Question

Largest digestive gland in the human body is

• A. Liver
• B. Pancreas
• C. Gall bladder
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Liver

The digestive glands associated with the alimentary canal include the salivary glands, the liver and the pancreas. Liver is the largest gland of the body weighing about 1.2 to 1.5 kg in an adult human. It is situated in the abdominal cavity, just below the diaphragm and has two lobes. The hepatic lobules are the structural and functional units of liver containing hepatic cells arranged in the form of cords. Each lobule is covered by a thin connective tissue sheath called the Glissons capsule. The bile secreted by the hepatic cells passes through the hepatic ducts and is stored and concentrated in a thin muscular sac, called the gall bladder. The duct of gall bladder (cystic duct) along with the hepatic duct from the liver forms the common bile duct.