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Which structure is generally useless to the body?

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Appendix

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Which structure is responsible for receiving and storing fecal waste until released?

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Rectum

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Which structure is where food mixes with bile (from the gallbladder) and pancreas juice?

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Duodenum

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4
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Which structure has the lowest pH?

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Stomach

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What organ is responsible for the breakdown, balance, and creating the nutrients and metabolizing drugs?

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Liver

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Which ligament provides support to the liver by anchoring the liver to the abdominal wall and the diaphragm?

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Falciform Ligament

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What duct carries bile from the gallbladder and connects to the hepatic duct to form the common bile duct?

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Cystic duct

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What structure serves as a connection between areas of your digestive system and acts as a reservoir for pancreatic juices and bile?

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Ampulla of Vater

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9
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What structure is also known by another name as the duct of Santorini?

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Accessory Pancreatic Duct

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10
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Which ligament helps maintain the anteversion position of the uterus during pregnancy?

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Round ligament

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Which structure supports and protects the vocal chords?

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Thyroid Cartilage

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Which structure is responsible for bringing air into the compartmentalized sections of the lungs?

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Trachea

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What structure is responsible for the vocal chord tension, relaxation, and approximation?

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Arytenoid Gland

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What structure is the reason for the R lung to be broken down into 3 sections instead of 2?

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Heart

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What structure is responsible for keeping food out of the trachea?

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Epiglottis

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16
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What structure does the adrenal gland sit on top of?

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Kidney

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What structure is important in the immune system and fighting against germs?

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Spleen

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18
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What structure releases oxytocin and vasopressin?

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Posterior Pituitary

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19
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What is the first section of the small intestine?

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Jejunum

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What structure is responsible for transporting food from the oral cavity to the stomach?

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Esophagus

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What structure is used in the breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and by secreting enzymes?

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Pancreas

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What structure breaks down food fully after eating?

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Stomach

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23
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What structure produces slaliva

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Parotid Gland

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What structure connects the thyroid cartilage and hyoid bone?

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Thyrohyoid membrane

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What structure is responsible for releasing thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine, and calcitonin?
Thyroid gland
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What structure is responsible for filtering out germs that enter through your nose or mouth?
Palatine Gland
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What structure is responsible for creating erythropoietin?
Renal Cortex
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A major calyx is made up of 2-3 ______
Minor Calyx
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What structure does the urine pass through before connecting to the renal pelvis?
Major Calyx
30
What structure is responsible for the production of melatonin?
Pineal Gland
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Which structure is responsible for supporting the kidney mass and protecting vital tissue?
Renal Capsule
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which structure is responsible for the connecting the cricoid and thyroid ligament?
Cricothyroid ligament
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What structure is responsible for draining urine from the kidney by connecting the kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
34
What makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline?
Adrenal Gland
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What creates a chemical that regulates the amount of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium in the bones and blood?
Parathyroid Gland
36
What duct connect the gallbladder to the liver?
R Hepatic duct
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What produces enzymes that help to digest food, particularly protein, and make the hormone insulin, which helps to control blood sugar levels?
Pancreas
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What lubricates the oral cavity which allows for swallowing, initiating digestion, buffering pH, and dental hygiene?
Sublingual Gland
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What helps control circadian cycle of sleep and wakefulness by secreting melatonin?
Pineal Gland
40
What controls the speed of your metabolism?
Thyroid Gland
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What removes waste products from the blood and creates urine?
Kidney
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What absorbs fluids and salts that remain after completion of intestinal digestion and absorption and to mix it's contents with a lubricating substance, mucus?
Cecum
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What is a network of capillaries and small tubes, or tubules where filtration of blood occurs?
Nephrons
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What facilitates the superior movement of the larynx during swallowing?
Thyrohyoid Ligament
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What controls the level of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets?
Spleen
46
As food mixes with gastric juice in the stomach, what is the thin watery liquid called?
Chyme
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Which system works with the digestive system to carry nutrients to the cells of the body?
Circulatory
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What is the main source of energy for your body?
Carbohydrates
49
What is the muscular sac that holds urine until the urine is excreted.
Bladder
50
What are nutrients that are needed insmall amounts for growth, regulation of body functions, and prevention of some diseases?
Vitamins
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What does the diaphragm do?
Relaxes and moves air in and out of the lungs
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What are proteins made out of?
Amino acids
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What moves food through the esophagus and the rest of the digestive tract by waves of muscle contractions?
Peristalsis
54
What is the part that passes air into a triangle shaped area?
Pharynx
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What organ produces substance that nutralizes acid from the stomach?
Prancreas
56
Carbon dioxide is eliminated from which body system?
Respiratory System
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Where does the digestive system start?
Mouth

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