BETA
Chapter 1
The ultimate multi tasker
Chapter 2
The magic of self healing
Chapter 3
The digestive power plant
Chapter 4
The ultimate security guard
YOUR GOAL
Master of The amazing human liver
Ch 1 · The ultimate multi tasker
artiteacher Sort nutrients and filter toxins to discover how the liver runs your body's chemical factory.
artiteacher The ultimate multi tasker
Even with a fraction, I can grow right back! (Grow right back!) / The only organ regrowing on a comeback track! (Comeback track!)
artiteacher The liver acts as a massive storage locker for essential vitamins and minerals.
artiteacher Unlike most organs, the liver receives blood from two entirely different pipelines to do its job.
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?
Quiz
Which blood vessel brings nutrient-rich blood from the digestive tract to the liver?
Quiz
Which protein manufactured by the liver stops blood vessels from leaking fluid?
Quiz
Besides vitamins, which essential mineral does the liver store in large amounts?