Function of liver & Who needs liver transplant
The liver is the largest abdominal organ. The liver weighs about 1200 – 1500 grams of the total body weight. The liver, though a single organ, broadly it can be divided into two parts – right and left liver and 8 independent segments functioning as a single organ. Non-function of various organs of the body like heart, lungs, and kidneys would result in critical consequences for the body. This becomes all the more relevant, as no one organ can work like the other. The liver does almost 500 various roles and no organ can replace it. If the liver failures, there is no way but to transplant a healthy one for the diseased. However, the success of liver transplantation depends very on the availability of the donor, and the harmony of the donor’s liver. Functions of Liver 1. The liver is the powerhouse of the body. (i.e). The Process includes a series of breaking down and making up of chemically reactive and generation of energy 2. The liver converts food into soluble chemical...