AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

EXCRETION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Organ in the digestive system that has many functions including producing bile, breaking down toxins and wastes.
A
liver
B
pancreas
C
small intestine
D
gall bladder
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your liver continually produces bile. This is a chemical that helps turn fats into energy that your body uses. Bile is necessary for the digestive process. Your liver also creates albumin.

Detailed explanation-2: -The liver produces bile, a solution that helps you digest fats. Gallbladder. The gallbladder stores bile. As fatty food enters the upper portion of your small intestine (the duodenum), the gallbladder squeezes bile into the small intestine through the bile ducts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Functions of the liver The liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile. This helps carry away waste products from the liver.

Detailed explanation-4: -The liver filters all of the blood in the body and breaks down poisonous substances, such as alcohol and drugs. The liver also produces bile, a fluid that helps digest fats and carry away waste.

Detailed explanation-5: -Liver: An organ with many functions, your liver’s two main responsibilities in the process of digestion are to make and secrete bile and to process and purify the blood containing newly absorbed nutrients that are coming from the small intestine.

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