EBK PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOG
EBK PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOG
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ISBN: 9781119662686
Author: DERRICKSON
Publisher: VST
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Chapter 24, Problem 28CP
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The pathway of flow of blood into, out, as well as through the liver.

Introduction:

The liver is the heaviest and the body's second largest organ. It is present below the diaphragm in the abdominopelvic cavity's right hypochondriac region. It secretes bile and also detoxifies the body.

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