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Does the liver have fewer functions than the esophagus?
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Organ function: It is difficult to count the number of functions of any particular organ. What is important here is not how many different things they do, but that they do the ones that they need to do well. You can't live without a functioning esophagus or a functioning liver. You need both. Hope that helps
Answered 3/22/2020
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