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Membrane lining abdominal cavity and covering abdominal viscera

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Peritoneum

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Muscular wall separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities

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Diaphragm

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Thin,transparent,fan-shaped extension of the peritoneum which holds the intestines in place and provides a pathway by which blood vessels and nerves can reach the intestine.

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Mesentery

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Membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the chest wall

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Pleura

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Cartilaginous disc at the end of sternum

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Xiphoid cartilage

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White line along the middle of the abdominal wall extending down from the xiphoid process

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Linea alba

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Windpipe

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Trachea

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Voice box situated on top of trachea

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Larynx

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Number of lobes in right lung

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3

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Number of lobes in left lung

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2

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Air in pleural cavity, causes lung to collapse

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Pneumothorax

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Force which conteracts the tendency for the

Lung to collapse

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Negative intrapleural pressure

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Amount of air remaining in the lungs after they have collapsed

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Minimal air

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Food chute, a soft pink tube located under the trachea,that transport food from the pharynx to the stomach

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Esophagus

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3 parts of small intestine

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Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

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Blind pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine

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Cecum

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The S shaped portion of the human large intestine that begins at the end of the descending colon,projects inward to the midline,and terminates at the rectum

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Sigmoid colon

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Straight portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the sigmoid colon to the anus

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Rectum

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Portion of the large intestine extending across the abdomen from the right hepatic flexure to the left splenic flexure

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Transverse colon

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Duct extending from urinary bladder to the exterior that conveys urine in females and urine or semen in males

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Urethra

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Paired oval shaped reproductive organs within scrotum

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Testes

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Duct which transmits sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

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Vas deferens

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Tubules within the testes and within which sperm are formed

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Seminiferous tubules

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Structure closely associated with the testis,composed of tightly coiled tubules,and divided into a head,body,tail

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Epididymis

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2 capacities conferred upon sperm in. The epididymis

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Motility

Fertility

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White,seahorse shaped male accessory glands,located in back of urinary bladder,that secretes a component of semen

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Seminal vesicles

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Muscular, doughnut shaped gland,below the urinary bladder, that surrounds the male urethra

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Prostate gland

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Characteristics of seminal and prostatic fluid to protect sperm from acidity of vagina

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Alkaline

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Passage between the abdominal cavity and scrotum

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Inguinal canal

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Gland found below kidney buried in a mass of fat, in which ova are formed

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Ovaries

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Small highly coiled white tubule which receives eggs from the adjacent ovary

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Fallopian tube

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Hollow muscular structure in. Female rats in which embryos and fetuses develop

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uterine horns

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Terminal chamber of the female reproductive tract that leads from the body of the uterus to the exterior

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Vagina

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Nerves supplying the diaphragm

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Phrenic

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Cranial nerve #X which supplies most of the viscera in the thorax and abdomen

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Vagus nerve

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Space between the lungs

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Mediastinum

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Portion of the large intestine that passes upward from the cecum to the lower edge of the liver where it bends at the right to become the transverse colon

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Ascending colon

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Part of the large intestine descending from left colic flexure to the sigmoid colon

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Descending colon

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Worm like appendage dangling from the human cecum

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Vermiform appendix

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Name 3 structure which open into the cecum

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Appendix
Ascending colon
Terminal ileum

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Small sac beneath the right lobe of the liver,that stores bile

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Gallbladder

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A dark red organ curving around the left lateral side of the stomach and often called the RBC graveyard

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Spleen

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A rather diffuse glandular structure which is embedded in the mesentery with its head,body,tail

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Pancreas

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A large mass of glandular tissue, situated between the lungs and over part of the heart, which plays a role in body’s defense against infection

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Thymus gland

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Small glands, located above the kidney,which produces the anti-stress hormone epinephrine

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Adrenal gland

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Small lobe of brownish red glandular tissue,on either side of the larynx, which produces hormones that control basal metabolic rate

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Thyroid gland

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Gland which produces digestive enzymes that pass via duct to the duodenum

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Pancreas

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Large, brownish red organ, the most superior organ in the abdominal cavity, directly beneath the diaphragm

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Liver

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Hormone produced by pancreas which decreases blood sugar

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Insulin

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Hormone produced by pancreas which increases blood glucose

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Glucagon

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Organ which forms bile, detoxifies harmful substances, synthesizes essential compounds and metabolizes carbohydrates,fats,proteins

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Liver

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Great blood reservoir, important at times of hemorrhage

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Spleen

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Duct extending from the kidney to the urinary bladder

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Ureter

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