NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The organ where food doesn’t pass through but it does break down fats and detoxify poisons?
A
liver
B
small intestine
C
stomach
D
large intestine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The liver produces bile to help break down and absorb fats. Waste products and toxins are removed through bile.

Detailed explanation-2: -The liver filters toxins through the sinusoid channels, which are lined with immune cells called Kupffer cells. These engulf the toxin, digest it and excrete it. This process is called phagocytosis. As most chemicals are relatively new it will be thousands of years before our body properly adapts to them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Functions of the liver All the blood leaving the stomach and intestines passes through the liver. The liver processes this blood and breaks down, balances, and creates the nutrients and also metabolizes drugs into forms that are easier to use for the rest of the body or that are nontoxic.

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