What are the three main jobs of the liver?
It cleans your blood. It produces an important digestive liquid called bile. It stores energy in the form of a sugar called glycogen.
How big is your liver as an adult?
By the time you're grown up, it will be about the size of a football.
What are toxins?
Toxins are substances in the body that are actually like poisons!
After you've eaten something, the ______, ______, and other _______ from the food pass from the intestine into the blood.
After you've eaten something, the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients from the food pass from the intestine into the blood.
How is waste carried out by the body?
Waste is carried out of the body through feces and urine! (Poop and pee!)
What is bile?
Bile is a digestive juice produced by the liver.
In what foods can we find carbohydrates? Name 3!
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What substance does your liver make?
Your liver makes CHOLESTEROL.
What organ produces bile?
The LIVER produces bile!
Where is the gallbladder located?
Your gallbladder is located in the upper right part of your abdomen (belly). It sits just under your liver.
What system is your gallbladder a part of?
Your gallbladder is a part of the digestive system.
What is bile made of?
Bile is a mixture of mainly cholesterol, bilirubin and bile salts.
The biliary tract carries bile from your ________ to your ___________.
The biliary tract carries bile from your LIVER to your SMALL INTESTINE.
