell.
Organ that detoxifies the body of poisons?
The liver.
What is the organ that detoxifies the body of poisons such as alcohol?
the liver.
What organ detoxifies poisons that may be found in the body?
Mostly the liver.
What organ detoxifies drugs and synthesizes clotting factors such as prothrombin?
liver
What detoxifies harmful substances like alcohol formaldehyde and disarms free radicals?
Peroxisome "Peroxisomes, like lysosomes, are enzyme-containing sacs. However, their oxidases have a different task. Using oxygen, they detoxify a number of harmful substances, most importantly free radicals. Peroxisomes are particularly abundant in kidney and liver cells, cells that are actively involved in detoxification." (Credit to Authors Elaine N. Marieb and Susan J. Mitchell)
What would happen to an organ if its cell membranes became permeable to most substance?
it would die as harmful substances entered the cells. (APEX)
Which organ synthesizes clotting factors stores vitamins detoxifies drugs and helps regulate blood glucose?
The liver
What organ is similar to kidney?
The liver has some function like a kidney. It also removes some wastes and detoxifies as it does.
What is the organ that produces bile and detoxifies a variety of substance?
liverThat sounds like jobs for the liver.The Liver
What are the natural defenses that your body has against harmful substances and disease?
Your body uses antibodies to attack any harmful substances in your body. These harmful substances are called antigens.
What harmful substances are in a E- cigerette?
There are no harmful substances in the E-cigarettes, however 'Nicotine' is still present.
