Our Liver

Verse:
I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me. Jeremiah 33:8


Book:
"Me and My Amazing Body" by Joan Sweeney

In class we ...

• located the liver in our body - some students said they could feel it.
  
• discussed the many functions of the liver

to cleanse the blood*

makes bile which helps digest fatty foods

stores glycogen


• discussed ways of keeping the liver healthy by eating less fatty foods and restricting the intake of toxins and chemicals
  
• reviewed many of the systems we covered earlier in the semester
  

Vocubalary words:

• liver
• bile
• digestion
• cholesterol
• glycogen

Websites:
This website may be a useful to review some of the basics covered in class.