Description
Largest internal glandular organ in the body, weighing approximately 3– 3.5 pounds.
Function
The liver is first to receive blood from the intestines where the blood has absorbed the final products of digestion and decomposition. The liver removes toxic products and purifies digestion and assimilation. It incorporates amino acids into energy production. It synthesizes cholesterol as well as lipoproteins for the transport of fat to other body tissues; it converts fatty acids so they may be used as energy sources. The liver stores and releases sugar. The liver is the storage place for copper, iron, vitamin B12 and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. The liver excretes bile.
Colour
Reddish brown.
Shape
Triangular. Convex on it’s upper margin, concave in it’s lower margin and about the size of a Rugby ball.
Location
In the upper right quadrant of the abdominal cavity resting just below the diaphragm. The liver lies to the right of the stomach and overlies the gallbladder.
Largest internal glandular organ in the body, weighing approximately 3– 3.5 pounds.
Function
The liver is first to receive blood from the intestines where the blood has absorbed the final products of digestion and decomposition. The liver removes toxic products and purifies digestion and assimilation. It incorporates amino acids into energy production. It synthesizes cholesterol as well as lipoproteins for the transport of fat to other body tissues; it converts fatty acids so they may be used as energy sources. The liver stores and releases sugar. The liver is the storage place for copper, iron, vitamin B12 and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. The liver excretes bile.
Colour
Reddish brown.
Shape
Triangular. Convex on it’s upper margin, concave in it’s lower margin and about the size of a Rugby ball.
Location
In the upper right quadrant of the abdominal cavity resting just below the diaphragm. The liver lies to the right of the stomach and overlies the gallbladder.
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