Chapter 1
The ultimate multi tasker
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Chapter 2
The magic of self healing
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Chapter 3
The digestive power plant
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Chapter 4
The ultimate security guard
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The amazing human liver
Ch 1 · The ultimate multi tasker
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Even with a fraction, I can grow right back! (Grow right back!) / The only organ regrowing on a comeback track! (Comeback track!)
Fun Fact
Liver weight: The human liver is so heavy that it accounts for about two percent of an adult's entire body weight.
Glossary
liver (noun)
A large, lobed organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that cleanses the blood and secretes bile. This three-pound organ performs over five hundred distinct functions, including filtering blood and producing bile.
A large, lobed organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that cleanses the blood and secretes bile. This three-pound organ performs over five hundred distinct functions, including filtering blood and producing bile.
Quiz
Approximately how many distinct chemical functions does the liver perform daily?
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Which blood vessel brings nutrient-rich blood from the digestive tract to the liver?
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Which protein manufactured by the liver stops blood vessels from leaking fluid?
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Besides vitamins, which essential mineral does the liver store in large amounts?