Disection Flashcards by Samantha Decker | Brainscape

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Aorta

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main artery, pumps blood to the body

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Abdominal Cavity

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where digestive system and other organs are housed

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Anterior Vena Cava

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oxygen poor blood from upper body to right atrium

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Anus

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eliminates fecese

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Atrium

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top parts of the heart that blood passes through

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Cecum

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receives undigested food from small intestine

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Coronary Vessels

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delivery blood to the heart

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Diaphragm

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assist in breathing

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Digit

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grab things

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Duodenum

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first part of small intestine

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Epidymis

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stores sperm

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Epiglottis

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stop food from entering lungs

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Esophagus

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connects stomach and mouth

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Fallopian Tube

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egg travels through into uterus

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Gall Bladder

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stores bile

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Hard Palate

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barrier of the mouth

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Posterior Vena Cava

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brings oxygen poor blood to right atrium from lower part of the body

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Kidneys

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filter toxins

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Large Intestine

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takes water from fecese

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Larynx

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voice box

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Lungs

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filters oxygen

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Mammary Papilla

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deliver milk to the young

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Mesentery

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connects small intestine

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Ovaries

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produce egg cells

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Pancreas

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makes enzymes

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Pelvic Region

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foundation to lower part of the body

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Pericardium

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keeps heart contained in chest cavity

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Peritoneum

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membrane that lines abdominal cavity

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Pulmonary Artery

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pumps oxygen poor blood to the lungs

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Pulmonary Vein

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brings oxygen rich blood to left atrium

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Pyloric Valve

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separate stomach and small intestine

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Rectum

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stores feceses

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Rugae

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increase surface area

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Small Intestine

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take nutrients out of food

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Soft Palate

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barrier to mouth

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Spleen

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filter for blood

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Stomach

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takes water an alcohol out of food

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Testes

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makes sperm

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Thoracic Cavity

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holds organs in chest

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Thymus Gland

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aids immune system

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Thyroid Gland

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regulating body’s metabloism

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Tongue

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helps smash and move food around

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Trachea

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air passes through

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Umbilical Arteries

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takes blood to baby

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Umbilical Cord

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gives nutrients to baby

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Ureters

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aide in moving urine from kidneys to

bladder

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Urethra

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where semen and urine exist

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Vas Deferens

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tube leading to urethra

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Ventricles

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lower portion of heart that blood passes through

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Cranial Region

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heart and cheat cavity

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Umbilical Vein

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takes blood away from baby

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Uterus

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where baby develops

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Urinary Bladder

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stores urine