Liver

LIVER 

Liver
  • It is the large gland precent in all the fishes. In shark, it covers 20 – 30% of their body mass. It lies over or partially surrounding the stomach. It is bilobed and the left lobe is larger than the right lobe. It is dark brown in colour
  • One hepatic duct originates from each lobe of the liver and joins the cystic duct from the gall bladder to form the bile duct.
  • Function: Bile secretion and glycogen storage in addition to other biochemical processes.
  • The secretions are poured into the intestine through the bile duct
  • It is made up of small hepatocytes that contains high level of golgi apparatus, lysosome, lipid and glycogen deposits along with numerous mitochondria.
  • In sharks the hydrocarbons and squaline are stored in liver.

Last modified: Sunday, 18 September 2011, 4:45 AM