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
How long can you survive if large and small intestines and liver is not functioning?
It depends. Lack of sufficient functional bowel is termed short bowel syndrome which can occur in children and adults. Long-term survival from short bowel syndrome depends on many many things, including the individual's age, whether they have a functioning liver, whether they are receiving adequate nutrition from alternative sources (eg, total parenteral nutrition, in which nutrition is provided through an intravenous line), whether they have comorbid conditions (eg, congenital anomalies like gastroschisis in which the baby is born with the bowels outside the body can occasionally lead to short bowel syndrome, and the bowels of these babies tend not to work as well), how much bowel is functional, whether they will undergo surgery to elongate the bowel, the degree of success of this surgery, etc.
What is end of liver failure and what to expect?
End stage liver failure is also known as cirrhosis. The patient would have fluid and may look pregnant, they could be jaundiced, and experience no pain or quite a bit of pain. The person could be very weak and lead to coma and death.
Will dulluting the liver with water hide drugs in the body from a drugtest?
possibly it depends how much water you use. i preffer 2 liters of sterilized water.
What is the liver function in the digestive system?
an imo function of the liver is the synthesis of bile acids, which are then transported via the bile ducts into the intestine to aid in the digestion of fatty foods and the absorption of certain fat-soluble vitamins, particularly vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Does human muscle tissue and liver tissue make movement possible?
Movement of the body is made possible by the skeleton and the muscles. The liver has no part in the movements of the body.