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6. Regarding bile:

  • Bile salts act like detergents
  • Bile is synthesized in the gall bladderr
  • Bile salts are the breakdown products of haemoglobin
  • Bile pigments are the breakdown products of leukocytes

7. Two blood vessels carry blood to the liver. Which of the following statements is correct?

  • The hepatic artery carries blood from the aorta to the liver whilst the hepatic vein brings digested nutrients directly from the GI-tract and spleen.
  • The hepatic artery carries blood from the aorta to the liver whilst the hepatic portal vein brings digested nutrients directly from the GI-tract and spleen.
  • The hepatic portal vein carries blood from the aorta to the liver whilst the hepatic artery brings digested nutrients directly from the GI-tract and spleen.
  • The hepatic vein carries blood from the aorta to the liver whilst the hepatic portal vein brings digested nutrients directly from the GI-tract and spleen

8. Which one of the following functions is carried out by the liver?

  • Synthesis of haemoglobin
  • Synthesis of cholesterol
  • Storage of vitamin C
  • Synthesis of antibodies