IPHY 2420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Independent Community And Health Concern, Abdominal Cavity, Caffeine
6 Mar 2016
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Largest internal organ and most metabolically active with 500 functions. Great capacity to generate it will grow back from just 25% of its normal size. Disease symptoms after extensive damage don"t see symptoms until damage is very bad and everything falls apart at once. There is whole body breakdown and the loss of the ability go absorb nutrients. Plays a central role in processing, storing and redistributing nutrients we consume. Synthesize proteins, bile, and detoxifies drugs and alcohol. Critical for survival there is no back up, liver dialysis is a short term fix. If there is liver disease or damage, the effects on health and nutrition status can be profound. Synthesis of lipoproteins (soluble proteins that transport fat) Stores vitamins- a, d, b12, iron, k rare to store water soluble b vitamins. Drug damage damage from too much acetaminophen or cancer treatments.
