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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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It's the right hand side of your abdomen, just below the level of your ribcage (i.e. not protected fully by your ribcage).
What does High AST on a metabolic panel mean?
It depends on the context and may indicate any of the following conditions:
- Cirrhosis (scarring of the liver)
- Heart attack
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatitis
- Liver cancer or tumor
- Liver ischemia (lack of blood to the liver)
- Mononucleosis
- Muscle disease or trauma
- Necrosis of liver tissue
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
- Use of medications that are toxic to the liver
Other reasons for increases include:
- Heart procedures
- Seizure
- Severe burns
- Surgery
Can viral gastroenteritis cause elevated liver enzymes?
Yes. As an example, in one study of children with acute rotavirus infection (an extremely common cause of diarrheal ilnesses), the majority of them had elevated AST/ALT levels, usually modest such as up to twice the upper limit of normal range.
The liver and pancreas are connected to the?
The liver and pancreas are connected to the duodenum, the first section of the small intestine where most of the chemical digestion occurs.
The liver has hepatic ducts (tubes that direct the secretions) that join with the cystic duct from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct that enters the duodenum. The pancreas has it's own pancreatic duct which joins with the common bile duct just before entering the small intestine at a structure called the hepatopancreatic ampulla (also known as the amulla of Vater).
These ducts release the digestive enzymes and bile that allow the duodenum to carry out the majority of chemical digestion and food absorption.
Caput medusa is a pattern of distended veins on the abdomen, and is a sign of liver disease.
What product was advertised with the catch phrase Larry's mom made liver too?
Flintstone Vitamins. I think.
How does flamingo digest its food?
They poo it out I am not kidding.
Added by Dr. Misha:
uh, yeah, pooing comes After Digestion, which, technically, is the breaking down of food into nutrients which are capable of being absorbed by the body. Without exception, in all birds digestion starts starts in the crop, an organ in the throat. Since birds have no teeth (again, without exception), they need a way to break down food into particles that are small enough to pass through the alimentary canal. Most birds eat small stones or bits of gravel, which they store in their crop. When food is swallowed, it first enters the crop, where it is mixed with the gravel in order to be broken down, the same way our teeth pulverize food, before travelling through the rest of the GI (gastro-intestinal) system.
Biliary drainage of caudate lobe of human liver?
Caudate lobe drains into Left and Right Hepatic ducts; don't get confused with the Quadrate lobe of the liver which drains only into the Left hepatic duct.
What is mild hapatomegaly with fatty infiltration and focal area of fat sparing?
Mild hepatomegaly with fatty infiltration and focal are of fat sparing is basically fatty deposits in the liver.
What is the number of liver lobes in human and in the fetal pig?
The fetal pig's live is comprised of five lobs. The human liver has just four lobes which are the right, left, caudate, and quadrate.
Does the liver produce anything else but bile?
Actually the liver does produce other products. Proteins: albumin, fibrinogen and globulins Lipids and lipoproteins.
What does insulin cause the liver to change glucose into?
Insulin causes the glucose in your blood to enter the cells for energy. It does not cause the liver to change glucose into anything. Your liver does, however, store extra sugar in the form of glucagon.
How high does alpha fetoprotein tumor marker count go in liver cancer?
I am not sure how high they can go but mine was 6800
MELD scores are used to estimate life expectancy of individuals with cirrhosis. MELD stands for Modelling of End stage Liver Disease - it is an algorithm based on blood test results and some other factors. Please see related link for MELD calculator.
My uncle's liver is gone and they want give him a transplant What is going to happen?
He will go on a waiting list for a cadaver donor liver. He will get the transplant and live for his expected life-span.
If no cadaver liver donor is available, they will treat him symptomatically and try to find a living donor among relatives who are compatible. If none is found, his long-term prognosis is not good. Half a liver from a living donor will regenerate and both the donor and the recipient will have an entire liver after a few months.
Does the Krebs cycle takes place in the liver?
Yes, since the liver obviously contains mitochondria in which the Krebs cycle takes place.
What causes pigment cirrhosis?
Disorders like the inability to metabolize iron and similar disorders may cause pigment cirrhosis
What is the pigment manufactured by the liver and necessary for the digestion of fat called?
derp derp derp it all derp and like derp
Is the liver superior to the gallbladder?
They're both different organs with distinct functions, so it would be similar to asking "Is the apple superior to the orange?".
On another note, you'll still live with your gallbladder removed, but you won't live long without your liver. For example, in liver failure, there might be massive ascites and caput medusae.
Ribs 6-12 protect the liver along with the bottom of the sternum
