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  4. Assertion (A) Liver is the largest gland of the body. The hepatic lobules are the structural and functional units of liver containing hepatic cells arranged in the form of cords. Reason (R) Each lobule of the liver is covered by a thin connective tissue sheath called the Glisson's capsule. The bile is secreted by hepatic cells.

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Q. Assertion (A) Liver is the largest gland of the body. The hepatic lobules are the structural and functional units of liver containing hepatic cells arranged in the form of cords.
Reason (R) Each lobule of the liver is covered by a thin connective tissue sheath called the Glisson's capsule. The bile is secreted by hepatic cells.

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Liver is the largest gland of the body. The hepatic lobules are the structural and functional units of liver containing hepatic cell arranged in the form of cords. Each lobule of the liver is covered by a thin connective tissue sheath called the Glisson's capsule. The bile is secreted by hepatic cells. Thus, both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.