Functions Day 4

Question 1

testes

Answer 1

make sperm

Question 2

scrotum/scrotal sac

Answer 2

bulge at ventral posterior location
hold testes

Question 3

ovaries

Answer 3

make eggs

Question 4

oviducts

Answer 4

squiggly tubes at the end of the uterine horns next to ovaries
regulates fertilization

Question 5

uterus

Answer 5

helps develop the fetus before birth

Question 6

kidney

Answer 6

cleans waste out of the blood

Question 7

ureter

Answer 7

helps transfer the waste from the bladder

Question 8

renal artery

Answer 8

brings blood into the kidney

Question 9

renal vein

Answer 9

blood exits the kidney and flows to the inferior vena cava

Question 10

hard palate

Answer 10

bony plate at the roof of the mouth
keeps food out of the nasal cavity

Question 11

soft palate

Answer 11

soft part in the back of the mouth
pushes back to close off nasal passages when swallowing
closes off the esophagus while breathing

Question 12

pharynx

Answer 12

the throat
common space where nasal cavity, mouth, esophagus, and trachea all meet
passage for food and air

Question 13

epiglottis

Answer 13

“epi” means over
covers the glottis
covers trachea when swallowing so food doesn’t enter

Question 14

glottis

Answer 14

opening of the trachea; slit between the vocal chords

Question 15

teeth

Answer 15

mechanically digest food by chewing