The body's largest organ

The liver, a wedge-shaped organ, is located underneath the rib cage. The liver, which weighs close to 3 pounds, is the body's largest internal organ. The liver is an important organ that receives blood from two different sources. Many of the substances carried in the blood are modified as the blood passes through the liver.


Location of the liver

Functions of the liver:Purification
Functions of the liver: Synthesis
Functions of the liver: Storage
Functions of the liver:Transformation

The physical exam

Architecture of the normal liver

Biopsy indicating whether there is liver damage

Complications of hepatitis

Symptoms of cirrhosis