liver

Summary

liver is an organ type^[1]. liver draws 11,792 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #7 of 50).^[2]

Key Facts

• liver's instance of is recorded as organ type^[3].
• liver's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity^[4].
• liver followed foregut^[5].
• liver is a type of accessory digestive gland^[6].
• liver is a type of lobular organ^[7].
• liver is a type of particular anatomical entity^[8].
• liver is a type of glandular organ^[9].
• liver is part of human digestive system^[10].
• liver's Commons category is recorded as Livers^[11].
• liver's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Liver^[12].
• liver's anatomical location is recorded as abdominal cavity^[13].
• liver's Commons gallery is recorded as Liver^[14].
• liver's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[15].
• liver's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• liver's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• liver's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• liver's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[19].
• liver's partially coincident with is recorded as liver as food^[20].
• liver's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12392^[21].
• liver's arterial supply is recorded as hepatic artery proper^[22].
• liver's lymphatic drainage is recorded as Hepatic lymph nodes^[23].
• liver's venous drainage is recorded as hepatic vein^[24].
• liver's studied by is recorded as anatomy^[25].
• liver's studied by is recorded as hepatology^[26].
• liver's innervated by is recorded as vagus nerve^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include organ type^[3] and class of anatomical entity^[4]. Recorded subclass of include accessory digestive gland^[6], lobular organ^[7], particular anatomical entity^[8], and glandular organ^[9].

Use and Application

liver is part of human digestive system^[10].

Influence

Things named for liver include hepatic artery proper^[28], an artery^[29].

Why It Matters

liver draws 11,792 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #7 of 50).^[2] liver has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] liver is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for liver include hepatic artery proper^[28], an artery^[29].