Liver and Pancreas Discussion

The liver is divided into two lobes by the middle hepatic vein: the right lobe of liver and the left lobe of the liver. The right lobe of the liver is larger than the left lobe of the liver. The ri....

Low platelets count is one of the major symptoms of liver disease.Reduction of platelets which is also known as Thrombocytopenia occurs mainly due to reduced thrombopoietin. Thrombopoietin is actually....

The liver is involved in metabolizing many toxins, including drugs and medications, chemicals, and natural substances. Liver disease causes the liver to function abnormally, as a result enhancing form....

The liver plays a major role in metabolism and maintenance of body temperature. It is the important organ that regulates how our body adjusts to the surrounding temperature and how we feel it. In seve....

The liver itself has no sensory nerve endings in its interior. It does have sensory nerve endings in its surface.The organ itself can’t feel pain. Even so, the sensation of liver pain can occur becaus....

Mongolia has the world’s highest rate of liver cancer mortality—six times the global average—and the number are increasing. According to the World Health Organization estimation, one out of every 10 d....

So many internal events can trigger internal body pain or visceral pain. The distension of hollow organs, like the gastrointestinal tract, is a common source. Pain in belly usually comes from overexte....

Liver pain could be felt at the upper portion of the abdomen, on the right-hand side. This could be a sign of a severe disease. Liver pain can arise for various reasons. It is important to find out wh....

Following are the causes of dehydration: Fever Peeing a lot (esp in case of Diabetes) Excessive sweating Diarrhoea - The body excretes too much water, leading to dehydration. Vomiting - ....

The main plasma lipid transport forms are triglyceride, free fatty acid and cholesteryl ester. Triglycerides are used in the making of some hormones and enzymes the body needs. It is also used in the ....

A healthy liver helps the body in fighting infections, blood problems, can repair itself when damaged and is important in metabolism. If our liver does not work properly, it can cause various issues e....

Our liver has a tremendous regenerating capacity. So in order for the virus to be successful, it has to elude this destructive power of inflammation and immunity. When the body is attacked by hepatiti....

Deficiency of essential fatty acids results in a fatty liver because essential fatty acids are important for a number of biochemical processes, including prostaglandin, thromboxane, lipoxin, & leu....

A fatty liver disease can be occurred due to alcoholism which results in the production of toxic metabolites like aldehydes during metabolism of alcohol in the liver, commonly occurs with chronic alco....

The enlargement of Liver happens due to continuous transfusions without adequate chelation. If there is no chelation at all it will enlarge quickly and vice versa. So, Hepatomegaly does happen in T....

Portal vein carries things away from the intestines and stomach & headed it to the liver because of which the liver receives regular blood from the artery & the intestines, which is headed fro....

Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells are constituted of a sinusoidal wall which is also called as endothelium or endothelial lining. The liver sinusoids are unique capillaries because of the presence of....

The liver itself doesn’t react with hydrogen peroxide, an enzyme known as catalase react with hydrogen peroxide to detoxify this compound into oxygen gas & water. Our liver is important for cleani....

The liver is the only organ in the living being which has the capability to regenerate after injury and surgeries. In mammals only mass of liver is replaced but not shape therefore the process of rege....

Bile is an alkaline substance produced by the liver which is stored in the gall bladder. It is then secreted into the small intestine, where it emulsifies fats. This is really important because it pro....