Lab Practical #1 Viscera, Cat reproductive structures Flashcards by Yvonne lambert | Brainscape

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thoracic cavity

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body cavity superior to the diaphragm

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abdominal cavity

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body cavity inferior to the diaphragm

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salivary glands

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produce saliva

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thymus

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produce hormones for T cell development

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thyroid gland

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produce hormones: BMR (&Ca++ balance)

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trachea

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air passageway

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larynx

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voice box

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bronchi

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air passageway branches

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lungs

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gas exchange

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heart

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pumps blood

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pericardium

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surrounds and protects heart

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aorta

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main artery of the systemic circuit

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esophagus

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food passageway

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diaphragm

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expands and contracts chest cavity

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greater omentum

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stores fat

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liver

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stores liver glycogen

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gall bladder

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stores bile

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stomach

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converts food to acid chyme

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duodenum

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secretes digestive enzymes

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small intestine

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major site of digestion and absorption

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pancreas

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regulates blood glucose levels

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spleen

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stores RBC’s

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kidneys

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filters blood, maintains body fluid homeostasis

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adrenal glands

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produce adrenalin

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ureter

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transports urine to urinary bladder

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urinary bladder

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stores urine

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urethra

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transports urine to exterior

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large intestine

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stores fibrous material until expulsion

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cecum

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blind end of large intestine

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Appendix

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Fights infection

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Ascending colon

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Transports fibrous materials upward

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Transverse colon

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Transports fibrous material right to left

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Descending colon

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Transports fibrous material downward

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Sigmoid colon

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Contracts during defecation

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Rectum

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Contracts during defecation

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Epiglottis

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Covers glottis when swallowing