Round 3: Tossup 4

This organ’s outflow of blood is occluded in Budd–Chiari syndrome. Damage to this organ is indicated by an AST/ALT ratio (10[1])that deviates from one. Kupffer cells reside in this organ’s (10[1])sinusoids, (10[1])where they destroy foreign microbes. This organ produces ketone bodies in low glucose conditions and is the most common site of steatosis, a disease characterized (-5[1])by a buildup of fat. (10[1])Bilirubin (-5[1])is broken down by this organ, which (10[1])receives blood through the portal vein. A (10[1])fluid produced by this organ that aids in lipid digestion is stored in the gallbladder. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this bile-producing (10[2])organ whose cirrhosis may be caused by (10[1])alcohol poisoning. ■END■ (10[2])

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