Answer to Question #85152 in Zoology for muhammad usman

Question

Why liver is called as metabolic factory?

Answer 1

The liver is a metabolic factory because it performs more than 500 chemical functions in the organism. It provides detoxification, as cleanse the toxic compounds and wastes, stores glucose in the form of glycogen, produces blood-clotting factors, stores vitamins, hormones, cholesterol, and minerals. In addition, the liver produces bile that helps to digest fats in the small intestine. So, the liver helps our organism to transform specific substances into compounds that the body needs.