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| What does the right atrium do? |
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| receive blood from vena cava, contracts, opens the tricuspid valve to fill the right ventricle with blood |
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| What does the left atrium do? |
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| receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary arteries, contracts, opens mitral valve to fill the left ventricle with blood |
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| What does the right ventricle do? |
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Definition
| pumps blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart |
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| What does the left ventricle do? |
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Definition
| pumps blood from the heart to the rest of the body |
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| Largest blood vessel that pumps oxygenated blood to rest of body |
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| What does the ductus arteriosus do? |
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| it is a shunt connecting the pulmonary artery to the aortic arch. It allows most of the blood from the right ventricle to bypass the fetus's fluid-filled lungs. |
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| What does the pulmonary trunk do? |
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Definition
| "pipe" that your blood goes throught to get from the right side of your heart to the lungs to get oxygenated |
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| What does the coronary artery do? |
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Definition
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| What does the renal artery do? |
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| supplies blood to kidneys |
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| What does the umbilical artery do? |
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Definition
| supply deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta in the umbilical cord |
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| provide a surface for gas exchange, oxygenate blood |
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| What does the pericardium do? |
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Definition
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| What does the superior vena cava do? |
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Definition
| pump blood from inferior vena cava to right atrium |
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| What does the inferior vena cava do? |
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Definition
| Pumps blood from lower half of body to heart |
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Definition
| transports urine from the renal pelvis of the kidney to which it is attached, to the bladder |
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Term
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Definition
| food tube running from pharynx to stomach |
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Definition
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| keeps large intestine shut until the need for feces arrives, then helps move feces out of body |
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| What does the pancreas do? |
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Definition
-helps with digestion (stomach acids, enzymes, break down foods)
-blood sugar regulation |
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| what does the cystic duct do? |
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Definition
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| What does the mesentary do? |
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Definition
| secures the small intestine in place |
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| function of the urinary bladder? |
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| function of the urinary bladder? |
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| What is the function of the larynx? |
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Definition
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| What is the function of the spleen? |
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Definition
| part of the immune system and contributes to the production and storage of blood cells as part of the circulatory system |
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-remove waste
-regulates blood pressure
-stimulates bone marrow to produce RBCs |
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| function of small intestine? |
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Definition
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| Function of ileocecal valve? |
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Definition
| -prevent the backflow of fecal contents from the colon to the small intestine. --prevent the contents of the ileum from passing into the cecum prematurely. |
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| Function of the large intestine? |
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-makes food into feces
-stores waste |
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| Function of the pyloric sphincter? |
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Definition
| controls movement of food from stomach to small intestine. |
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| Function of the gastroesophageal sphincter? |
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Definition
| To keep the contents of the stomach from going back up the esophagus |
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Definition
produces bile for the break down of fats
converts glucose (sugars) to glycogen (stored sugar)
filters harmful substances from the blood such as alcohol
storage of vitamins and minerals (Vitamin A, D, E, & K)
responsible for producing cholesterol. produces about 80% within the body.
matures red blood cells |
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| Function of the epiglottis? |
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Definition
| The function of the epiglottis is to block off food and liquids from entering the trachea |
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