liver
vertebrate organ involved in metabolism
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Summary
liver is an organ type[1]. liver draws 18,929 Wikipedia views per month (organ type category, ranking #7 of 50).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Follows: foregut[4]
- Subclass of: accessory digestive gland[5], lobular organ[6], particular anatomical entity[7], glandular organ[8]
- Part of: human digestive system[9]
- Commons category: Livers[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Liver[11]
- Anatomical location: abdominal cavity[12]
- Commons gallery: Liver[13]
- Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18]
- Partially coincident with: liver as food[19]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12392[20]
- Arterial supply: hepatic artery proper[21]
- Lymphatic drainage: Hepatic lymph nodes[22]
- Venous drainage: hepatic vein[23]
- Studied by: anatomy[24], hepatology[25]
- Innervated by: vagus nerve[26], celiac ganglia[27]
- Innervates: celiac ganglia[28], vagus nerve[29]
- Development of anatomical structure: liver development[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[31], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
- Ground level 360 degree view URL: https://www.zygotebody.com/#nav=-4.65,125.08,119.59,0,0,0,0&sel=p:;h:;s:1151;c:-0.6;o:-0.75&layers=0,0,5000,0,0,0,0,10000,10000,10000,10000[33], https://www.openanatomy.org/atlases/nac/liver-2014-02-20/viewer/#!/state/984f950d-b35a-4952-afd9-ceafec728f8c[34]
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Influence
Things named for liver include hepatic artery proper[35], an artery[36].
Why It Matters
liver has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] liver is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for liver include hepatic artery proper[35], an artery[36].