 | Term | Definition |
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larynx |
used to make sounds |
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epiglottis |
prevents food from entering larynx |
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thymus |
produces cells for immune system |
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hard palate |
forms roof of mouth |
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soft palate |
prevents food from entering nasopharynx |
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thyroid |
secretes thyroxin, controls metabolic rate |
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trachea |
carries air between larynx and bronchi |
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heart |
pumps blood |
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right atrium |
pumps blood from vena cava into right ventricle |
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left atrium |
pumps blood from pulmonary vein to left ventricle |
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right ventricle |
pumps blood into pulmonary trunk |
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left ventricle |
pumps blood into aorta |
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pericardial membrane |
keeps heart from rubbing on inside of chest |
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coronary arteries |
carries blood from aorta to muscle of heart wall |
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pulmonary trunk |
carries blood from right ventricle to pulmonary arteries |
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pulmonary arteries |
carries blood from pulmonary trunk to legs |
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pulmonary veins |
carries blood from lungs to left atrium |
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aorta |
carries blood from left ventricle to rest of body |
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ductus arteriosis |
carries blood from pulmonary trunk to aorta |
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superior vena cava |
carries blood from upper regions of body to right atrium |
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inferior vena cava |
carries blood from lower regions of body to right atrium |
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common cartoid arteries |
carries blood from bicartoid trunk to head |
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jugular veins |
carries blood from head to superior vena cava |
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diaphragm |
used to inhale |
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lungs |
gas exchange |
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esophagus |
carries food from pharynx to stomach |
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stomach |
digestion of protein |
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pyloric sphincter |
controls passage of food from stomach to small intestine |
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duodenum |
major digestion occurs here |
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small intestine |
digestion and absorption of nutrients |
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large intestine |
absorption of vitamins, houses E. Coli |
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caecum |
houses microoraganisms that aid in cellulose digestion |
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liver |
produces bile, stores glycogen |
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gallbladder |
stores and concentrates bile |
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pancreas |
produces digestive juices, produces insulin and glucagon |
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spleen |
produces blood cells, destroys damaged blood cells, stores blood cells |
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rectum |
stores fecal material until eliminated |
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kidney |
produces urine |
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renal artery |
carries blood from aorta to kidney |
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renal vein |
carries blood from kidney to posterior vena cava |
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urinary bladder |
stores urine until elimintation |
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umbilical artery |
carries blood from aorta to placenta |
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umbilical vein |
carries blood from placenta to liver |
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ureter |
carries urine from kidney to urinary bladder |
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urethra |
carrires urine from urinary bladder to outside of the body |
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adrenal gland |
secretes adrenaline |
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ovaries |
secretes estrogen and progesterone, produces ova |
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fallopian tubes |
carries ova from ovaries to uterus |
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vagina |
birth canal |
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scrotal sac |
controls temperature of testes |
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testis |
controls testosterone, produces sperm |
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penis |
used in copulation |
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ductus deferens |
carries sperm from epididymis to urethra |
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seminal vesicles |
produces seminal fluid |
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epididymis |
stores sperm until mature |
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bulbourethral glands |
produces preejaculatory fluid |
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cerebrum |
controls thought, memory, reasoning |
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cerebellum |
muscle coordination |
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brainstem |
vital reflexes |
