Besides making bile release in the
, the liver has digestive
functions.

The network that absorbs
from the guts,
mesenteric circulation, drains blood
content almost to the hepatic
vein. This vein the liver
with material from the
. So the liver the functions
of , processing and inactivating
.

Glucose is polymerized glycogen in
the ; this organ also many
vitamins and iron absorbed in
intestine. Some important
molecules, like albumin clotting
factors, are in the liver
amino acids of diet. In the
ingested toxic substances, alcohol
and drugs, inactivated too.