A&P Pt 2 Flashcards
Name the pieces of the Large intestine
Ascending Colon Transverse Colon Descending Colon Sigmoid Colon Rectum Anus
Appendix
Right near small intestine & large intestine union immune system organ filter
Trachea
entry point for gas exchange
Palentile tonsils
trap and destroy foreign materials
Pharyngeal tonsils
Traps and distorts forein materials.
Alveoli
where gas exchange occurs
Diaphram
than strong muscle
Alveolar Macrophages
digests things that make it to the lungs at all times
Mucocilary escalator
push the mucous up o the esophagus where we can swallow it
2 distinct circuits of blood flow
- pulmonary circulation - flow to lungs & back
2. systemic circulation - everywhere else
Arteries
carry blood away from the heart
veins
carries blood to the heart
auricles
cover the atria
coronary blood vessels
control circulation to the heart muscles themselfs
semi lunar valves
look like little crescent moons fluid is pushed up through the valve and pulls the valve close behind it when resting