Understanding:
D.3.U1: The liver removes toxins from the blood and detoxifies them.
Objective:
D.3.U1: The liver removes toxins from the blood and detoxifies them.
Objective:
- Define “detoxification” as related to liver function.
- Explain the role of the liver in the detoxification of alcohol (including role of ethanol dehydrogenase).
- Outline the role of the liver in the detoxification of ammonia (and formation of urea)