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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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Why liver is considered as largest gland?
because it's the biggest gland in size. it's considered a gland because it produces digestive enzymes and bile
What is the medical term meaning liver specialist?
Gastroenterologist or Hepatologist
A doctor who specializes on the liver is a hepatologist. Not to be confused with a herpatologist, who studies snakes.
The answer depends on the type of problem. In our area, gastroenterologists treat most liver problems, but sometimes the treatment of hepatitis is done primarily by infectious disease specialists.
Does the liver help any other organs?
In keeping the body healthy the liver most importantly works with the cardiovascular system which carried many toxins to the liver which can then metabolise them. It also works with the urinary system by making urea, the main component of urine. The liver is a part of the digestive system.
Almost every organ requires all the others to work. The liver is no exception. the brain tells the heart to pump blood and tells the diaphragm to move. The lungs absorb oxygen from the air to fuel the respiratory process to keep all your cells healthy. The skin protects your body from infection. The kidneys filter the blood to keep it clean.
It's a system, and like any other system, if you take one part out, the other parts suffer.
What specialist treats kidneys and liver?
The branch of medicine that is concerned with kidney disease treatment and diagnosis is called nephrology and specialists who treat kidney diseases are called nephrologists. Besides nephrologists, kidney problems may also be treated and managed by urologists, pediatricians, and primary care physicians. There are several kidney problems such as kidney failure, kidney stones, and kidney cancer that may require intervention by a qualified nephrologist. Your treatment will depend on the type of kidney disease you're suffering from.
A nephrologist is a physician specializing in the diagnosis and management of kidney disease.
All sugar could damage the liver. Especially white processed sugar is poisonous to our bodies. There is sugar in all processed packaged foods for instance; white bread,cookies,crackers, even frozen foods, read the labels before you buy.
What happens when the liver can't function?
we know
The liver is the organ that produces bile. And bile salts to help digest fats.
The liver is the organ that collects energy such as glucose and vitamins.
The liver is the body's energy production.
The liver is responsible for eliminating waste.
so if loss liver's function body can't make enzyme for digestion and can't eradicate waste
How do your liver and kidneys work together to remove wastes from your blood?
Your kidneys remove one type of waste your liver removes a different type of waste. Your kidneys remove urea and anything else your body will never want to use again. Your kidneys remove dissolved items from your blood stream. Your liver removes wastes that can be re-digested and used again in the process of digestion. Your liver also removes unwanted solid material from your blood stream.
How can liver dysfunction cause bleeding disorders?
because of the platelets that form can make it clot
What happens in a Liver biopsy?
In this procedure, a tissue sample is removed from the liver and is examined under a microscope in order to learn more about the organ
How much tramadol can damage the liver?
Any pill you take, even aspirin, slowly corrodes the livers ability to regenerate itself and will eventually lead to failure or cancer or some other complication.
How does food pass through the mother to get to the fetus to feed of off?
The baby is connected by the umbilical cord to the placenta. The placenta is attached to the inside of the womb. Blood carries food through the blood vessels in the wall of the womb and the blood vessels of the placenta absorb the food.
What color top tube is used to draw blood for a liver panel test?
the cadiac enzymes must be drawn in a green top tube or a red top not a lavender i dont knw who put that but they are really stupid
What are some important functions of the human liver?
When the blood glucose concentration becomes excessive; liver converts the glucose into glycogen. Liver converts the glycogen back to the glucose when energy is needed.
2: Metabolism
Liver is responsible for the metabolism of proteins and fats. It synthesizes blood clotting factors and stores various types of vitamins.
3:Bile secretion
The hypatocystes (cells) of liver secrete bile. The bile is stored in gallbladder.The bile duct of liver and cystic duct of gallbladder form common bile duct. The common bile duct join the pancreatic duct, the bile from common bile duct and pancreatic juice from pancreatic duct empty into duodenum (of small intestine) through the sphincter of oddi (valve) if it is opened. The opening of this valve is controlled by a hormone called Cholecystokinin.
Bile juice helps in emulsificaton of fats.
Bile is alkaline solution. Its molecules have dual nature (one end is attracted to water molecule while other is attracted to fat molecule). Thus its molecules remain in between water molecules and fat molecules (emulsification process).
If bile molecules were not present between fats and water, the fat molecules would be repelled by water molecules and be attracted to each other. The fat molecules would merge together because fats are insoluble in water. The merged fats would not be easily broken down with lipase (fat digesting enzyme).
4:Breakdown of old red blood cells
Liver breaks down the old red blood cells into bilurubin. Bilurubin is excreted in bile and urine.
5: Detoxification
Liver contains macrophages called Kupffer cells. These cells engulf and breakdown toxic matter such as microorganisms, dead cells and chemicals. Kupffer cells ingest microorganism by phagocytosis. The engulfed microorganism is called phagosome. Lysosmes in the cytoplasm of kupffer cell, fuse with the phagosome and release digestive enzymes. These enzymes breakdown and kill the microorganism.
But how do kupffer cells identify toxic matter?
There are receptors for the toxic matter on the surface of kupffer cells. The harmful particle and these receptors of kupffer cell can fit together like pieces of a puzzle. The harmful particle is then engulfed by kupffer cell.
Can a person overcome stage 4 cancer in the liver?
It is possible to survive any of the 4 stages of cancer, but stage 4 is the least likely to survive because the tumor is no longer localized in one place but has metastasized, spawning thousands of small tumors everywhere in the body. Strong chemotherapy is usually required to treat stage 4 cancer (and some of the toxic drugs used for chemotherapy can kill you faster than the cancer itself if they are not carefully managed by the oncologists).
The liver store glucose in what form?
Glycogen is stored in the liver and muscles, and is second to fats as long-term energy storage.
take WAY too much Tylenol extra strength. and drink a LOT of alcohol.
Who is the oldest surviving liver transplant recipient in the US?
Shivnath Kanoria was first operated on 27th May 1980 by Dr, Naresh Trehan
Ron Mills had bypass surgery in August 1976 at Westminster Hospital London By Mr Drew and Mr Baily (Heart Surgeons) Still Here!!!!
Geoff Nash of Fareham Hampshire Still going at 69 years Having had Sextuple Bypass at Southampton Western chest hospital in February 1978 By Mr Munroe he`s now retired. anybody interested contact me on G_NASH1@sky.com
Raymond Sivret of Mattawa Ontario had a double bypass procedure in May of 1970 in Montreal, making it over 39 years and still ticking!!!!
