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Descrição
Mapa Mental por Ani Jimenez, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Ani Jimenez
aproximadamente 9 anos atrás
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liver
- Location
- Located in the upper-right portion of the abdominal cavity under the diaphragm and to the
right of the stomach, the liver consists of four lobes
- Located in the upper-right portion of the abdominal cavity under the diaphragm and to the
right of the stomach, the liver consists of four lobes
- Parts
- Two main Lobes
- Eight segments each one
- Made up of a thousand lobules
- Made up of a thousand lobules
- Eight segments each one
- Two main Lobes
- Functions
- Production of bile, which helps carry away waste and break down fats in the small intestine during
digestion
- Production of cholesterol and special proteins to help carry fats through the body
- Production of certain proteins for blood plasma
- Store and release glucose as needed
- Processing of hemoglobin for use of its iron content
- Conversion of harmful ammonia to urea
- Regulating blood clotting
- Resisting infections by producing immune factors and removing bacteria from the bloodstream
- Clearance of bilirubin
- Production of bile, which helps carry away waste and break down fats in the small intestine during
digestion
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