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The spleen breaks down old red blood cells. The contained hemoglobin is released, which is further broken to globin, a protein and heme, a porphyrin.
The heme is converted to bilirubin, which moves from the spleen to the liver attached to albumin. (Both feces and urine get their color from the products of the breakdown of the heme.) The iron recycled from the breakdown of the heme group is stored in the liver.
Lou Altenwerth
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What organ in the body breaks down alcohol?
The liver breaks down alcohol into sugar.
What is the function of the lysosmes?
Brakes down miterials in the cell.
Organ system that breaks down food and absorb nutrients?
Digestive System
Which organelle in the cell breaks down alcohol?
ribosomes
What breaks down food wastes and worn out cell parts?
A decomposer breaks down dead organisms for nutrients.
What is in humans the organ that breaks down red blood cells and deaminates amino acids?
The Liver breaks down red blood cells and deaminates amino acids.
What organ breaks down chemicals?
Liver
What organ in the body breaks down alcohol?
The liver breaks down alcohol into sugar.
Maintains blood sugar levels and helps break down food?
The pancreas breaks food down and helps to maintain blood sugar levels. The pancreas is a very important organ in the body.
What is then organ that breaks down the foods?
The Intestines Breack Down Your Food
What organelle breaks down cell can compounds into small particles that the cell can use?
The mitochondria breaks down chemical bonds the cell can use for energy
What is the internal organ system called that breaks that breaks down food?
gastrointestingal system (GI)
Which organ breaks down food chemically and then absorbs the nutrients?
stomach
Which organ breaks down chemicals in the body such as alcohol and drugs?
The Liver
What organ system breaks food down for nutrition?
digestive system
What is the function of the lysosmes?
Brakes down miterials in the cell.
What cell does glucose partly break down in?
The Mitochondria in a cell breaks down the Glucose
