Question

Name the organ where urea is produced.

Answer 1

Liver

1. It is a cone-shaped glandular organ located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm and at the top of the stomach.
2. It stores and metabolizes nutrients, detoxifies and produces bile.
3. Urea is produced in the liver through urea cycle.
4. The ammonia produced in the body through various metabolic activities is converted into urea by combining with carbon dioxide.
5. This conversion of ammonia into urea is very significant as former is more toxic than the latter and cannot be stored in the body for a longer duration.