anatomy Flashcards
heart
pumps blood
lungs
gas exchange between air and blood
epiglottis models
closes trachea during swallowing
larynx
sound/ voice box
trachea
air passageway
thyroid gland illustration
produces hormones
esophagus
food passageway
diaphragm
assist breathing
gall bladder
stores bile
liver
detoxification
spleen
RBC’S
pancreas
regulation of blood glucose
small intestines
digestion and food absorption
cecum
blind end of large intestine
ascending colon models
transports fibrous material upward
transverse colon models
transports fibrous material across
descending colon models
transports fibrous material downward
sigmoid colon models
contracts during defecation
rectum
contracts during defecation
greater omentum cats
stores fat
adrenal glands
adrenalin
kidneys
filters blood and waste
ureter
transports urine from kidney to bladder
urinary bladder
stores urine
urethra models
transports urine to exterior
stomach
converts food to acid chyme
appendix models
contains bacteria, acids digestion
large intestine
stores fibrous material
duodenum
secretes digestive enzymes
aorta
main artery of systemic circuit
thymus cats
produce hormones for T-cell development
salivary glands models
saliva
glans penis
sensory receptors
prepuce
protects glans
scrotum
temp control for sperm
vas deferens
transports sperm
epididymis
stores and activates sperm
testes
produce hormones and sperm
ovary
produces hormones and mature eggs
fallopian tube
transports egg to uterus
body of uterus
junction of uterine horns
uterine horns
litter implants