| LIVER FUNCTIONS |
HOW THE FUNCTION IS PERORMED |
1. It deoxifies poisons, like alcohol, and products go out with bile.
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2. It changes glucose to glycogen so proper [blood glucose] can be maintained.
Glucose ---> Glycogen |
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| 3. It makes salts for tipid emulsification. | |
4. It recycles Iron (Fe)
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| 5. It eliminates ammonia that comes from amino groups in amino acids when making sugar. |
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| 6. The liver can convert excess amino acids into glucose to keep the brain alive during starvation, through a process called Deamination (so left overs can make sugar). |
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| 7 i)The liver makes plasma proteins. Ex: Albumin value? Albumin raises the asmolic pressure (therefore, it causes water to be drawn into blood from tissues by osmosis). |
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| 7 ii) The liver makes plasma proteins. Ex: Fibrinogen (needed for blood clotting). | |
| 8. It eliminates bacteria from blood. | |
