Body Flashcards

1
Q

Receive blood

A

Atria

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2
Q

Filtering unit of the kidney

A

Nephron

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3
Q

Network of capillaries

A

Glomerulus

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4
Q

A tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder

A

Ureters

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5
Q

Pump out blood

A

Ventricles

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6
Q

Carries blood from the heart to lungs

A

Pulmonary artery

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7
Q

Carries blood from lungs to the heart

A

Pulmonary vein

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8
Q

The valve between right atrium and ventricle

A

Tricuspid valve

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9
Q

The valve between left atrium and ventricle

A

Mitral valve

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10
Q

Largest vein

A

Vena cava

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11
Q

The valve between left ventricle and aorta

A

Aortic valve

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12
Q

The valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery

A

pulmonary valve

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13
Q

Small veins

A

Venules

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14
Q

Small arteries

A

Arterioles

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15
Q

Windpipe

A

Trachea

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16
Q

2 main branches of airway

A

Bronchi

17
Q

Throat

A

Pharynx

18
Q

Flap of cartilage that protects airway when we eat/drink

A

Epiglottis

19
Q

Voice box

A

Larynx

20
Q

Air sacs

A

Alveoli

21
Q

Smaller branches of airway

A

Bronchioles

22
Q

2-layered sac covering each lung

A

Pleura

23
Q

Glands located above kidneys

A

Adrenal gland

24
Q

4 small glands in neck that controls calcium

A

parathyroid gland

25
Q

Secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine

A

Adrenal medulla

26
Q

Secretes insulin and glucagon

A

Pancreas