Slide 1Slide 2Heptoportal CirculationSlide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12The Liver•A “chemical factory”, an excretory system, an exocrine gland, and an endocrine gland.•The liver plays a key role in handling foodstuffs assimilated by the small intestine.•Receives portal blood from the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, pancreas, and spleen.Figure 21-10aHeptoportal CirculationFigure 21-10bFigure 21-10dFigure 21-10cDownloaded from: StudentConsult (on 28 October 2013 12:45 PM)© 2005 ElsevierDownloaded from: StudentConsult (on 28 October 2013 12:55 PM)© 2005 ElsevierSodium, Chloride, and Water Absorption by the GallbladderNeurohumoral control of gallbladder
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