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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Cirrhosis of the Liver Cirrhosis of the Liver: Causes‚ Detection and Prevention University of Phoenix- Online Campus Cirrhosis of the Liver is a horrible disease that takes the lives of many people every year. There are many causes‚ symptoms‚ ways to diagnose and treatments that surround this disease as well as many ways that this fatal disease can be prevented. The liver is a key organ when it comes to making the body function properly (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
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Liver Transplant Surgery Risks and Benefits By; Daniel Allred January 5‚2010 7th Grade Science Core 2 Mr. Wright Organ transplants are some of the hardest surgeries that doctors can do. They require many trained personnel‚ time‚ and complicated procedures. Liver transplants are among the most difficult organ transplants that can be done. There are also many risks involved with the surgery and patients must face all of them in order to come out with a new and working liver
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This essay will describe the structure and function of the heart‚ it will also explain the meaning of Atherosclerosis and how it can lead to myocardial infarctions and angina. It will also discuss and identify the factors that can increase the risk of Coronary Heart Disease and how lifestyle changes can prevent it. The main function of the human heart is to pump blood around the body. It is a muscular cone shaped organ‚ the average size of the human heart is the size of a clenched fist and weights
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Alcohol related liver diseases are a wide range area which refers to a general term named as alcoholic liver diseases. Millions of individuals around the world get affected with liver diseases due to high alcohol consumption. Several risk factors have been analysed that affects the risk of development and evolution of liver disease. The primitiveness and estimation of alcohol related alcoholic liver diseases depends on the pattern and term of alcohol consumption‚ presence of liver inflammation‚ diet
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gallbladder according to Dorland ’s Medical Dictionary is the pear shaped reservoir for the bile on the posteroinferior surface of the liver‚ between the right and the left quadrate lobe‚ from its neck the cystic duct projects to join the common bile duct ’. The function of the gallbladder in the human body is to solve and concentrate bile‚ which is produced by the liver and is necessary for proper digestion of fats. What are Gallstones? Gallstones form when the liquid stored in
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Liver is one of the most important organs in human body‚ it helps in fighting infections‚ metabolizing drugs by producing enzymes‚ and synthesizing proteins like‚ albumin. Liver failure happens When the liver cannot adequately functions and it is life threatening condition if it’s not managed immediately‚ it might cause some complications‚ like cirrhosis‚ hepatitis and multi-organ damage.(1)Liver transplant might be a lifesaving solution with liver failure‚ unfortunately liver transplant have its
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Liver and colon cleanse The colon and liver are very important organs in the body’s health with each having a specific task within the body when it comes to body detoxification. The colon is vital in eliminating wastes and water from the body‚ and the liver is responsible for filtering toxic substances and additives from the body. If both the two organs does not work correctly‚ waste full of dangerous substances and toxins can back up inside our body. This waste when left in our body can lead to
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vessels and structures you pass along the way) AND WHY BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH THE LIVER (detail the function of the liver). Include the names of vessels as you travel through them in the proper order. After‚ describe What produces bile (which cells)‚ the pathway it takes back to the GI tract‚ and its function (should include an enzyme). 3 main veins come together to form the hepatic portal vein and bring blood to the liver: Superior Mesenteric‚ Splenic‚ and the Inferior mesenteric. 1. Superior
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Running head: FATTY LIVER DISEASE Fatty Liver Disease Evetta Brown June 08‚ 2011 MA111 Instructor Leila L. Hamka The liver has over 200 functions that it plays. There are over 100 types of liver diseases. Many of these diseases can be life threating if they are not treated correctly. This paper will focus on the fatty liver disease. It will describe the liver‚ discuss the disease known as fatty liver disease‚ alcoholic and non alcoholic‚ give
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