lab exam 2 Flashcards
what is the function of circulatory system?
transport oxygen and nutrients to the tissues of the body and carbon dioxide and nitrogenous wastes from the tissues
what is a 4 chambered heart?
completely seperate right and left atria and ventricles
what are vessels?
veins and arteries, carry blood to and from the heart
what are capillary beds?
very small vessels across the walls of which gas and nutrient exchange takes place in the tissues
what is an artery?
carries blood away from the heart, elastic and muscular
what is a vein?
carries blood towards heart, thin and not as muscular
what are valves?
prevent backflow of blood
what are capillaries/
the smallest blood vessels, beds invade tissues
what are lymphatic vessels?
some tissue fluid and cells return to large veins in a separate set of vessels
what are lymph nodes?
lie along lymphatic vessels, sites of production of some white blood cells
what is the left atria?
receives blood from lungs
what is the right atria?
receives blood from body
what is the right ventricle?
pump blood to the lungs
what is the left ventricle?
pump blood to body
which ventricle is more muscular?
left bc it has to pump to body
what is the precava and postcava?
the vein where the blood enters the heart, forward and behind body
what valve does blood pass through from the right atria to right ventricle?
tricuspid valve
what is the pulmonary trunk?
thick artery that leads from right ventricle to pulmonary arteries in lungs
what valve does blood pass through from the right ventricle to the pulmonary trunk?
pulmonary semilunar valve
what vein does blood pass through to get to the left atrium?
pulmonary veins
what valve does blood pass through from the left atrium to the left ventricle?
bicuspid valve
what valve does blood pass through from the left ventricle to aortic arch?
aortic semilunar aorta
what is the major artery that supplies blood to all organs?
dorsal aorta
what are the coronary aerties?
supply oxygen-rich blood to the entire heart muscle
what is the ductus arteriosus?
connects pulmonary trunk to aorta, only in fetuses, lungs dont work yet
what is the foraman ovale?
small hole that passes across from the right ventricle to left atrium
what is the allantoic duct?
where nitrogenous wastes are excreted in fetuses
what are adrenal glands?
produce hormones, located on top of kidneys, dark blob on stomach
what is the adrenal medulla?
inner middle of kidney, secretes adrenaline
what is the adrenal cortex?
secretes steroid hormones, inner layer of kidney
what is the ureter?
tube from kidneys to bladder
what is the bladder?
holds pee, web looking thing between umbilical veins
what is the scrotum?
external pouch for testes
what is the spermatic cord?
supports the testes
what is the vas deferans?
transports mature sperm to the urethra
what are the testes?
the glands where sperm and testosterone are produced
what is the gubernaculum?
aids in the descent of gonads
what is the epididymis?
stores sperm and transports it from the testes
what is the function of the urogenitial opening?
bodily waste and reproductive fluids are expelled to the environment outside of the body cavity
what is the function of penile retractor muscles?
pulls the penis back into its sheath after and erection
what is the function of seminal vesicles?
holds the seminal fluid that mixes with sperm to form semen
what is the function of the prostate gland?
secrete prostate fluid, one of the components of semen
what are cowper’s glands?
secretes fluid that helps semen pass through semen and protects it from acidic urine
what are ovaries?
produce eggs
what are uterine horns?
points where the uterus and the fallopian tubes meet
what are tears?
secretions lube and clean the eyeball surface
what are extrinsic ocular muscles?
control complex movements of the eyeball
what is the optic nerve?
transfers visual information to brain
what is the sclera?
Gives the eye shape and helps protect delicate inner parts
what is the cornea?
protects eye and focuses light
what is the iris?
controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and thus the amount of light reaching the retina
what is the ciliary body?
releases a aqueous humor in the eye
what is chorotoid?
absorbs excess light
what is the retina?
consists of rods of cones
what is the tapetum lucidum?
reflects incoming light back to retina, night vision
what is the vitreous body?
keeps retina firmly again choroid
the central nervous system consists of
brain and spinal cord
the 3 brain regions are?
forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain