Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins... Wikipedia

  • Precursor:  Foregut
  • System:  Digestive system
  • Artery:  Hepatic artery
  • Vein:  Hepatic vein and hepatic portal vein
  • Nerve:  Celiac ganglia and vagus nerve
  • Latin:  jecur, iecur
  • Greek:  hepar (ἧπαρ), root hepat- (ἡπατ-)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo