Location
It is a sports field formed randomly, firm structure consists of two parts (a larger right lobe and a smaller left lobe) and two minor lobes. It is placed just below the diaphragm in the upper right abdomen is mainly below the ribs and extends to the environment and to the top of the left abdomen partially. While breathing, it is pressed down by the diaphragm and its periphery low drops below the limit of the coast below.
Functions
· Production of bile
· Maintains the balance of fluid
· Control of bleeding
· Blood storage
· Lipid metabolism
· Removal of hemoglobin molecules
Diseases
· Inflammation of the liver
· Hepatitis B
· Hepatitis C
· Jaundice
· Cirrhosis of the liver
· Liver failure
· Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
· Wilson disease
Causes
· Autoimmune hepatitis
It is due due to external factors or attack the body's own immune system.
· Hepatitis B
The virus of hepatitis B (HBV) is the sole cause of this disease.
· Hepatitis C
The virus of hepatitis C (HBC) is the sole cause of this disease.
· Jaundice
o the hepatitis A, B, C, D, E and autoimmune hepatitis
o for liver cancer and cirrhosis
o malaria
o Gilbert, Rotor, Dubin-Johnson and Crigler-Najjar syndrome
o hemolytic anemia
o Billary artesia
· Cirrhosis of the liver
o alcoholic liver disease
o chronic hepatitis c
o chronic hepatitis band d
o autoimmune hepatitis
o non-alcoholic steato hepatitis
hereditary diseases o
blocking of bile o channels
o Infections, drugs and toxins
· Liver failure
o the hepatitis b and c
o undernourishment
o extreme use of alcohol during an extended period
o hemochromatosis
o response to drugs
o cirrhosis
o overdosing of Tylenol
o contribution of wild mushrooms
· Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
The exact causes are not yet known, however, probable cause because of the cluster of disorders which increases the risk of:
heart and stroke o
o diabetes
o stroke
· Wilson disease
The causes are hereditary in nature.
Symptoms
Autoimmune hepatitis
o abdominal pain
rash of o
o Fatigue
o joint pain
o nausea and vomiting
o jaundice
o the enlargement of the liver
o appearance of abdominal vessels on the skin
o dark yellow urine
o loss of appetite
o Gray or pale stools
o mental confusion
· Hepatitis B
o Fatigue
o abdominal pain
o jaundice
o nausea
o loss of appetite
o vomiting
o dark yellow urine
o joint pain
o yellowish eyes and skin
· Hepatitis C
o abdominal pain
o jaundice
o loss of appetite
o vomiting
o nausea
o dark yellow urine
· Jaundice
o yellow colour of skin, eyes and mucous membranes
o cirrhosis of the liver
o loss of appetite
o intense itching
o weight loss
o Dark skin color
o the bleeding from the nose
o enlargement of breasts in men
o Confusion
o a retention
o jaundice
bile o
o blood coagulation difficulties
o vein esophageal Bleeding
· Liver failure
o loss of appetite
o vomiting or nausea
o Fatigue
o diarrhea
o swelling in the abdomen
o easy bleeding
o jaundice
mental disorders o
o drowsiness
o Coma
· Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
o loss of appetite
o nausea and vomiting
o weight loss
easy bruising o
o small veins under skin appearance
o Fatigue
o Bleeding full esophagus or intestinal veins
o jaundice
o the lack of sex desire
o retention of fluid in the abdomen
legs and feet swollen o
o legs, hands or body Intense itching around
· Wilson disease
the spleen and swollen liver o
o building of fluid in the abdominal wall
o Decreased white blood and platelets in the blood
o anemia
o increased levels of protein, amino acids, carbohydrates and of uric acid in the urine
o jaundice
speech problems o
o improvement of bone
o vomiting of blood
o rigidity of muscles
o tremors in hands and arms
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