Where is the liver in men?

The liver is the largest organ in the human body. It is both a digestive organ and a detoxification organ. The liver is located in the right rib area, adjacent to the gallbladder. The health of the liver is very important to human health. In daily life, we can generally understand the health of the liver through some of the person's behaviors. Of course, this is only a rough observation. If you want to truly understand the liver function, you need to go to the hospital for examination in time.

Where is the liver in men?

The liver is the largest organ in the human body and is located in the abdomen, below the right transverse diaphragm, in front of the gallbladder, in front of the right kidney, and above the stomach. The liver is mainly located in the right hypochondrium and epigastric region. Most of the liver is covered by the costal arches. It is only exposed in the epigastric region and between the right costal arches and directly contacts the anterior abdominal wall. The upper surface of the liver is connected to the diaphragm and the anterior abdominal wall.

From the perspective of body surface projection, the upper border of the liver is consistent with the diaphragmatic dome. The upper border of the adult liver is generally at the level of the 5th rib on the right clavicular midline and the 6th rib on the right midaxillary line. The lower border of the liver starts from the lowest point of the costal arch, goes up and left along the lower edge of the right costal arch, leaves the costal arch at the junction of the 8th and 9th rib cartilages, and goes obliquely to the upper left to the anterior midline, and to the left side to the junction of the costal arch and the 7th and 8th cartilages.

Normally, our liver is reddish brown and soft. The liver weight of an adult is equivalent to 2% of body weight. According to statistics, the weight of adult liver in my country is 1157-1447g for males and 1029-1379g for females, and the heaviest can reach about 2000g. The length, width and thickness of the liver are approximately 25.8cm, 15.2cm and 5.8cm respectively.

How to tell if your liver is healthy?

One glance at the eyes

Damage to liver function can also be reflected in eye diseases. For example, dry and astringent eyes indicate liver-fire; tears in the wind indicate a liver-blood problem; blurred vision indicates a liver-kidney problem. Therefore, the eyes are one aspect of the external manifestation of liver disease.

Second look at the hand

If there are blue veins or blue color on the back of your hand, and the base of your palm is blue, it means that your liver is depressed and the liver qi is blocked.

If the nails are uneven, it means that the liver is not in good condition. Healthy nails are smooth. Hard nails indicate excessive liver fire, while soft nails indicate liver blood deficiency. When a person has a bad liver, the nails are brittle and easy to crack.

Three Looks at Hair

Hair can also reflect the condition of the liver. Dry and brittle hair may be caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, etc. Greasy hair that easily falls off and acne on the skin may be caused by excessive liver toxins and liver fire.

Four-view mouth

Dry mouth, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, thick tongue coating, and red and swollen gums are all symptoms of excessive liver fire.

5. Look at emotions

For the same unfortunate event, people with smooth liver qi will recover quickly, think of countermeasures, adjust their emotions, and be positive and optimistic. When liver fire is strong, people are easily upset, easily angry, and cannot control their temper.

6. Look at the facial expression

A yellow complexion is usually associated with a weak spleen. A dull face can turn a pretty woman into a yellow-faced woman if her liver is not healthy.