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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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How many patients with metastatic liver cancer have successful surgeries?

Unfortunately, only about 5% of patients with metastatic cancer (from primary tumors in the colon or rectum) fall into this group.

What does low sgot level in blood mean?

Transaminases (SGTP) & (SGOT): These are enzymes that are primarily found in the liver. Drinking too much alcohol, certain drugs, liver disease and bile duct disease can cause high levels in the blood. Hepatitis is another problem that can raise these levels. Low levels of GGTP may indicate a magnesium deficiency. Low levels of SGPT and SGOT may indicate deficiency of vitamin B6.

You can use glutathione even though you do not have liver disease?

If the question is can you use glutathione if you have liver disease, the answer is yes.

If the question is can you use glutathione if you do not have liver disease, the answer is still yes.

Anyone can safely take glutathione.

However, you cannot just take glutathione, and expect your glutathione levels to go up. You must take the precursors or building blocks for your body to make it in your cells.

When you raise your glutathione levels, it actually helps your liver to do a better job and function optimally, since glutathione levels are highest in your liver and your kidneys, your main organs of detoxification.

One of glutathione's main functions in the body is to detoxify or liquefy poisons and remove them from your body. So glutathione, if raised properly, can actually be beneficial to your liver if you have liver disease.

What is the structure of the liver?

the liver is part of your digestive system it contains an enzyme called milliphosiphis. it is the tube that is connected to the anus.

The liver reacts to a high level of glucose in the blood glucose in the blood by converting some of the glucose to?

Glucose in the blood is converted to glycogen due to the actions of insulin. Glycogen is insoluble, so it doesn't affect the osmotic balance in the cytoplasm of our muscle and liver cells.


Glycogen is stored in the liver and it is released into the blood stream if the flood glucose level drops, if at fasting or after many hours of food intake.

Is nitrogen from amino acid breakdown stored in the liver?

Access aminp acids cannot be stored and is either broken down into nitrogen of converted to storable fats and carbohydrates by the liver. Nitrogen is highly toxic and is excreted in the urine, not stored in the liver.

What are serious consequencies of scar tissue in the liver?

Severe jaundice, fluid accumulation in the abdomen (ascites ), and deterioration of mental function, due to the build-up of toxins in the blood (liver encephalopathy ), eventually occur, leading to death.

What liver function tests are most useful?

the liver function enzymes and the ratio of direct to total bilirubin.

What role does the liver play in defending your body from poisonous substances?

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.

Why does the liver leak bile?

because bile is the inner coating of the liver

How does anorexia affect the liver?

Anorexic means skinny, skinnier than usual. Most anorexics stomachs are squeezed and thats where the liver is and it sometimes punctures it . Happened to someone at my school and had to be in the hospital for awhile idk what they did to them though

Why is the liver tissue homogenised?

To remove the organic molecules for study.

What are the two things the liver stores?

The liver stores lots of things such as glucose in the form of glycogen, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin K, iron, and copper.

What is a hypodense lesion in the left lobe of the liver mean?

What does this mean........innumerable multiple hypodence lesions involving both lobes of the liver measuring 2 to 5 mm. Nodularity of the liver contour .there is mild hepatomegaly

How do you find out if your liver in the body is healthy?

Palpation - a doctor prodding your stomach - if you're not too overweight - is an easy start. That'll show rough size and firmness.

Next step would probably be a blood test, to see if those values associated with liver function are OK.

Third would be an imaging test. Perhaps ultrasound first. Then there is always x-ray or a scan, if needed.

If your liver gets cut off can it regrow?

Yes. The remaining liver cells will undergo a process called "hypertrophy." Basically, each cell will get a little bigger to take over the work from the part of the liver that got removed. Overall, the liver will seem to regrow over time. Like all things, there is a limit to how much can "regenerate."

How does water soluble material travel to the liver for processing?

The Esophagus uses peristalisis to perform this function.

What is the function of the liver in the cardiovascular system?

Just to clarify, it is not part of the cardiovascular system. But it has a function of breaking down old red blood cells and recycling some of the parts for new red blood cells.

How long can a liver survive outside the body?

It is now possible to preserve a liver out of the body for 10 to 20 hours

What bones protect the liver?

Ribs 6-12 protect the liver along with the bottom of the sternum.

Largest liver cyst recorded?

My daughter just had one removed that was 7 pounds. Anyone have a larger one?