Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ only found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins... Wikipedia

• Precursor:  Foregut
• System:  Digestive system
• Artery:  Hepatic artery
• Vein:  Hepatic vein and hepatic portal vein
• Nerve:  Celiac ganglia and vagus nerve
• Latin:  jecur, iecur
• Greek:  hepar (ἧπαρ), root hepat- (ἡπατ-)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo