The Liver

Which is the better definition of excretion?

• Excretion is the removal of waste products from the body including carbon dioxide and urea.

• Excretion is the removal of metabolic waste from the body.

• Neither of the above.

Why does ammonia have to be converted to urea before being carried in the blood?

• It is highly soluble.

• It is highly insoluble.

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Which of these is NOT a role of the liver?

• detoxification

• dehydrogenation

• destruction of red blood cells

• breakdown of hormones

Which of these is NOT stored by the liver?

• Vitamins

• Bile

• Iron

• Glycogen

What is A?

• Hepatic portal vein

• Hepatic vein

• Hepatic artery

• Interlobular vessels

What is B?

• bile duct

• bile calaliculi

• hepatic artery

• sinusoid

What is C?

• hepatic vein

• sinusoid

• hepatic portal vein

• bile canaliculi

What is D?

• heptic artery

• heptic vein

• sinusoid

• Kupffer cells

What is E?

• sinasoid

• sinusoid

• sinusoed

What type of cell is a Kuppfer cell?

• platelet

• leucocyte

• APC

• macrophage