Which of the following is a function of the liver?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Making urea
The liver converts excess amino acids into urea, which the kidneys remove.
Answer: Making urea.
Why not the others: Making insulin: the pancreas makes insulin. Making bile in the gall bladder: the gall bladder only stores bile. Absorbing digested food: that is mostly done in the small intestine.
Answer: Making urea.
Why not the others: Making insulin: the pancreas makes insulin. Making bile in the gall bladder: the gall bladder only stores bile. Absorbing digested food: that is mostly done in the small intestine.
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