5 functions of liver?

1. detoxification of waste when it converts ammonia into urea 2. turning cholesterol to bile salts: speeds up digestion of lipids in small intestine 3. regulation and storage of nutrients: stores glucose as glycogen if needed, and converts glycogen into glucose if needed. stores vitamin a and d 4. breaking down erythrocytes: they INGEST THE RBC in phagocytosis and separate the heme (iron to make more RBC in bone marrow and bilirubin to be excreted in bile) and globin (protein/fatty acid) groups 5. production of plasma proteins: 90% of proteins in blood plasma are made by liver