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[[File:Human radiograph, The communicator.jpg|thumb|A radiograph of the Human body showing the liver]] |
[[File:Human radiograph, The communicator.jpg|thumb|A radiograph of the Human body showing the liver]] |
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The '''liver''' was an organ that was vital to metabolism. It filtered toxins out of the [[blood]] and produced [[bile]], which played an important role in the [[digestive system]]. |
The '''liver''' was an organ that was vital to metabolism. It filtered toxins out of the [[blood]] and produced [[bile]], which played an important role in the [[digestive system]]. |
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| + | A diagram of the [[Human]] torso depicting the location of the liver was stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer|library]] [[computer]] [[database]]. This database was accessed by the [[Talosians]] in [[2254]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}}) |
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The [[Vulcan]] [[heart]] is located where a [[Human]]'s liver would be. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women|A Private Little War}}) |
The [[Vulcan]] [[heart]] is located where a [[Human]]'s liver would be. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women|A Private Little War}}) |
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Revision as of 10:30, 12 October 2013
A radiograph of the Human body showing the liver
The liver was an organ that was vital to metabolism. It filtered toxins out of the blood and produced bile, which played an important role in the digestive system.
A diagram of the Human torso depicting the location of the liver was stored in the USS Enterprise's library computer database. This database was accessed by the Talosians in 2254. (TOS: "The Cage")
The Vulcan heart is located where a Human's liver would be. (TOS: "Mudd's Women", "A Private Little War")
Before reviving L.Q. Clemonds, Dr. Beverly Crusher scanned him and found that when he died, he had an advanced case of emphysema, along with extensive liver damage. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
Liver was a delicacy among many species. Phlox was fond of chicken liver with grated cheese and slug liver was enjoyed by Ferengi and was served in Quark's. The Klingons eat the liver of bok-rats. (ENT: "Storm Front", DS9: "The Assignment", "Soldiers of the Empire")
By 2375, livers were able to be created synthetically, although they were in short supply during the Dominion War. (DS9: "When It Rains...")
Among the many organs found in a secret laboratory on a Vidiian planetoid was the liver of a Kazon. (VOY: "Phage")
After being exposed to a temporal energy surge in 2377, Chakotay had the liver of an eighty-year old man and the kidneys of a twelve-year old boy according to The Doctor. (VOY: "Shattered")