There’s a factory inside the person that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It’s her liver: the heaviest organ in the body, which simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. What are some of the harmful activities or habits that could damage the liver and its ability to keep filtering the blood, and why do they do this? What are some potential solutions to this problem?

There’s a factory inside the person that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for 24 hours a day. It’s her liver: the heaviest organ in the body, which simultaneously acts as a storehouse, a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. What are some of the harmful activities or habits that could damage the liver and its ability to keep filtering the blood, and why do they do this? What are some potential solutions to this problem?

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

Publisher:Lauralee Sherwood

Chapter10: The Blood Vessels And Blood Pressure

Section: Chapter Questions

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