Class 11 Biology - Chapter Digestion and Absorption NCERT Solutions | What are the functions of liver?

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Question 15

What are the functions of liver?

Answer

Liver is the largest and heaviest internal organ of the body. It is not directly involved in digestion, but secretes bile which plays a major role in the emulsification of fats.

Liver also have detoxification function and help in converting toxic substances into non-toxic and then excretes them out from body.

It is site of glycogen synthesis and its storage.

It is the site of conversion of NH3 into urea through urea cycle.

It is the site of removal of degradation product of hemoglobins degestion in the form of bile pigments bilirubin and biliverdin.

 

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