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Anatomy- Fetal Pig Digestion Flashcards

1
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tongue

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facilitates movement of food

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pharynx

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passage of food

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papillae

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increase surface area of tongue

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hard palate

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provides space for tongue to move rigid flood of nasal cavity

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soft palate

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aid in speech, swallowing, and breathing

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esophagus

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tube moves food from mouth to stomach

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trachea

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passage for air, moisten, warms it

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bronchioles

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air travels from trachea to aveoli

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stomach

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digest/breakdown food > chyme

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small intestine

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carry out most of digestive process, absorbs nutrients

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Parts of the small intestine

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  • duodenum
  • jejunum
  • ileum
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mesentery

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anchors intestines in place

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large intestines

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absorbs nutrients, forms feces, defecation

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rectum

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receive feces from colon, hold until defecation

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gallbladder

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stores bile produced by liver

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pancreas

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makes enzymes, makes hormones to regulate blood sugar

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liver

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regulates most blood chemical levels, excretes bile

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diaphragm

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contracts and flattens to pull/push air into lungs, expands/relaxes chest cavity

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lungs

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center for breathing, gets rid of CO2

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kidneys

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rids the body of waste and toxic substances, returns vital substances to blood stream

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peritoneum

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covers abdominal organs (kidneys)

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ureter

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carry urine from kidneys to bladder

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urethra

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allows urine to pass out of the body

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testes

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makes testosterone, produces sperm

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epididymis

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transport sperm from testes to vas deferens

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vas deferens

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transports mature sperm to the urethra

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heart

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center of circulatory system, pumps blood

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atria

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upper chambers receive blood

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ventricles

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lower chambers that receive blood

30
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septum

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separates the right and left sides of the heart

31
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pericardium

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covers heart

32
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spleen

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acts as a filter for blood

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