What are the functions of liver?

Liver is the largest and heaviest internal organ of the body. It is not directly involved in digestion, but secretes bile which plays a major role in the emulsification of fats.

Liver also have detoxification function and help in converting toxic substances into non-toxic and then excretes them out from body.

It is site of glycogen synthesis and its storage.

It is the site of conversion of NH₃ into urea through urea cycle.

It is the site of removal of degradation product of hemoglobins degestion in the form of bile pigments bilirubin and biliverdin.