(DONE) Week 1: Lab manual 1+2

Question 1

what does the liver do (2)

Answer 1

• detoxifies substances that enter the body

- produces biochemicals necessary for digestion

Question 2

pancreas functions (1)

Answer 2

• makes hormones and enzymes to aid digestion

Question 3

spleen function (1)

Answer 3

• recycles old blood cells and stores platelets and white blood cells

Question 4

kidney function (1)

Answer 4

• maintains homeostasis by excreting excess water in urine

Question 5

large intestine (1)

Answer 5

• absorbs water

Question 6

small intestine (1)

Answer 6

• where most of digestion and absorption of food and its nutrients take place

Question 7

stomach 1

Answer 7

• churns food and releases enzymes to digest food

Question 8

gall bladder 1

Answer 8

• stores bile

Question 9

esophagus 1

Answer 9

• connects pharynx to stomach for food travel

Question 10

trachea 1

Answer 10

• windpipe; connects pharynx and larynx to lungs

Question 11

diaphragm

Answer 11

• muscle that contracts and relaxes to draw air in and out of lungs

Question 12

ureter 1

Answer 12

• carry urine from kidneys to bladder

Question 13

adrenal gland

Answer 13

• releases epinephrine (adrenaline) in response to stimuli, triggering reactions in the human body (heart to pump faster, etc)

Question 14

inferior vena cava

Answer 14

• carries deoxygenated blood to right atrium of heart

Question 15

spinal cord

Answer 15

• transmits neural inputs from peripheral nervous sytem to brain

Question 16

brain: cerebellum

Answer 16

• balance and coordination

Question 17

brain: cerebral cortex

Answer 17

• most important part of brain: memory, attention, language, consciousness

Question 18

differentiate between true, false, and floating ribs

Answer 18

• true: attach directly to sternum
• false: do not attach directly to sternum (attach “beneath”)
• floating: do not join the sternum at all