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What is the main exocrine function of the liver?
What is the main exocrine function of the liver?
- Storing glucose in glycogen granules and triglycerides in lipid droplets
- Processing the contents of blood and synthesizing major plasma proteins (correct)
- Synthesizing urea from removed amino acids
- Detoxifying and conjugating ingested toxins and drugs
Which cells are among the most functionally diverse in the body?
Which cells are among the most functionally diverse in the body?
- Hepatic stellate cells
- Hepatocytes (correct)
- Endothelial cells
- Kupffer cells
What is the role of hepatocytes in relation to amino acids?
What is the role of hepatocytes in relation to amino acids?
- Deaminating amino acids to produce urea
- Storing vitamin A and other fat-soluble vitamins
- Converting amino acids into glucose (correct)
- Removing effete erythrocytes from the blood
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