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text: Approximately what size is the average person's liver?, correct: A football, incorrect: An egg,A baseball,A tablet, fun fact: The liver breaks down toxins, medications, and alcohol. Even at low doses, acetaminophen (Tylenol) can severely damage the liver if taken more frequently than recommended. ,text: One of the liver's many important functions is converting excess glucose into what?, correct: Glycogen, incorrect: Carbon dioxide,Ammonia,Cholesterol, fun fact: 10% of our liver is made up of fat. ,text: The liver is divided into how many lobes?, correct: 2, incorrect: 0,5,8, fun fact: The liver is further divided into segments and then lobules. These lobules contain small ducts that feed into larger and larger ducts to transport bile for storage and then to the small intestine, which helps digest fats. ,text: Approximately how long does a liver cell live?, correct: 150 days, incorrect: 7 days,3000 days,As long as you live, fun fact: The liver is the only organ that can regenerate. The donor and the recipient can "regrow" their section of the liver to a full-sized liver in a few weeks. This allows for living donor transplants. ,text: Approximately how many liver cells are in 1 milligram of liver tissue?, correct: 202,000, incorrect: 100,000,500,000,50,000, fun fact: The liver is the second largest organ in the body and the largest internal organ. It weighs roughly 3 pounds. ,text: What is the name of the small organ that sits just behind the liver?, correct: Gallbladder, incorrect: Spleen,Stomach,Appendix, fun fact: The gallbladder stores bile, which is produced by the liver.,text: How many different hepatitis viruses are there?, correct: 5 (A, B, C, D, and E), incorrect: 3,8,12, fun fact: Hepatitis is a general term for inflammation of the liver. It is usually caused by a viral infection, liver damage caused by drinking alcohol, or an autoimmune disorder. ,text: Liver disease can cause the skin and eyes to turn a yellow color. What is the medical term for this?, correct: Jaundice, incorrect: Erythema,Vitiligo,Conjunctivitis, fun fact: Along with this discoloration, Itchy skin, darker urine, and paler bowel motions may also be seen. This is all caused by a build-up of a yellow substance called bilirubin, as the liver cannot process this properly. ,text: What is the term that refers to scarring of the liver caused by long-term damage?, correct: Cirrhosis, incorrect: Cholangitis,Fatty liver disease,Pneumonia, fun fact: The scar tissue is what prevents the liver from working properly. It is sometimes called end-stage liver disease, the last stage of other conditions such as hepatitis or alcoholic liver disease. ,text: What medical specialty refers to the liver?, correct: Hepatologist, incorrect: Ophthalmologist,Proctologist,Otorhinolaryngologist, fun fact: Without a liver, a person would die within one week. It carries out over 500 functions in the body.
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Liver
Approximately what size is the average person's liver?
A football
A tablet
An egg
A baseball
