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4th Lab Exam - Digestive & Urogenital Flashcards

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Salivary glands

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Bathes and moistens food with digestive enzymes

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Parotid gland

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Secretes saliva to facilitate mastication and swallowing

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Submaxillary gland

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Secretes mucous cells and salivary amylase for the breakdown of starch

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Sublingual gland

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Secretes saliva predominantly mucous in character

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Molar gland

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Secretes saliva

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Oral cavity

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The opening of the mouth

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Lips

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Opens and closes mouth for food intake and articulation of sound and speech

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Cheeks

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Keeps food between the teeth; for mastication

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Vestibule

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Contains sense organs responsible for balance (saccule and utricle)

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Hard palate

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For feeding and speech from interaction with the tongue

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Soft palate

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Closes off nasal passages when swallowing

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Nasopalatine ducts

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Communicate between the nasal cavity and the mouth

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Tongue

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Chief organ of taste; aids in mastication; swallowing and speech

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Filiform papillae

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Acts as abrasive coating; gives tongue a cleaning and rasping action (grooming)

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Fungiform papillae

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Distinguishes 5 tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami

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Vallate papillae

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Sensation of taste

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Pharynx

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Passage of food bolus into the esophagus

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Isthmus of the fauces

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Connects the oral cavity and the cavity of the pharynx

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Tonsillar fossa

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Houses palatine tonsil

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Palatine tonsil

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Produces antibodies against respiratory infection

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Frenulum

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Attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth and restrains it

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Flattened papillae (ducts of submaxillary and sublingual glands)

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Drains saliva from the submaxillary and sublingual glands; for gleeking

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Glossopalatine arch

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Forms the anterior margin of the tonsillar fossa

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Pharyngopalatine arch

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Forma the posterior margin of the tonsillar fossa

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Nasopharynx

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Passage of air

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Eustachian tubes

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Connects pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear

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Esophagus

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Passage of food from the mouth to the stomach

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Epiglottis

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Prevents fluid and food particle from entering the trachea

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Hyoid

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Anchors tongue and supports the larynx

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Larynx

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Protects the trachea; houses vocal folds; produces sound

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Glottis

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Produces sound (pronunciation); opening of larynx

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Thyroid cartilage

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Supports the ventral wall of the pharynx

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Cricoid cartilage

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Connect various ligaments, cartilages, and muscles involved in closing and opening of the airways; production of speech

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Arytenoids

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Supports the dorsal rim of the glottis between glottis and the opening to the esophagus

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True vocal cords

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Sound production (speech)

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False vocal cords

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Produce deep sounds (purring)

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Thyroid glands

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Regulate body metabolism and blood calcium levels; produces hormones:
Triiodothyronine and Thyroxine - regulates rate of metabolism
Calcitonin - maintains calcium homeostasis

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Pleural cavities or pleural sacs

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Aid optimal functioning of lungs during breathing; contains pleural fluid

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Parietal pleura

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Covers the diaphragm of lungs and lines the inner walls of the chest

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Mediastinal septum

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Separates the left and right pleural sacs

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Mediastinum

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Contains the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs

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Diaphragm

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Separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity; aids in respiration

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Central tendon of the diaphragm

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Prevents constriction of the inferior vena cava or aorta; where the diaphragm inserts into

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Lungs (L. Ant. Middle, post. Lobes; R. Ant., middle and post. medial & lateral lobules)

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For respiration; effect aeration of blood; supply oxygen and expel caebon dioxide

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Radix or root of the lung

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Connects the lung to the trachea and heart

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Pulmonary ligament (not a true ligament)

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Connects the lung to the dorsal thoracic wall

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Caval fold

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Supports the postcaval vein

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Pericardial sac or parietal pericardium

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Keeps the heart contained in the chest cavity; anchor the heart within the mediastinum

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Pericardial cavity

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Space between parietal and visceral pericardium that contains serous/pericardial fluid for lubrication and heart movement

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Visceral pericardium

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Encloses the heart and roots of the great vessels

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Thymus

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Site of T-cell maturation

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Dorsal aorta

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Transports oxygenated blood to the rest of the body

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Esophagus

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Passage of food from the mouth to the stomach

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Abdominal or peritoneal cabity

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Holds bulk of the viscera

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Peritoneum

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Forma the lining of the abdominal wall

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Visceral peritoneum

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Serves as the covering layer of the viscera

