It typically first appears in young children on one side of the body. It can affect the trunk, arms, legs, face or neck, or multiple parts of the body. Symptoms of localized scleroderma may include: 1  Shiny, thickened patches of skin. 2  Discolored (lighter or darker) skin. 3  Joint tightness.
While on the opposite end of the spectrum, we have the appendix, which is seemingly useless, and cause more harm than good if anything. Your liver, however, is NOT one of those useless parts. The liver is the bodyâs largest internal organ at roughly the size of a football and arguably one of the most important. It is located in the upper-right portion of the abdominal cavity, situated below the diaphragm and on top of the intestines, right kidney and stomach.
The liver does many important things in the body: The liver makes bile. This is a bright yellow-green liquid that goes into the small intestines to help digest the big chunks of food we eat. The liver stores glucose when we eat and then puts the glucose into the blood when our blood glucose level goes down.