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*Triangular ligament
*Triangular ligament
**Right and left sides of the coronary ligament
**Right and left sides of the coronary ligament
==Function==
==Function==
*Nearly all the blood circulated around the adbomen flows back through the portal vein to the liver where it comes in contact with the liver cells, ensuring the products of digestion are presented to the hepatic cells before entering the general circulation.
*Nearly all the blood circulated around the adbomen flows back through the portal vein to the liver where it comes in contact with the liver cells, ensuring the products of digestion are presented to the hepatic cells before entering the general circulation.
*Protein, carbohydrate and fat metabolism
*Carbohydrate metabolism
**Glycogenesis
**Glyconneolysis
**Gluconeogenesis
**Breakdown of insulin and other hormones
*Protein metabolism
*Lipid metabolism
**Lipogenesis
**Synthesis of cholesterol
*Produces soluble mediators of the clotting cascade
*Breaks down haemoglobin
*Breaks down toxic substances through drug metabolism
*Converts ammonia to urea
*Is a store of substances such as vitamins and ions, e.g. glucose, vitamin B12 etc.
*Produces albumin- a major component of serum
*No valves so bile may flow in either direction
*No valves so bile may flow in either direction
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==
*See [[Avian Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|avian liver]]
*See [[Avian Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|avian liver]]
==Links==
==Links==