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Surrounded by a fibrous capsule, the liver is made up of liver lobules (the functional units of the liver). Each lobule is constructed around a central vein that empties into the right and left hepatic veins which then drain into the vena cava.
The liver is the largest glandular organ in the body and performs multiple critical functions to keep the body pure of toxins and harmful substances. An average adult liver weighs about three pounds. Located in the upper-right portion of the abdominal cavity under the diaphragm and to the right of the stomach, the liver consists of four lobes. It receives about 1.5 quarts of blood every minute via the hepatic artery and portal vein.