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Dorsal mesentery

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Attaches the viscera to the dorsal body wall

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Ventral mesentery

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Attaches the viscera to the ventral body wall

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Stomach

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Mechanical digestion of food; storage of food

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Cardia

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Connects the esophagus to the stomach

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Cardiac end of the stomach

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Regulates the passage of food from the esophagus to the stomach

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Lesser curvature

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Concave; anterior; acts as the boundary pf the stomach

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Greater curvature

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Convex; posterior; acts as the boundary of the stomach

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Fundus

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Store accumulated gas from digestion; stores extra food; chief cells (pepsinogen); parietal cells (HCl), and goblet cells (mucin)

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Body of the stomach

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Mechanical digestion of food; storage of food

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Pylorus

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Connects the stomach to the duodenum

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Pyloric sphincter

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Prevents backflow of food (chyme) from the small intestines to the stomach; regulates passage of food (chyme) from the stomach to the duodenum

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Mesogaster

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Connects the stomach to the dorsal abdominal wall

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Greater omentum

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Protects the viscera from mechanical injury; storage of fat deposits

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Lesser omentum (gastro-hepato-duodenal ligament)

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Connects the lesser curvature of the stomach to the surface of the liver

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Lesser peritoneal sac

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Cavity formed by the greater and lesser omentum; allows continuity to the main abdominal coelom

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Gastrohepatic ligament

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Connects the lesser curvature of the stomach to the liver

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Hepatoduodenal ligament

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Connects the liver to the duodenum

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Spleen

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Mechanical filtration of RBC; produces lymphocytes to make antibodies to fight against foreign bodies

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Gastrosplenic or gastrolenial ligament

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Connects stomach to the spleen

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Liver (right and left lobes - median and lateral; caudate)

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Secretes bile for the emulsification of lipids; filters harmful substances from the blood; stores glycogen

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Gall bladder

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Stores bile

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Hepatic ducts

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Conveys bile away from the liver

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Cystic duct

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Conveys bile away from the gall bladder

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Bile ducts

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Conveys bile away from the liver and gall bladder and into the duodenum

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Hepatic portal vein

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Conveys blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver

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Foramen epiploicum

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Passage of communication between the lesser and greater sacs

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Falciform ligament

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Attaches the liver to the ventral abdominal wall / coelomic roof

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Coronary ligament

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Attaches the liver to the central tendon of the diaphragm

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Small intestine

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Enzymatic breakdown and chemical digestion of food; absorption

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Duodenum

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For the breakdown of food with enzymes (anylase, trypsin, lipase)

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Mesoduodenum

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Connects the duodenum to the dorsal body wall

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Duodenorenal ligament

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Connects the duodenum to the right kidney

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Jejunum

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Completes chemical digestion of food chyme; absorbs nutrients

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Ileum

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Absorbs bile salts and vitamin B12

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Mesentery proper / Mesenterium

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Suspends the jejunum and ileum form the dorsal abdominal wall

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Pancreas

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Exo: secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum
Endo: secretes hormones like insulin and glucagon (islets of Langerhans) to regulate blood glucose levels

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Pancreatic ducts

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Join the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juices that aid in digestion

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Ampulla of vater

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Where the bile and pancreatic ducts unite; regulates the flow of pancreatic juice and bile

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Large intestines

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Reabsorption of water and vitamins; maintains the fluid balance of the body; breakdown of bacteria

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Caecum

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Absorbs fluid and salts that remain after the completion of intestinal digestion

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Colon: ascending, transverse, descending

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Reabsorption of water and vitamins; process wastes in the body and prepare for its elimination; breakdown of bacteria

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Rectum

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Temporary storage of waste

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Mesorectum

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Mesentery supporting the rectum

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Ileocolic valve

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Limits reflux/backflow of colonic contents into the ileum

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Mesocolon

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Connects the colon to the dorsal body wall

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Median ligament of the urinary bladder

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Covers the ventral surface of the urinary bladder

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Lateral ligament of the urinary bladder

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Covers the sides of the urinary bladder

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Lymph glands

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Filter lymph; transport substances apart from blood; release lymphocytes

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Lymph nodules / Peyer’s patches

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Filter foreign particles from blood; aid in immune system

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Stomach rugae

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Allows the expansion of the stomach

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Small intestine villi

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Increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestines; secretes mucous

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