Seminar On Liver 18

LIVER

a) Vital organ in vertebratesb) No way to compensate for the absence of

liver function.c) A number of functions in the bodyd) Glycogen storagee) Decomposition of RBCf) Protein synthesisg) Harmone productionh) Detoxification

Structural overview.

Physiology .

Regeneration.

Diseases.

Liver transplantation.

Largest gland with 1.5 kg Present at right side of abdomen

Contain two large blood vessels

Hepatic

artery

Portal

vein

PHYSIOLOGY SYNTHESIS

BREAKDOWN

PROTIEN SYNTHESISGLUCOSE

LIPIDCOAGULATION

FACTORSINSULIN GROWTH

FACTOR

INSULIN AND OTHER HARMONES

HEAMOGLOBINTOXIC

SUBSTANCESAMMONIA TO

UREA

ONLY ORGAN THAT CAN REGENERATE

EVEN WITH 25 %

DUE TO CELLS CALLED HYPTOCHRONATIN

DISEASES MAIN DISEASE IS

JAUNDICE

caused by increased levels of bilurubin due to the dead red blood cells.

Transplantation can be done by taking the living or non living humans

Mostly done to the alcoholic persons and also to the hepatitis c persons

BY K.BHARATH REDDY