Major Organs Flashcards
What does the larynx do
Contains Vocal chords
What does the thymus gland do
Assist in defense against microbes
Shrinks with age
What does the trachea do
Gentlemen here between larynx and the bronchi
What is the thyroid do
Endocrine gland that secretes hormones throughout the body
What does the esophagus and do
Canex the throat to the stomach
What does the spleen do
Contains lymphatic tissue filters blood and is part of the lymphatic system
What does the liver do
Receive absorb the food in the blood from hepatic portal vein
produces bile
What does the gallbladder do
Stores bile and is located on the caudal surface of the liver
What do the small intestines do
Digestion and absorption of food
Parts of the small intestine
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What does the large intestine do
Absorb the remaining nutrients from food and preparing undigested portions to excrete from the body
Portions of the large intestine
Ascending colon, transverse colon and descending colon, rectum
What does the pancreas do
Produces digestive juices as well as insulin and glucagon
Part of digestive and endocrine system
What do the kidneys do
Filter blood plasma and produce urine part of the urinary system
What does the ureter do
Urine from the kidney to the bladder or
What does the urinary bladder do
Stores urine
What does the urethra do
Carries urine outside the body
Where are the Adrenal glands and what do they do
On top of the kidneys they produce hormones and are part of the endocrine system
What does the vas deferens do
Carrie sperm from the testes to the urethra
What do the testes do
Produce sperm and testosterone
What do the ovaries do
Produces a estrogen and progesterone
What do the Philippian tubes do
Carries eggs from the ovary to the uterus
What does the uterus do
Area where the embryo and fetus develop
