Economic and Budget Issue Brief. This Congressional Budget Office issue brief describes the economic conditions and budgeting practices that can lead to significant budgetary challengesâoften termed fiscal stressâat the local level.
Bodily Functions. See also body, human. deglutition. the process or act of swallowing. desquamation. the shedding of the superficial epithelium, as of skin, the mucous membranes, etc. diaphoresis. sweating, especially when artificially induced.
Weighing in at around 3 pounds, the liver is the bodyâs second largest organ; only the skin is larger and heavier. The liver performs many essential functions related to digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the storage of nutrients within the body.he liver functions as an organ of the immune system through the function of the Kupffer cells that line the sinusoids. Kupffer cells are a type of fixed macrophage that form part of the mononuclear phagocyte system along with macrophages in the spleen and lymph nodes.