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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.
Primary functions of the liver. The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is located below the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity. An adult's liver weighs approximately 3 pounds and extends approximately from the right 5th rib to the lower border of the rib cage. The liver is separated into a right and left lobe, separated by the falciform ligament. The right lobe is much larger than the left lobe. The working cells of the liver are known as hepatocytes.