what is the role of liver in the process of digestion ? prepare a note ?
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The Liver Makes Bile
During digestion, your body takes everything your body needs from the food you eat. Fat is one of the things the body gets from food. Bile, a digestive juice produced by the liver, helps the body absorb fat into the bloodstream.
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◈ Liver is the largest gland of the body weighing about 1.2 to 1.5kg. It is situated in the abdominal cavity, just below the diaphragm and has two lobes.
◈ The hepatic lobules are the structural and functional units of liver containing hepatic cells.
◈ The bile secreted by the hepatic cells passes through the hepatic ducts and is stored and concerntrated in a thin muscular sac called the gall bladder.
◈ The duct of gall bladder along with the hepatic duct from the liver forms the common bile duct.
Functions of liver
◈ Liver is known as chemical factory of the body. It acts as a chemical check post as any substance or nutrient is distributed to different body parts through liver.
◈ The main function of liver is to synthesis of bile.
◈ Bill salts help emulsification of fats. Bill prevents the food from decomposition. It kills the harmful bacteria.
◈ Liver is the main centre of carbohydrate metabolism