Chapter 15 - Liver and Gallbladder
The liver is an accessory digestive gland with many functions. The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver before release into the small intestine.
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Liver
The liver has a variety of functions: glucose and lipid metabolism; synthesis of plasma proteins and lipoproteins; detoxification of drugs, metabolites, and xenobiotics; and the production of bile.
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Bile Canaliculi
Bile canaliculi are thin tubes that collect bile secreted by hepatocytes.
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Glycogen
Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that represents the main storage of glucose in body. Glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and skeletal muscle.
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Kupffer Cells
Kupffer cells are the macrophages attached to endothelial cells of the liver.
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Liver Fetal
The liver is the site of blood formation (hematopoiesis) in the fetus.
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Gallbladder
The gallbladder is a small pouch tha stores bile produced by the liver and concentrates it before release into the small intestine.
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