The Liver is the body’s largest gland‚ weighing about three to four pounds. It is located beneath the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant (RUQ) of the abdominal cavity. Without the liver‚ our bodies would be poisoned and unfit for us to do anything at all. It is a metabolically active organ responsible for many vital life functions. The primary functions of the liver are: Bile productions and excretion. Excretion of bilirubin‚ cholesterol‚ hormones‚ and drugs. Metabolism of fats‚ proteins
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’AYURVEDA’ the science of life which is the natural healing system to mankind. Ayurveda originated as part of ’Vedic science’. Ayurveda includes herbal medicine‚ Dietities‚ body work‚ surgery‚ psychology and spirituality. ’AYU’ means life ’VEDA’ means science‚ so literally ’AYURVEDA’ means ’science of life’. AYURVEDA is part of a new movement towards a global medicine that includes the best developments in the medicines of all lands of all the system. Ayurveda is probably the best point of synthesis
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Biology – The Science of Life Biology – derived from the words “bios”‚ which means life and “logos” which means study. It is therefore the study of life or living things. Major Divisions of Biology 1. Botany - study of plants - has a subcategory: •Phycology – study of seaweeds and algae 2. Zoology - study of animals - has eight subcategories: •Morphology – study of gross structures of organisms •Anatomy – study of the form and structure of organisms •Mammalogy – study of
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THE HUMAN LIVER Steve Shockley SC235: General Biology 1: Human Perspectives Professor Alissa Rennie January 4‚ 2015 The Liver is the body ’s second largest organ‚ weighing about three pounds in an average adult. The human Liver performs many vital functions and is not like any other organ‚ it cannot be compensated by other organs or machines. It is positioned in the upper right side of the abdomen‚ just under the diaphragm. It’s a reddish brown color with four bulging lobes. The main
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cause of death by disease in the United States. Almost one half of these are alcohol related. About 25‚000 people die from cirrhosis each year. Description/Definition Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of normal‚ healthy liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue‚ blocking the flow of blood through the organ and preventing it from working as it should‚ as well as regenerative nodules leading to progressive loss of liver function. The liver‚ the largest organ
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Pathophysiology of Metastatic Liver Cancer Liver metastases are cancerous tumors that have spread to the liver from somewhere else in the body. Cancers that may spread to the liver include: • Breast cancer • Colorectal cancer • Esophageal cancer • Lung cancer • Melanoma • Pancreatic cancer • Stomach cancer The risk of cancer spreading to the liver depends on the site of the original cancer. A liver metastasis may be present when the original (primary) cancer is diagnosed‚ or it may
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it was for someone to witness a close person to their heart in pain‚ and to hold the responsibility for taking their own father to these procedures for his treatment. Cancer nowadays is the most diagnosed disease all around the world. I experienced cancer when my father was diagnosed with Liver Cancer in 2013. It was easy for my family and I to provide him with support to alleviate the emotional pain‚ however‚ we weren’t always able to alleviate the physical pain he went through. Fortunately‚ the
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Ligaments.—The liver is connected to the under surface of the diaphragm and to the anterior wall of the abdomen by five ligaments; four of these—the falciform‚ the coronary‚ and the two lateral—are peritoneal folds; the fifth‚ the round ligament‚is a fibrous cord‚ the obliterated umbilical vein. The liver is also attached to the lesser curvature of the stomach by the hepatogastric and to the duodenum by the hepatoduodenal ligament (see page 1157). 17 The falciform ligament (ligamentum falciforme
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have a cancer that has already spread to the liver or they will come back in future years with metastatic cancer to the liver.” Liver cancer‚ or other known as Hepatocellular Carcinoma‚ is a cancer residing in the liver. There are other cancers like metastatic cancer that starts at other organs then spreads to the liver. Being the third most common cancer in the world‚ it is also one of the deadliest. Twenty percent of the patients that are affected by liver cancer survive for a year after diagnosis
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