What is the liver?
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The the liver is called the liver. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the largest gland in the body.
Summary
The the liver is called the liver. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the largest gland in the body.
What it is
- The largest gland in the body.
- Divided into a large right and a smaller left lobe.
- Produces bile and carries out hundreds of metabolic functions.
Where it is
- Fills most of the upper right of the abdomen, under the diaphragm.
- Extends across the midline into the upper left.
- Protected by the lower ribs.
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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