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Human Torso Definitions Flashcards

1
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What is the function of the esophagus?

A

Tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

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Trachea

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Tube that the air passes through to get to or from the lungs

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Liver

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Produces enzymes to break down toxins and bile for the emulsion of fats

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4
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Gall Bladder

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Stores bile

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5
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Stomach

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Stores and sterilizes food

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Pancreas

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Produces insulin

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7
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Duodenum

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First section of small intestine that neutralizes stomach acid

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8
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Bladder

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Stores urine

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9
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Diaphragm

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Muscle that contracts to increase the volume of the lungs to breathe

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Spleen

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Produces RBCs and helps in the defense of the body with the immune system

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Large intestine

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Site of water absorption and concentration waste product into fecal material

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Small intestine

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Site of nutrient absorption

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Rectum

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Site of fecal material storage

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14
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Mesentery

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Connects the small intestine and contains the blood vessel for nutrient absorption

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15
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Ovary

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Site of egg production

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16
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Fallopian tube

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Carries eggs to uterus, site of fertilization

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17
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Uterus

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Site of fetus development

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18
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Vagina

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Birth canal, site of sperm introduction

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19
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Urethra

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Urethra – Tube that carries urine from bladder to outside body

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20
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Kidney

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Regulates water in body and site of toxin removal

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21
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Ureter

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Tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder

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22
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Testis

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Site of sperm production

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23
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Epididymis

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Stores sperm

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24
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Spermatic duct

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Tube that carries sperm to urethra

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25
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Penis

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Male reproductive organ

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Heart

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Pumps blood throughout the body

27
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Pericardial sac

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Tissue that surrounds the heart to protect it from shock

28
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Lung

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Site of respiration; oxygen is absorbed and carbon dioxide is removed

29
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Aorta

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The main artery from the heart to the body

30
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Atrium (Right/left)

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First chamber in the heart; right is from the body, left is from the lungs

31
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Ventricle (Right/left)

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Last chamber in the heart; right is to the lungs, left is to the body

32
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Vena cava

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The main vein from the body to the heart

33
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What is the name of the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?

A

Esophagus

34
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What is the name of the tube that air passes through to get to the lungs?

A

Trachea

35
Q

What is the name of the organ that produces bile and enzymes to break down toxins?

A

Liver

36
Q

What is the name of the organ that stores bile?

A

Gall bladder

37
Q

What is the name of the organ that stores and sterilizes food?

A

Stomach

38
Q

What is the name of the organ that produces insulin?

A

Pancreas

39
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the first part of the small intestine and neutralizes stomach acid?

A

Duodenum

40
Q

What is the name of the organ that stores urine?

A

Bladder

41
Q

What is the name of the muscle that contracts to increase the volume of the lungs to breathe?

A

Diaphragm

42
Q

What is the name of the organ that produces RBCs and helps in the defense of the body with the immune system?

A

Spleen

43
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the site of water absorption and concentration of waste product into fecal material?

A

Large intestine

44
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the site of nutrient absorption?

A

Small intestine

45
Q

What is the name of the organ where fecal material is stored?

A

Rectum

46
Q

What is the name of the organ that connects the small intestine together and contains the blood vessel for nutrient absorption?

A

Mesentery

47
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the site of egg production?

A

Ovary

48
Q

What is the name of the organ that carries the egg to the uterus and is the site of feritilization?

A

Fallopian tube

49
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the site of fetus development?

A

Uterus

50
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the birth canal and site of sperm introduction?

A

Vagina

51
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body?

A

Urethra

52
Q

What is the name of the organ that regulates water in the body and is the site of toxin removal?

A

Kidney

53
Q

What is the name of the tube that carries the urine from the kidney to the bladder?

A

Ureter

54
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the site of sperm production?

A

Testis

55
Q

What is the name of the organ that stores sperm?

A

Epididymis

56
Q

What is the name of the tube that carries sperm to the urethra?

A

Spermatic duct

57
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the male reproductive organ?

A

Penis

58
Q

What is the name of the organ that pumps blood throughout the body?

A

Heart

59
Q

What is the name of the organ that protects the heart from shock?

A

Pericardial sac

60
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the site of respiration; oxygen is absorbed and carbon dioxide is removed?

A

Lung

61
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the main artery from the heart to the body?

A

Aorta

62
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the first chamber in the heart? The right is from the body and the left is from the lungs.

A

Atrium

63
Q

What is the name of the organ that is the last chamber in the heart? The right is to the lungs and the left is to the body.

A

Ventricle

64
Q

What is the name of the organ that the main vein from the body to the heart?

A

Vena cava

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