1. Liver and Assimilation
Gr C: Recap all key terms of the digestion topic.
Gr B: Analyse the role of the liver.
Gr A: Summarise the stages in assimilation.
Entrance Activity
Complete the key words worksheet and the extension task shown below.
Key Word
Hepatic Portal Vein
Transanimation
Deamination
Detoxification

2. Attempt the key word match up activity.
Learning Activity
Attempt the key word match up activity.

3. Liver and Assimilation
Gr C: Recap all key terms of the digestion topic.
Gr B: Analyse the role of the liver.
Gr A: Summarise the stages in assimilation.
Entrance Activity
Complete the key words worksheet and the extension task shown below.
Key Word
Hepatic Portal Vein
Transanimation
Deamination
Detoxification

4. Key Word Alert!
Hepatic Portal Vein
The vein which transports absorbed nutrients from the small intestine to the liver for processing.

5. Liver “The Sorting Factory”
Teacher Explanation
“The Sorting Factory”
The liver has over 500 different biochemical reactions going on inside its cells. A list of some of the jobs are shown below:
Transamination- The process of converting amino acids into others that the body might require.
Deamination- The removal of excess amino acids in the blood stream (excretion)
Detoxification- The breakdown of alcohol and other toxins in the blood.
Removal of old red blood cells from the circulatory system

6. Liver “The Sorting Factory” Complete the sentences below!
Learning Activity
Complete the sentences below!
“The Sorting Factory”
Amino acids are the main ________ of cells and tissues in the body. The body uses _____ different amino acids which can form thousands of different _______.
The liver controls the levels of amino acids in the body. __________ converts amino acids into different ones. __________ removes excess amino acids in the blood stream.
________ breaks down alcohol and other toxins in the body.
Detoxification Building-blocks
Twenty Proteins Deamination Transamination

7. Liver and Assimilation
Gr C: Recap all key terms of the digestion topic.
Gr B: Analyse the role of the liver.
Gr A: Summarise the stages in assimilation.
Entrance Activity
Complete the key words worksheet and the extension task shown below.
Key Word
Hepatic Portal Vein
Transanimation
Deamination
Detoxification

8. Learning Activity
Arrange the following processes in order of which they occur and give a brief sentence to explain each one.
Assimilation
Digestion
Ingestion
Absorption
Egestion

9. Liver and Assimilation
Gr C: Recap all key terms of the digestion topic.
Gr B: Analyse the role of the liver.
Gr A: Summarise the stages in assimilation.
Entrance Activity
Complete the key words worksheet and the extension task shown below.
Key Word
Hepatic Portal Vein
Transanimation
Deamination
Detoxification

10. Plenary