Location and Function of your Liver

Your liver is located in the right upper area of your abdomen. It performs many critical functions that affect metabolism throughout your body, including:

(1) bile production, which is essential to digestion

filtering of toxins from your body

(2) excretion of bilirubin (a product of broken-down red blood cells), cholesterol, hormones, and drugs

(3) breakdown of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins

(4)activation of enzymes, which are specialized proteins essential to body functions

(5) storage of glycogen (a form of sugar), minerals, and vitamins (A, D, E, and K)synthesis of blood proteins, such as albumin synthesis of clotting factors

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