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| the organs through which oxygen is taken into the body and carbon dioxide is released |
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at the root of the tounge
prevents food and liquid from entering the trachea during swallowing |
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| a gland in the neck area which produces cells to help the immune system |
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| the hard part of the roof of the buccal cavity |
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| the movable fold consisting of the fibers enclosed in the mucous membrane at the rear of the hard plate and closes the naval cavity from the oral cavity during swallowing |
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in the throat
produces a horomone that regulates the rate of metabolisim |
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| large cartilage ringed tube carrying air to and from the lungs |
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| a muscular pump that forces blood into the arteries |
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around the upper chamber of the heart
recieves blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle |
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the lower chambers of the heart
recieves blood from the atriums |
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| filled with fluid that encases the heart and the rest of the atria and other ventricles blood vessels |
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| Coronary Arteries and Veins[image] |
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| supplies oxygenated blood to the heart so it can pump |
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| the artery that carries veinous blood from the right ventricle to the right and left pulmonary arteries |
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| Pulmonary arteries and veins[image] |
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| blood vessels serving the lungs |
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| carries oxygenated blood to all organs except the lungs |
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Ductus Arteriousus
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| bypasses blood to the aorta |
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Superior Vena Cava
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| brings de-oxygenated blood from parts of the body higher than the heart and returns the blood to the right atrium. |
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Inferior vena cava
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| recieves blood then pumps it to the right atrium of the heart |
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| supply the heart and neck with blood |
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| large veins in the neck that move blood from the head and neck to the heart |
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| muscular wall that divides the abdomen from the thorax |
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| to carry foods liquids and saliva from the mouth to the stomach |
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| recieves food from the esophagus and begins digestion |
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Pyloric sphincter
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Pyloric sphincter is located at the base of the stomach and is the contracting ring of muscle which guards the entrance of the to small intestine.
It keeps the stomach shut at the far end so that it has a chance to digest proteins, then it opens and allows the contents of the stomach to pass through |
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the beginning portion of the small intestines
runs from the stomach to the septum |
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| the longest and most important part of the digestive tube in the stomach. absorbs food and digests |
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absorbs water and excretes solid waste material
comrpises of the cecum appendix ascending and descending transverse and rectum |
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the large pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine
Its function is to absorb water and salts from undigested food. It has a muscular wall that can knead the contents to speed up absorption. |
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a sac within the lobes of the liver
excretes bile |
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a large 3 lobed organ which deoxifies blood
stores reserves of sugar for emergencies |
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an abdominal gland that produces enzymes released into the small intestines
and makes horomones which assist in metabolisim of sugars |
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an abdominal organ which makes new blood cells
destroys worn out ones and stores blood |
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final part of colon
stores indigestible things |
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| ome pair of organs which filter wastes and excess minerals and h20 from blood |
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| takes blood into the kidney |
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| the temporary storage of urine |
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Umbilical artery and vein[image]
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| the cord connecting the fetus to the mother via the placenta through which the fetus recieves nutrients |
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| help urine move from kidneys to bladder |
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the carrier of urine from the bladder out of the body
also carries semen from the testes through the penis |
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| organ in which the fetus develops within its mother |
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| female reproductive tube through which sperm is deposited to make offspring |
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| produces female sex horomones |
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connects the ovaries to uterus
one egg released each month |
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| keeps optimum temp for sperm production |
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male sex glands
produce sperm |
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| where sperm flows through during ejaculation |
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| stores sperm and secretes it into the duct in ejaculation |
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| Bulbourethral gland[image] |
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| to produce and release pre cum to rid of any acid urine |
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| part of brain that coordinates muscle activity |
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| connects brain to rest of body |
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