The Liver Flashcards
1
Q
What is excretion?
A
the removal of metabolic waste products from body e.g. CO2
breaks down toxic substances through detoxification so there are less harmful waste products e.g. alcohol, drugs, etc
stores excess glucose or glycogen
2
Q
What are the 5 parts of the liver?
A
hepatic artery hepatic vein hepatic portal vein gall bladder bile
3
Q
What is the hepatic artery?
A
oxygenated blood
respiration
narrow
4
Q
What is the hepatic portal vein?
A
blood goes in via small intestine
high concentration of digestive food
branched - wide lumen
5
Q
What is the hepatic vein?
A
oxygenated blood leaving the liver
6
Q
What is the gall bladder?
A
stores bile
7
Q
What is bile?
A
made by liver
emulsify fats (breaks down)
moved from liver to gall bladder via the bile duct
