THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

GALLBLADDER AND EXCRETORY SYSTEM OF THE LIVER

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 processes the good stuff into forms that the rest of the body can use. Waste or stuff your body doesn’t need can be carried by bile back into the intestine and out of the body when you poop. Other waste processed by the liver goes through your blood to your kidneys and out in your pee.

Detailed explanation-2: -The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas are also organs of the digestive system (Figure above). Food does not pass through these three organs. However, these organs are important for digestion. They secrete or store enzymes or other chemicals that are needed to help digest food chemically.

Detailed explanation-3: -Liver. Your liver makes a digestive juice called bile that helps digest fats and some vitamins.

Detailed explanation-4: -The liver is the storage location for fat-soluble vitamins and handles cholesterol homeostasis. It stores iron and copper. It plays a role in hematology with clotting factor and protein synthesis. The liver plays a role in heme breakdown into unconjugated bilirubin and conjugates it.

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