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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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hepatic portal vein
The liver removes excess from the bloodstream?
Yes, it removes toxins and waste from the bloodstream e.g. Alcohol.
Why are peroxisomes mostly found in kidney and liver cells?
Peroxisomes are mostly found in the liver and kidney because many things digested are detoxified through the live and kidney. Therefore, more peroxisomes have evolved into these organs for better detoxification.
Which organ is about size of a football when you are full grown what are its three main purpose?
Liver
Your liver
steatosis
Steatosis which is the mildest type nonalcholic fatty liver disease, is characterized by accumulations of fat within the liver that usually does not cause liver damage
What does the liver do to many toxins?
Toxins that have been absorbed from the intestine, inhaled, injected or otherwise taken into the body or are circulated in the blood to the liver where for the most part they are rendered harmless.
Is minoxidil bad for the liver?
It can't be good for the liver and although the amount entering the body systemically is small it must have a small if negligible effect. More worrying is the bad side effects it can have on the skin including wrinkling pore enlargement and dark rings around the eyes. It has been clinically proven to stop collagen synthesis.
Is cirousious of the liver contagious?
No it is not. Cirrhosis is most commonly caused by heavy alcohol consumption and chronic hepatitis C.
Where is the liver located in relation to heart?
It is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity, resting just below the diaphram. The liver lies to the right of the stomach and overlies the gallbladder. It is connected to two large blood vessels, one called the hepatic artery and one called the portal vein. The liver is in a laterally inferior position to the hearts location
Where does the hepatic duct lead?
There are two hepatic ducts one from each lobe of the liver. They converge to form the common hepatic duct which then leads to the common bile duct. This leads through the sphincter of Oddi and the ampulla of Vater into the duodenum portion of the small intestine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_hepatic_duct#mediaviewer/File:Biliary_system_new.svg
What features of a liver cell show it is metabolically active?
because it has a great number of mitochondria.
Is it good to for your liver to eat chopped liver?
no.
it is called liver because it is the liver of a cow.
How do you cut frozen ox liver?
I think you have to unfreeze it first. If you want to cut it while frozen, you have to use a saw-like blade.
Anabolic processes - Can provide energy to build up macromolecules from their components, for example DNA replication, protein synthesis and polysaccharide synthesis. Movement - It can provide energy for cellular movement such as muscle contractions, ciliary actions and spindle action in cell division. Active transport (AT) - Can provide energy to allow materials to move against a concentration gradient. Reactivity of chemicals - Makes chemicals more reactive an example would be phosphorylation in the glycolysis stage of cellular respiation. Secretion - It is used to form vesicles in cells, these are vital for the secretion of unwanted products. The liver would have a high amount of mitochondria because there is a huge number of biochemical reactions taking place. According to the 1961 Peter Mitchell theory of chemi-osmotic It is the energy of these highly charged membranes that synthesize ATP. The mitochondra perform the Krebs cycle.
What is a enhancing lesion on a liver CT?
There are several phases to a liver CT, or any CT. I am not a physician, but I just read up on the stages of a CT (with the IV dye contrast).
There is the Arterial Phase, the Venous Phase, and several others in the CT, which takes about 35 seconds on average to perform once on the scanner.
Most of the enhancing lesions ARE benign, but don't quote me.
Please, someone with medical knowledge help this person.
You can find a good article on RadiologyAssistant.com
Among kidney liver and lungs which organ purifies blood?
All three purify the blood. The lungs help remove carbon dioxide, the kidneys remove water-soluble waste and the liver removes fat soluble wastes and many other impurities from the blood.
Why do men with cirrhosis of the liver develop gynecomastia?
Men with cirrhosis of the liver will often develop gynecomastia from increased production of estrogens.
