The liver is a vital organ to the gastrointestinal system. What are the essential functions of the liver? (Select all that apply.)
a. produce and secrete bile
b. break down nitrogenous wastes to urea
c. convert proteins into amino acids
d. produce prothrombin and fibrinogen
e. deactivate Vitamin D
f. detoxify poisonous substances
A, B, D, F
The many functions of the liver are to produce and secrete bile by the hepatocytes (liver cells), convert glucose into glycogen for storage (glycogenesis), convert glycogen to glucose when blood sugar level drops (glycogenolysis), metabolize hormones, break down nitrogenous wastes to urea, incorporate nonessential amino acids into proteins, the Kupffer Cells filter blood and destroy bacteria by phagocytosis, produce prothrombin and fibrinogen, which are necessary for blood clotting, forms lipoproteins for the transport of lipids in the blood to other tissues, manufacture cholesterol and excretes excess cholesterol into bile to be eliminated into the feces, produce bilirubin formed by the fixed macrophages of the liver that phagocytize worn red blood cells and are eliminated in the feces, synthesizes albumin and clotting factors (prothrombin and fibrinogen), and globulins, store vitamin B12 and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, assist the skin and kidneys with the activation of Vitamin D and detoxify poisonous substances.
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