Unit4- 5.7~ Breakdown functions of liver

Question 1

What are the breakdown functions of the liver?

Answer 1

• Deamination
• Detoxification
• Production of bile

Question 2

What occurs during deamination?

Answer 2

• Removal of amino group from amino acids
• Remaining amino acids go into cellular respiration- resulting in ATP and heat energy

Question 3

What occurs during detoxification?

Answer 3

• Liver represents the body’s filtration system- removes alcohol (poison)
• Converts toxins into waste products, cleansing the body and metabolising nutrients and medicationn to provide the body with important proteins

Question 4

What occurs during the production of bile?

Answer 4

• Bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, an organ directly attached to the liver
• Bile allows liver cells to break down and recycle blood cells