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Hepatic – referring to the liver. Hepatic artery – the blood vessel which brings blood with oxygen to the liver. Hepatic vein – the blood vessel which takes blood away from the liver.
- What's the scientific name for liver?
- What is the term of liver?
- What is the medical term for a liver cell?
- What is the name produced by the liver?
- What is liver science?
- Why is liver called a gland?
- What is liver short answer?
- What is plural of liver?
- What do you mean by hepatocytes?
- What does the medical term Transhepatic mean?
- What is an incision of a bone called?
- Do we have 2 livers?
- What is the human liver made up of?
- What does the liver do to alcohol?
- Why is the liver a metabolic organ?
- What type of gland is liver?
- Can you live without a liver?
What's the scientific name for liver?
Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word for liver, hepar.
What is the term of liver?
Definition of liver
(Entry 1 of 2) 1a : a large very vascular glandular organ of vertebrates that secretes bile and causes important changes in many of the substances contained in the blood (as by converting sugars into glycogen which it stores up until required and by forming urea)
What is the medical term for a liver cell?
Hepatocyte. A hepatocyte is a cell of the main parenchymal tissue of the liver. Hepatocytes make up 80% of the liver's mass.
What is the name produced by the liver?
The Liver Makes Bile
Bile, a digestive juice produced by the liver, helps the body absorb fat into the bloodstream. You'll find this thick, yellow-green substance in the gallbladder, where it's stored until the body needs some to digest fats.
What is liver science?
liver, the largest gland in the body, a spongy mass of wedge-shaped lobes that has many metabolic and secretory functions. ... Hepatic cells make up about 60 percent of the tissue and perform more metabolic functions than any other group of cells in the body.
Why is liver called a gland?
Is the liver a gland or an organ? The liver is one of the vital organs of the body, responsible for hundreds of chemical actions that the body needs to survive. It is also a gland because it secretes chemicals that are used by other parts of the body.
What is liver short answer?
The liver is the largest solid organ and the largest gland in the human body. It carries out over 500 essential tasks. Classed as part of the digestive system, the roles of the liver include detoxification, protein synthesis, and the production of chemicals that help digest food.
What is plural of liver?
Plural. livers. The plural form of liver; more than one (kind of) liver. Livers produce bile.
What do you mean by hepatocytes?
A hepatocyte is a cell of the main parenchymal tissue of the liver. Hepatocytes make up 80% of the liver's mass. These cells are involved in: Protein synthesis. Protein storage.
What does the medical term Transhepatic mean?
Medical Definition of transhepatic
: passing through or performed by way of the bile ducts specifically : involving direct injection (as of a radiopaque medium) into the bile ducts transhepatic cholangiography.
What is an incision of a bone called?
Osteotomy (oss-tee-OT-oh-mee) is the surgical cutting of a bone (oste means bone, and -otomy means a surgical incision).
Do we have 2 livers?
The liver has two large sections, called the right and the left lobes. The gallbladder sits under the liver, along with parts of the pancreas and intestines. The liver and these organs work together to digest, absorb, and process food.
What is the human liver made up of?
The liver consists of 2 main lobes. Both are made up of 8 segments that consist of 1,000 lobules (small lobes). These lobules are connected to small ducts (tubes) that connect with larger ducts to form the common hepatic duct.
What does the liver do to alcohol?
The liver breaks down most of the alcohol you drink so that it can be removed from the body. This creates substances that are even more harmful than alcohol. These substances can damage liver cells and cause serious liver disease. Alcohol causes 4 out of 5 deaths from liver disease.
Why is the liver a metabolic organ?
The liver is the major metabolic organ in the body. It synthesizes bile, which is important in the absorption of fat. The liver is also important in the catabolism of haemoglobin.
What type of gland is liver?
The liver is essentially an exocrine gland, secreting bile into the intestine. But, the liver is also -- and significantly so -- an endocrine gland and a blood filter. The liver has a diversity of functions not typically associated with glands.
Can you live without a liver?
No. Your liver is so vital that you cannot live without it. But it is possible to live with only part of your liver.
