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organ part functions Flashcards

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appendix

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helps immune system function

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rectum

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holding area of stool

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anus

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where stool comes out of body

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duodenum (stomach)

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absorption of vitamins and minerals

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5
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pylorus (stomach)

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regulates entry of food

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cardia (stomach)

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prevents stomach contents from going back to esophagus

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7
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fundus (stomach)

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stores gas

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rugae (stomach

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stretch out stomach

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jejunum (stomach)

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absorbs sugar

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inferior vena cava (liver)

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carries deoxygenated blood from liver to right of heart

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aorta (heart)

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carries blood away from heart to body

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right ventricle (heart)

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pumps blood low in oxygen to lungs

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left ventricle (heart)

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pumps oxygenated blood to body

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14
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epicardium (heart)

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protects heart

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15
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myocardium (heart)

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contractile function

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16
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frontal lobe (brain)

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controls way you think, remember

17
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parietal lobe (brain)

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sensory functions

18
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temporal lobe (brain)

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processes auditory information

19
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occipital lobe (brain)

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visual perception

20
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brain stem (brain)

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sort info up and down; maintaining fundamental properties of life

21
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cerebellum (brain)

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coordination ; motor control

22
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pons (brain)

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control of breathing

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medulla oblongata (brain)

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control heart rate, blood pressure, swallowing and vomiting

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thalamus (brain)

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sorts data

25
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hypothalamus (brain)

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regulate body temp and metabolism (homeostasis)

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midbrain (brain)

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vision and hearing

26
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arteries

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distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body

27
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veins

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carry blood toward heart

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