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Organs
Test 3
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Anatomy
11th Grade
02/02/2016

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convers surface; protects deeper tissues
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epidermis
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nourishes epidermis; provides strength; contains lands
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dermis
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produce hair; innervation provides sensation
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hair follicles
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provide some protection for head
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hairs
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secrete lipid coating that lubricates hair shaft and epidermis
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sebaceous glands
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produce perspiration for evaporative cooling
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sweat glands
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protect and stiffen distal tips of digits
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nails
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provide sensations of touch, pressure, temperature, pain
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sensory receptors
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stores lipids; attaches skin to deeper structures
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subcutaneous layer
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acts as control center for nervous system:processes information; provides short term control over activities of other systems
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central nervous system
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performs complex integrative functions; controls both voluntary and autonomic activities
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brain
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relays information to and from brain; performs less-complex integrative functions; directs many simple involuntary activities
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spinal cord
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links CNS with other systems and with sense organs
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peripheral nervous system
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provides skeletal movement; control entrances and exits of digestive tract; produce heat; support skeletal position; protect soft tissues
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skeletal muscles
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support and position axial skeleton
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axial muscles
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support, move, and brace limbs
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appendicular muscles
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harness forces of contraction to perform specific tasks
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G tendons, aponeuroses
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filter, warm, humidify air; detect smells
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nasal cavities, paranasal sinuses
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conducts air to larynx; is a chamber shared with the digestive tract (throat)
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pharynx
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protects opening to trachea and contains vocal cords (voice box)
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larynx
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filters air, traps particles in mucus; cartilages keep airway open (windpipe)
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trachea
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has same functions as trachea
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bronchi
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responsible for air movement through volume changes during movements of ribs and diaphragm; include airways and alveoli
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lungs
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acts as sites of gas exchange between air and blood
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alveoli
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carry lymph (water and proteins) and lymphocytes from peripheral tissues to veins of the cardiovascular system
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lymphatic vessels
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monitor the composition of lymph; macrophages engulf pathogens; stimulate immune response
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lymph nodes
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monitors circulating blood; macrophages engulf pathogens; stimulates immune response
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spleen
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controls development and maintenance of one class of lymphocytes (T cells)
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thymus
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form and concentrate urine; regulate blood pH and ion concentrations; perform endocrine functions
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kidneys
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conduct urine from kidney to urinary bladder
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ureters
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tores urine for eventual elimination
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urinary bladder
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conducts urine to exterior
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urethra
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provides buffers and lubrication; produces enzymes that begin digestion
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salivary glands
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conducts solid food and liquids to esophagus; is a chamber shared with respiratory tract
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pharynx
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delivers food to stomach (food tube)
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esophagus
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secretes acids and enzymes
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stomach
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secretes digestive enzymes, buffers, and hormones; absorbs nutrients
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small intestine
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secretes bile; regulates nutrient composition of blood
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liver
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stores bile for release into small intestine
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gallbladder
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secretes digestive enzymes and buffers; contains endocrine cells
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pancreas
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removes water from fecal material; stores waste
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large intestine
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propels blood; maintains blood pressure
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heart
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distribute blood around the body
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blood vessels
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carries blood from heart to capillaries
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arteries
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permit diffusion between blood and interstitial fluids
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capillaries
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returns blood from capillaries to the heart
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veins
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transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, and blood cells; delivers nutrients and hormones; removes waste products; assists in temperature regulation and defense against disease
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blood
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may control timing of reproduction and set day night rhythms
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pineal gland
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trolls other endocrine glands; regulates growth and fluid balance
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pituitary gland
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controls tissue metabolic rate; regulates calcium levels
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thyroid gland
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regulate calcium levels (with thyroid)
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parathyroid glands
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controls maturation of lymphocytes
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thymus
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adjust water balance, tissue metabolism, cardiovascular and respiratory activity
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adrenal glands
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control red blood cell production and assist in calcium regulation
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kidneys
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regulates blood glucose levels
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pancreas
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support male sexual characteristics and reproductive functions
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testes
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support female sexual characteristics and reproductive functions
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ovaries
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produce oocytes and hormones
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ovaries
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deliver oocyte or embryo to uterus; normal site of fertilization
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uterine tubes
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site of embryonic development and exchange between maternal and embryonic bloodstreams
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uterus
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site of super deposition; acts as birth canal during delivery; provides passageway for fluids during menstruation
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vagina
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contains erectile tissue; produces pleasurable sensations during sexual activities
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clitoris
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contain glands that lubricate entrance to vagina
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labia
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produce milk that nourishes newborn infant
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mammary glands
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produce sperm and hormones
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testes
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acts as site of sperm maturation
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epididymis
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conducts sperm between epididymis and prostate gland
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ductus deferens (sperm duct)
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secrete fluid that makes up much of the volume of semen
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seminal vesicles
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secretes fluid and enzymes (milky)
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prostate gland
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conducts semen to exterior
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urethra
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contains erectile tissue; deposits sperm in vagina of female; produces pleasurable sensations during sexual activities
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penis
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surrounds the testes and controls their temperature
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scrotum
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support, protect soft tissues; bone store minerals
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bones, cartilages, and joints
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protects brain, spinal cord sense organs, and soft tissue of thoracic cavity; supports the body weight over the lower limbs
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axial skeleton (skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, sacrum, cartilages, and ligaments)
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provides internal support and positioning of the limbs; supports and moves axial skeleton
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appendicular skeleton (supporting bones, cartilages, and ligaments of the limbs)
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acts as primary site of blood cell production (red blood cells, white blood cells); stores lipid reserves
Definition
bone marrow
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