dissection functions Flashcards

1
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Largest artery in the body, carries oxygen rich blood to the entire body

A

Aorta

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2
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Top chambers of the heart, receive blood

A

Atrium (right and left)

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3
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small fermenting chamber where small and large intestine join

A

cecum

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4
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Part of the brain responsible for muscle coordination

A

cerebellum

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5
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Part of the brain responsible for thought and all voluntary activity in the brain

A

cerebrum

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6
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Layer of muscle which help with breathing

A

diaphragm

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7
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Tube which transports food from mouth to stomach

A

esophagus

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8
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Small organ which stores and secretes bile, which is used to break up fats

A

gall bladder

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9
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Sex organs, make sperm or eggs by meiosis

A

gonads sex organs

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10
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filter waste from blood

A

kidney

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11
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removes water during digestion and concentrates feces for removal

A

large intestine-colon

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12
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heart chamber that pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body-site of most heart attacks

A

left ventricle

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13
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chemical factory of the body, makes bile, stores sugar, absorbs and breaks down toxic chemicals

A

liver

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14
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organs in which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged

A

lungs

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15
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controls heart rate and breathing rate

A

medulla oblongata

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16
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secretes digestive enzymes into stomach, releases hormones, especially insulin which controls sugar levels in the body

17
Q

outer protective covering of the heart

A

pericardium

18
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tube which carries blood to lungs to get oxygenated

A

pulmonary artery

19
Q

heart chamber which pumps blood to the lungs

A

right ventricle

20
Q

where digestion is completed and nutrients are absorbed

A

small intestine

21
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removes worn out red blood cells and stores lymphocytes which attack pathogens

22
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where most physical digestion occurs, using enzymes and hydrochloric acids

23
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major air tube-windpipe

24
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small tubes which take urine from the kidneys to the bladder for storage

25
urine storage container
urinary bladder
26
largest veins in the body, return blood back to the heart
vena cava- superior and inferior