Body Flashcards
Receive blood
Atria
Filtering unit of the kidney
Nephron
Network of capillaries
Glomerulus
A tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
Ureters
Pump out blood
Ventricles
Carries blood from the heart to lungs
Pulmonary artery
Carries blood from lungs to the heart
Pulmonary vein
The valve between right atrium and ventricle
Tricuspid valve
The valve between left atrium and ventricle
Mitral valve
Largest vein
Vena cava
The valve between left ventricle and aorta
Aortic valve
The valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
pulmonary valve
Small veins
Venules
Small arteries
Arterioles
Windpipe
Trachea
2 main branches of airway
Bronchi
Throat
Pharynx
Flap of cartilage that protects airway when we eat/drink
Epiglottis
Voice box
Larynx
Air sacs
Alveoli
Smaller branches of airway
Bronchioles
2-layered sac covering each lung
Pleura
Glands located above kidneys
Adrenal gland
4 small glands in neck that controls calcium
parathyroid gland
Secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine
Adrenal medulla
Secretes insulin and glucagon
Pancreas