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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Larynx | Used to make sounds |
| Thymus | produces cells for immune system |
| Thyroid | secretes thyroxin, controls metabolic rate |
| Trachea | carries air between larynx and bronchi |
| Heart | pumps blood |
| right atrium | pumps blood from vena cava into right ventricle |
| left atrium | pumps blood from pulmonary vein into left ventricle |
| right ventricle | pumps blood into pulmonary trunk |
| left ventricle | pumps blood into aorta |
| pericardium | keeps heart from rubbing on inside of chest |
| coronary artery | carries blood from aorta to muscle of the heart wall |
| pulmonary arteries | carries blood from pulmonary trunk to lungs |
| pulmonary veins | carries blood from lungs to left atrium |
| aorta | carries blood from left ventricle to rest of the body |
| ductus arteriosus | carries blood from pulmonary trunk to aorta |
| superior vena cava | carries blood from upper regions of the body to right atrium |
| inferior vena cava | carries blood from lower regions of the body to right atrium |
| common carotid arteries | carries blood from bicarotid trunk to head |
| jugular veins | carries blood from head to superior vena cava |
| diaphragm | used to inhale |
| lung | exchange |
| esophagus | carries food from pharynx to stomach |
| stomach | digestion of protein |
| pyloric sphincter | controls passage of food from stomach to small intestine |
| duodenum | major digestion occurs here |
| small intestine | digestion and absorption of nutrients |
| large intestine | absorption of vitamins, houses E. coli |
| caecum | houses microorganisms that aid in cellulose digestion |
| liver | produces bile, stores glycogen |
| gallbladder | stores and concentrates bile |
| pancreas | produces digestive juices, insulin, and glucagon |
| spleen | produces blood cells, destroys damaged blood cells, stores blood cells |
| rectum | stores fecal material until eliminated |
| kidney | produces urine |
| renal | artery carries blood from aorta to kidney |
| renal vein | carries blood from kidney to posterior vena cava |
| urinary bladder | stores urine until elimination |
| umbilical artery | carries blood from aorta to placenta |
| umbilical vein | carries blood from placenta to liver |
| ureter | carries urine from kidney to urinary bladder |
| urethra | carries urine from urinary bladder to outside the body |
| adrenal gland | secretes adrenaline |
| ovaries | secretes estrogen and progesterone. produces ova. |
| fallopian tubes | carries ova from ovary to uterus |
| uterus | site of fetal development |
| vagina | birth canal |
| testis | secretes testosterone. produces sperm. |
| Penis | used in copulation |
| vas deferens | carries sperm from epididymis to urethra |
| seminal vesicles | produces seminal fluid |
| epididymis | stores sperm until mature |
| bulbourethral glands | produces preejaculatory fluid |
| gubernaculum | mounts testis to scrotum |
| Salivary Gland | makes saliva |
| cardiac sphincter | muscle ring where esophagus joins stomach transport food |
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