Chitaka kana chiropa (Liver in English) inhengo yakakosha yemuviri inowanikwa pamhuka dzine muzongoza nedziwewo ndudzi dzemhuka. Nhengo iyi inemabasa akawanda anosanganisira: Kubvisa tsvina inenge yakatakurwa neropa kubva mumuviri. Kuumba protein. Kugadzira mishonga inodikanwa pakuwotesa chikafu. Chitaka chinotodiwa kuti munhu ararame, pari zvino hakuna nzira yokutsiva kusavepo kwechitaka kwenguva yakareba. Kusukwa kweropa muChipatara kunochenesa ropa kwenguva pfupi. Chitaka (Strong material) vachireva nhumbi yakasimba. Nyungwe inoti ciropa (liver) kureva chitaka. Luwanga inoti eshitakhalira (liver) kureva chitaka. Luganda inoti ekitaka (n. brown. The liver is reddish-brown in colour) kureva bhurauni.