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What role does the liver play in defending your body from poisonous substances?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
The liver performs the below functions:
# Detoxification
# Protein Synthesis # Production of biochemicals needed for digestion # Harmone production # Decomposition of red blood cells etc The liver is a very vital organ of our body and we cannot survive without it.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoit filters the toxins out of you body, kind of like a coffee filter
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoit serves many purposes, the main one is to clean and regulate your blood and urine along with your kidneys, , it is one of the most vital organs, one cannot live without one
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Which organ makes new substances for the body?
The LIVER makes new substances for your body
What makes new substances for the body?
The Liver
The hepatic portal circulation serves the body by?
It serves the body in three ways. •Removes excess glucose and stores it in the liver as glycogen. •Detoxifys blood. •Removes various poisonous substances present in blood.
Which body part can break down poisonous chemicals?
Liver
This organ makes new substances for the body?
liver
What organ makes makes new substances for the body?
i think it is the kidney
Are the blood cells involved in defending the body against infective organism and foreign substances?
no
What are the blood cells involves in defending the body against infective organisms and foreign substances?
Leukocytes
What are the blood cells involved in defending the body against infective organisms and foreign substances.?
Leukocytes
What substances are stored in the liver?
There are many substances stored in the liver that are important for the body. Among these are glucose, vitamins A, D, K, and B12, along with iron and copper.
Why is the kidney important?
Kidney filters our blood and helps our body to get rid of the poisonous substances present in our body.
A cell gets rid of poisonous substances and other substances that cannot be used by the process of excretion?
All the poisonous substances are exited via the route of excretion.Liver tries to detoxify as much toxic chemicals as possible through enzymatic detoxification pathway.If the poisonous substances are stored in the body for prolonged period of time, uneasiness can occur.
