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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 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.
Hepatitis microbes, alcohol in excess over time, tropical diseases, genetic problems, immunosuppressive problems, drug abuse (legal and illegal), side effects from drugs, bacterial and viral problems can all damage the liver and cause liver disease.
Do liver cells contain connective tissue?
Connective tissue is made of cells, and cells do not contain other cells (if they are healthy; bacterial infection would be an exception). Cells do contain structural elements that connect them to other cells, but that is not the same thing as connective tissue.
What is the by-product of amino acid catabolism in the liver?
The catabolism of amino acid in the liver is a highly complex process that will cause Glutamate to form as a by-product.
How could the liver maintain homeostasis after a person ate a meal that resulted in large amounts of sugar entering the blood?(the person is suffering from diabetes).
Why does cirrhosis causes hyperprolactinemia?
because prolactin is metabolized by liver and kidney both;;so in case of cirhosis or kidney failure prolactin goes sky high.
How hepatic viruses have affinity towards liver cells only?
basically, the viruses have a special compounds on their surface that binds ONLY to a receptor on the liver cell, and its not found on any other cell. so that's is how a virus for hepatitis C for instance ONLY infects the liver. its frankly a receptor ligand interaction
Do muscles liver and kidneys have fat?
Muscle can contain fat. In beef, we call this "marbling" because it looks something like the streaks in marble. The liver can also contain fat. I'm not sure about the kidneys, though they're often surrounded by fat.
What is an emulsifier made by the liver from cholesterol and stored in the gallbladder?
Bile is a fat emulsifier that is made by the liver and is stored in the gallbladder. It is considered part of the mechanical digestion process of digestion.
(Bile is NOT an enzyme)
