(DONE) Week 1: Lab manual 1+2 Flashcards
1
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what does the liver do (2)
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- detoxifies substances that enter the body
- produces biochemicals necessary for digestion
2
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pancreas functions (1)
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- makes hormones and enzymes to aid digestion
3
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spleen function (1)
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- recycles old blood cells and stores platelets and white blood cells
4
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kidney function (1)
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- maintains homeostasis by excreting excess water in urine
5
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large intestine (1)
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- absorbs water
6
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small intestine (1)
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- where most of digestion and absorption of food and its nutrients take place
7
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stomach 1
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- churns food and releases enzymes to digest food
8
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gall bladder 1
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- stores bile
9
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esophagus 1
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- connects pharynx to stomach for food travel
10
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trachea 1
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- windpipe; connects pharynx and larynx to lungs
11
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diaphragm
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- muscle that contracts and relaxes to draw air in and out of lungs
12
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ureter 1
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- carry urine from kidneys to bladder
13
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adrenal gland
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- releases epinephrine (adrenaline) in response to stimuli, triggering reactions in the human body (heart to pump faster, etc)
14
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inferior vena cava
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- carries deoxygenated blood to right atrium of heart
15
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spinal cord
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- transmits neural inputs from peripheral nervous sytem to brain
16
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brain: cerebellum
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- balance and coordination
17
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brain: cerebral cortex
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- most important part of brain: memory, attention, language, consciousness
18
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differentiate between true, false, and floating ribs
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- true: attach directly to sternum
- false: do not attach directly to sternum (attach “beneath”)
- floating: do not join the sternum at all