The human organ that detoxifies ammonia by converting it to urea is the:
A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Intestine
D. Kidney
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
The liver uses the urea cycle (ornithine cycle) to convert highly toxic ammonia, produced from amino acid deamination, into less toxic urea, which is excreted by the kidneys. The kidneys filter urea but do not synthesize it. Pancreas is digestive/endocrine, intestine absorbs nutrients.
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