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Liver
The liver is a reddish brown gland that secretes digestive juices to aid in the digestion and absorption of food.
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Why does death occur faster with liver failure compared to kidney failure?
Because liver is more important, more severe. It has any
range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and
Is snorting a Tylox better for your liver than swallowing it?
No. It's best if you fart it and then stick it up your buttox.
Yes, but they will die before the realize somethings wrong.
Do men and women have the liver enzyme CYP3A4?
Yes, they both do. Its purpose is to oxidize small foreign organic molecules (xenobiotics), such as toxins or drugs, so that they can be removed from the body.
What is the constituents of bile pigment?
When you puke, there is the stuff currently being stored in your stomach that you recently consumed. There is also pure bile, which is actually just pure stomach acid.
What will happen when liver size increases?
When the liver size increases, there is usually an illness that causes it. The doctor will try go find the cause and treat it. An enlarged liver is called hepatomegaly. If not treated, it can cause death.
What does what am I chopped liver mean?
At one time chopped liver was a cheap cut of meat, while steak was an expensive cut of meat. So, asking 'what am I chopped liver' is a way asking if they think you have any value.
Can a person with kidney failure eat liver and kidney meat?
they can but they are better off not eating organs
Why don't alcohol containers have warning labels about liver disease?
They actually kind of do. It says its harmful for health, but they do not specify the risks. If they did, the whole can/bottle would be full!Liver disease, depression, because alcohol does causes you to act... emotional. Raised blood pressure, high risk of stroke, stomach disorders,cancers, particularly of the mouth, throat and gullet; hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver; malnutrition; accidents, at home, at work and on the roads; suicide are the most common problems alcohol drinking brings.
How old is liver pool liver building?
The liver buildings were built in 1788 the year of the loin (Chinese) they are famous world wide and were designed by David Platte.
How do you diagnose Liver disease?
The best way to start is to see a primary care medical provider- a Physician, Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner, who can order appropriate laboratory tests, take a medical history and perform a physical exam. Laboratory is generally ordered, usually a chemistry panel known as an SMA-22 or Comprehensive Metabolic panel, which includes liver enzymes. Then, if the liver enzymes show abnormalities, and/or you have a history of risk factors for various types of hepatitis, and/or abnormal findings on exam, a hepatitis screening panel is ordered. There are a number of different types of liver diseases, and depending on lab, physical exam results, and medical history, other tests may be necessary including: imagings (CT scans, Ultrasound, MRI, others), endoscopy (using a fiber optic tube passed through the esophagus to directly view the gallbladder duct, etc) and possibly liver biopsy, or even angiography (imaging of the blood vessels in and around the liver). Interpretation of abnormal liver enzymes and/or hepatitis panel can be complicated, so it is necessary to have these results gone over with a provider, and to receive the recommended tests/proceedures. Depending on the specific disease, some are serious, some are not, some are curable, some are not.
Why was liver used as a source of this enzyme?
liver is an organic compound that contains HIGH levels of catalase (enzyme)
What substance does the liver produce?
Aside from bile and cholestrol, the liver produces glycogen (storage molecule for glucose)and urea (product of deamination of amino acids, finishes in urine)
How does the liver do its job?
When the blood glucose concentration becomes excessive; liver converts the glucose into glycogen. Liver converts the glycogen back to the glucose when energy is needed.
2: Metabolism
Liver is responsible for the metabolism of proteins and fats. It synthesizes blood clotting factors and stores various types of vitamins.
3:Bile secretion
The hypatocystes (cells) of liver secrete bile. The bile is stored in gallbladder.The bile duct of liver and cystic duct of gallbladder form common bile duct. The common bile duct join the pancreatic duct, the bile from common bile duct and pancreatic juice from pancreatic duct empty into duodenum (of small intestine) through the sphincter of oddi (valve) if it is opened. The opening of this valve is controlled by a hormone called Cholecystokinin.
Bile juice helps in emulsificaton of fats.
Bile is alkaline solution. Its molecules have dual nature (one end is attracted to water molecule while other is attracted to fat molecule). Thus its molecules remain in between water molecules and fat molecules (emulsification process).
If bile molecules were not present between fats and water, the fat molecules would be repelled by water molecules and be attracted to each other. The fat molecules would merge together because fats are insoluble in water. The merged fats would not be easily broken down with lipase (fat digesting enzyme).
4:Breakdown of old red blood cells
Liver breaks down the old red blood cells into bilurubin. Bilurubin is excreted in bile and urine.
5: Detoxification
Liver contains macrophages called Kupffer cells. These cells engulf and breakdown toxic matter such as microorganisms, dead cells and chemicals. Kupffer cells ingest microorganism by phagocytosis. The engulfed microorganism is called phagosome. Lysosmes in the cytoplasm of kupffer cell, fuse with the phagosome and release digestive enzymes. These enzymes breakdown and kill the microorganism.
But how does kupffer cell identify toxic matter?
There are receptors for the toxic matter on the surface of kupffer cells. The harmful particle and these receptors of kupffer cell can fit together like pieces of a puzzle. The harmful particle is then engulfed by kupffer cell.
No. A liver fluke is an animal that only parasites off the livers of mammals. But in and of itself, it is not a mammal, it's a parasite.
Can you take a section of a healthy person's liver and use it to repair an unhealthy one?
you cannot use a healthy liver to repair a damaged one but the liver is the only organ that can regrow so part of a liver can be transplanted and will grow to a normal size for that person and the donors will also grow back to its original size
