This organ is held in place by the falciform [FAL-suh-form] ligament, and its round ligament is a remnant of the umbilical vein. Hemosiderin [hee-moe-SIH-deh-rin] is stored in this organ's Kupffer cells. This organ contains glucuronic [gloo-kyuh-RAH-nik] acid, which is used to make bilirubin [BIH-lee-roo-bin] soluble in water, which then goes to the gallbladder within bile. When this organ does not function, people's skin turns yellowish, a condi
This organ is held in place by the falciform [FAL-suh-form] ligament, and its round ligament is a remnant of the umbilical vein. Hemosiderin [hee-moe-SIH-deh-rin] is stored in this organ's Kupffer cells. This organ contains glucuronic [gloo-kyuh-RAH-nik] acid, which is used to make bilirubin [BIH-lee-roo-bin] soluble in water, which then goes to the gallbladder within bile. When this organ does not function, people's skin turns yellowish, a condition known as jaundice. Name this organ that filters blood and which is damaged in people with cirrhosis [sir-ROE-sis] or hepatitis.
This organ is held in place by the falciform [FAL-suh-form] ligament, and its round ligament is a remnant of the umbilical vein.