essential liver functions

Question 1

what are the essential liver functions

Answer 1

detoxes blood
destroys old RBC
process nutrients
regulates blood composition
produces bile
breakdowns alcohol and medications
controls 500 metabolic processes
produces proteins and cholesterol

Question 2

describe the relation of oncotic pressure, albumin, and the liver

Answer 2

or colloid osmotic-pressure,
is a form of
osmotic pressure induced by the
proteins, notably albumin, in a
blood vessel’s plasma
(blood/liquid) that causes a pull on fluid into the capillary

Question 3

what does oncotic pressure and albumin in the liver cause

Answer 3

causes a pull
on fluid back into the capillary

Question 3

what organ synthesizes albumin and all the other plasma proteins

Answer 3

liver

Question 4

what plasma proteins are not synthesized by the liver

Answer 4

immunoglobulins,
and is catabolized by all
metabolically active tissues