{"id":6900,"date":"2024-10-10T15:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/?p=6900"},"modified":"2025-04-26T09:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:28:46","slug":"chapter-7-digestive-system-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/chapter-7-digestive-system-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 7: Digestive System-III"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Mr. Abu Tahir<br \/>\n<strong>Volume: <\/strong>01<br \/>\n<strong>First Online: <\/strong>31 August 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Pages: <\/strong>101-120<br \/>\n<strong>DOI:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;\">Abstract<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:8%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-font-size:16px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>The liver, a vital organ in the digestive system, plays key roles in metabolism, detoxification, and nutrient processing. Anatomically, it is divided into lobes\u2014right, left, caudate, and quadrate\u2014each connected to the hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile ducts. The liver&#8217;s functions include producing bile for fat emulsification, processing nutrients absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), and detoxifying harmful substances. The GIT itself is responsible for the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food through coordinated movements like peristalsis and segmentation. These movements propel food along the tract and mix it with digestive enzymes. Nutrients are digested into simpler forms\u2014carbohydrates into sugars, proteins into amino acids, and fats into fatty acids and glycerol\u2014primarily in the small intestine. The absorption of these nutrients occurs through the intestinal lining, where they enter the bloodstream and are transported to the liver for further processing and storage. The liver thus acts as a central hub in maintaining nutrient balance and overall homeostasis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Liver, Digestive system, Metabolism, Detoxification, Nutrient processing, Lobes, Right lobe, Left lobe, Caudate lobe, Quadrate lobe, Hepatic artery, Portal vein.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-human-anatomy-and-physiology-ii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7274,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6900\/revisions\/7274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sproutpublication.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}