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प्रश्न
How is the liver an important organ in our body?
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उत्तर
The liver is an important organ in our body as it serves the following functions:
- Production of bile
- Control of blood sugar levels
- Control of amino acid levels
- Synthesis of foetal red blood cells
- Produce fibrinogen and heparin
- Regulate blood volume
- Destroy dead red blood cells
- Store vitamin and minerals
- Excrete toxic and metallic poisons
- Produce heat
- Detoxification
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Where is the bile produced? Which component of the food does it help to digest?
Match the items of Column I with suitable items in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Salivary gland | (i) | Bile juice secretion |
| (b) | Stomach | (ii) | Storage of undigested food |
| (c) | Liver | (iii) | Saliva secretion |
| (d) | Rectum | (iv) | Acid release |
| (e) | Small intestine | (v) | Digestion is completed |
| (f) | Large intestine | (vi) | Absorption of water |
| (vii) | Release of faeces |
The process of digestion in humans is completed in:
(a) oesophagus
(b) small intestine
(c) stomach
(d) large intestine
Gastric juice contains
Name different steps involved in animal nutrition. Explain.
Mark odd one in the series:
The question has four options. Choose the correct answer:
The dental formula of human beings is
Which option represents the CORRECT sequence of digestive organs between the mouth and the anus?
What is digestion?
In human beings, when the process of digestion is completed, the (i) proteins, (ii) carbohydrates and (iii) fats are respectively finally converted into ______.
