Question

Which is the largest gland in our body?
1. Liver
2. Salivary
3. Pancreas
4. Gastric Gland

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Liver

The Correct answer is Liver.

• The liver is the largest Exocrine gland in the body.
• It weighs about 1.5 kg.
• It is situated on the right side of the body.
• Many toxic waste products as well as excretory products are broken down in the liver.
• It also produces proteins like Prothrombin and Fibrinogen and Vitamins like A, D, K and B12.
• Heparin, Urea, and Bile Juice are produced in the liver.
• The liver is only present in Vertebrate animals.
• Iron is stored in the liver in the form of 'Ferritin' while glucose is stored in the form of "Glycogen".
• "Kupffer cells work as a scavenger for micro-organisms in the liver and also helps in eliminating toxic substances.
• Most of the metabolic processes in the body such as Glycogenesis (conversion of Glucose to Glycogen), Glycogenolysis(conversion of Glycogen to Glucose), Gluconeogenesis(formation of Glucose from noncarbohydrate substance), Deamination(conversion of ammonia to Urea) are carried out in the liver, that's why liver is considered as a 'Busy Organ'.
• The liver is supplied by both oxygenated as well as deoxygenated blood.
• The rate of blood supply to the liver is 1500ml/min.(1000ml deoxygenated +500ml oxygenated).
• The artery providing blood supply to the liver is known as the Hepatic artery.
• The major supply of blood to the liver is by 'portal vein'(75%) & remaining (25%) by Hepatic artery.
• That is why the liver is known to have a 'Dual blood supply'.