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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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Do rats have livers?

yes, i looked at one in human physiology last week down i microscope. therefore i can promise you that rats have liver's. love Ash xx

Can chlamydia cause liver disease?

Chlamydia doesn't cause liver disease per se, but can cause symptoms around the liver. Sometimes if a woman has chlamydia-related PID, she can get inflammation around the liver, called FitzHugh Curtis syndrome. This can be mistaken for gallbladder disease.

Does drinking ice water damage your liver?

No, your will warm it up and it will pass through you just like any other water. Even if you swallow an ice cube it will simply melt into water and do the same.

No gas foods?

usually the quick digest high carb foods are best for "no gas".

What best describes the liver?

I am in nursing school, so this is my understanding of the liver. The liver is a large, vital organ that plays an active role in digestion/ metabolism and our circulatory system. It produces an enzyme called bile which helps with digestion of fats, but I think its most important role is the how it filters our blood of toxins. An instructor described it as a "pool filter, but for the body." We don't really worry about the pool filter when its working, but when it stops working the pool gets green, slimy, and smelly and then we know there is a problem. The liver is our filter and if it were not functioning properly we too would have the same problems... our bilirubin (which is dead red blood cells that are filtered by and excreted through the liver) then back up throughout the body and turn our skin a yellow or more bronze color referred to as jaundice. Also certain electrolytes and vitamins are absorbed and excreted through it so there would be an imbalance of them in a blood lab test. A good article to read about the liver was found in "Nursing Made Incredibly Easy" I don't remember which one, but you can google it and search liver on the website. I hope that helped.

What is the livers job in the human body?

The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body, and is an organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body, including glycogen storage, decomposition of red blood cells, plasma protein synthesis, and detoxification. This organ also is the largest gland in the human body. It lies below the diaphragm in the thoracic region of the abdomen. It produces bile, an alkaline compound which aids in digestion, via the emulsification of lipids. It also performs and regulates a wide variety of high-volume biochemical reactions requiring very specialized tissues. Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word for liver, hēpar Liver also plays main role in medicines metbolism etc.

What is S9 liver fraction?

Liver S9 fractions are subcellular fractions that contain drug-metabolizing enzymes including the cytochromes P450, flavin monooxygenases, and UDP glucuronyl transferases. Liver S9 fractions are a major tool for studying xenobiotic metabolism.

Why does drinking too much grain alcohol damage the liver?

Drinking too much of any form of alcoholic beverages over a long enough period of time increases the risk of damaging the liver by causing scar tissue that reduces the ability of that organ to perform its functions.

Why do people get liver blood clots in their mouth after a tooth ext?

Because the extraction site in the mouth is healing, and the liver clot is a way of healing it.

What is chop liver?

It is actually "chopped liver," which is a Jewish delicacy. It often sounds like "chop liver" when used in the expression "What am I, chopped liver?"