Organs Flashcards
What are the 6 main organs
Heart, Brain, Lungs, Liver, Digestive system and the Spleen.
What is the Brain
The brain is an organ made up of white and grey matter which is made up of neurons. It is not a muscle because it is unable to contract and dilate.
What is the voice box
It is the Larynx. A muscular organ at the front of the neck above the trachea.
Lungs are
A pair of organs that inhale O2 and exhale CO2. They are not a muscle but the diaphram is.
The nervous system has 8 main parts to it. What are they called
Brain, Sight, Smell, Hearing, Balance, Taste, Spinal Cord, Touch.
What is the heart
A muscular organ that pumps newly oxygenated blood throughout the body.
The liver can do what
It has a number of functions. One of them is absorbs nutrients, detoxifies harmful substances and produces bile. It is the largest gland in the body.
What is a function of the stomach
Gastric juice and muscle contractions begin to churning the movement of food that’s been consumed which breaks it down.
Name all the organs in the body(16 parts)
Brain, Voice box, Lungs, Heart, Spleen, Kidneys, Large intestine, Small intestine, Skin, Bladder, Liver, Stomach, Gall bladder, Pancreas, Female/Male genitals, Appendix.
Gall bladder’s function is what
It stores bile produced by the liver and also produces a high concentration of bile by absorption of water through the walls of the gall bladder. It release bile on contraction through the bile ducts to the duodenum.
Pancreas functions are what
The Pancreas is both an exocrine and endoncrine gland. The function of the excocrine pancreas is to produce pancreatic juices that digest carbohydrates, proteins and fats.This juice pours along a duct into the first part of the small intestine. The endorcine pancreas secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon which control blood sugar levels.
Female Genital
Female: Cervix- neck of the uterus
Uterus- Hollow muscular pear-shaped organ which lies between the bladder and rectum.
Ovaries-attached to the upper part of uterus. Glands that produce sex hormones and the ova.
Uterine tubes-(fallopian tubes) about 10cm long extend from both sides of the uterus.
Male Genital
Male: Scrotum- is a pouch of skin containing two compartments each with one testis, one epididymis and the end of a spermatic cord.
Testes- reproductive glands equivalent of the ovaries.
Urethra- a pathway for urine and semen to be excreted.
What is the Appendix
A small closed tube about the size of your finger. It attaches to the beginning of your large intestine open at one end and closed at the other. It doesn’t really have a main purpose.
What is Appendicitis
Appendicitis can occur with a bacteria infection or when a blockage prevents material moving in and out of the appendix causing it swell and become painful and inflamed. It requires surgery otherwise it will eventually rupture causing a dangerous bacteria infection in the bloodstream called peritonitis.
