The LiverThe organ with the most jobs, and what each one means for the rest of the body.Body & healthOver 500 known functions; these are the ones with visible consequences.ProcessingDetoxifies drugs and alcoholBreaks down old red blood cellsConverts ammonia to ureaMetabolises fats, proteins and carbohydratesProducingBile, for digesting fatsAlbumin, which holds fluid in vesselsClotting factorsCholesterol and some hormonesStoringGlycogen — fast-release glucoseVitamins A, D, B12, KIron and copperTestsALT and AST — cell damageBilirubin — bile handlingAlbumin — synthetic functionIt is the only internal organ that can regenerate substantially: as little as25% can regrow to full size.The Liverlearnposters.com
The Liver — printable health wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the The Liver poster

14 entries in 4 groups.

Over 500 known functions; these are the ones with visible consequences.

It is the only internal organ that can regenerate substantially: as little as 25% can regrow to full size.

Questions about the The Liver poster

What’s on the The Liver poster?
14 entries in 4 groups. Over 500 known functions; these are the ones with visible consequences. Processing: Detoxifies drugs and alcohol, Breaks down old red blood cells, Converts a…; Producing: Bile, for digesting fats, Albumin, which holds fluid in vessels, Clotting…; Storing: Glycogen — fast-release glucose, Vitamins A, D, B12, K, Iron and copper; Tests: ALT and AST — cell damage, Bilirubin — bile handling, Albumin — synthetic func…. It is the only internal organ that can regenerate substantially: as little as 25% can regrow to full size.
Who is the The Liver poster for?
The Liver belongs to the Body & health section rather than to a school year, because health is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning anatomy can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Liver poster?
Every drug and every meal passes through it. That is why it dominates blood test panels. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Liver belongs on the wall where that health work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Liver?
Blood, Blood Types and The Body Systems sit alongside The Liver in the Body & health section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.BloodBlood TypesThe Body Systems
Is the The Liver poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Liver downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Body & health section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Liver poster print at?
The Liver is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Liver loses nothing.Printing guide

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