KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / LIVER: THE LARGEST GLAND / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / LIVER: THE LARGEST GLAND / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / LIVER: THE LARGEST GLAND / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

·      The liver is the largest gland in the body

·      It is the largest metabolic organ in human body

·      The liver is on the right side of the stomach

·      Liver is dark brown in colour

·      Sleeping on left side is useful because it gives maximum relaxation to the muscles of the right side and keeps the liver warm and relaxed and improves bile secretion.

·      Glucose is stored in the liver and muscles in the form of glycogen

·      Liver is otherwise called HEPAR

·      Second largest gland in human body: Pancreas

·      Exocrine and endocrine gland: Pancreas

·      Heterocrine gland: Pancreas

·      A normal man secretes about 1 litre of Pancreatic Juice per day

·      The main function of the liver is to produce bile which is an important agent in digestion of fat.

·      There is no known digestive enzymes in the bile

·      Bile is stored in the gall bladder

·      Bilirubin and biliverdin are bile pigments

·      The disease which affects the liver is jaundice

·      Bleeding in liver is known as liver cirrhosis

·      Hepatitis is the viral disease of liver which influence functioning of liver

·      Excessive alcoholic consumption causes cirrhosis

·      Excessive stimulus for alcohol consumption is called dypsomania

·      Manufacturing of urea takes place in liver

·      Excessive use of tobacco affects the nerves while the same of alcohol affects the liver

·      Stone in gall bladder called Cholecystostatis

·      Urea is produced in the liver

·      Hepatitis is the viral disease of liver which influence functioning of liver

·      The weight of liver in man is about 1.5kg

·      The disease that result due to any obstruction in the bile duct in Jaundice

·      Excessive alcoholic consumption causes cirrhosis

·      The high tendency to drink alcohol is termed as dipsomania

·      Liver has a great many important functions other than helping in digestion. They are:

Ø Regulation of carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism

Ø Synthesis of urea for excretion

Ø Removal of drugs and toxic materials. The liver has enzymes which can detoxify harmful materials

Ø Storage of vitamins

Ø Liver is the principal organ for the excretion of cholesterol, bile pigments (bilirubin and biliverdin) and inactivated products of steroid hormones, some vitamins and many drugs.

Ø Destruction of dead cells and bacteria by phagocytosis

Ø Synthesizes heparin – an anticoagulant, prothrombin, fibrinogen and some factors necessary for blood coagulation.

 

KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / LIVER: THE LARGEST GLAND / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY