The liver is an organ in vertebrates, including humans. It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body including glycogen storage, plasma protein synthesis, and drug detoxification. It also produces bile, which is important in digestion. It has been described as the chemical plant of the body, as it performs and regulates a wide variety of high-volume biochemical reactions requiring specialized tissues. Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word for liver, hepar.

Anatomy

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The adult human liver normally weighs between 1.3 - 3.0 kilograms, and is a soft, pinkish-brown "boomerang shaped" organ. It is the second largest organ (the largest organ being the skin) and the largest gland within the human body. Its anatomical position in the body is immediately under the diaphragm on the right side of the upper abdomen. The liver lies on the right of the stomach and makes a kind of bed for the gallbladder (which stores bile).

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just took Liver Detox capsule and a glass of Banana Milk from Australia (thats what it says at the box)
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just took Liver Detox capsule and a glass of Banana Milk from Australia (thats what it says at the box)
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@mrchark: Oh, no! Your liver? That's no good!
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Kayanya asyik yah ngiris2 liver orang? Masuk FK ah... hiahiahia
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