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Liver

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Stores extra carbohydrates as glycogen
Detoxifies Chemicals
Filters out damaged blood cells
Produce bile salts

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Gall bladder

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Stores bile and releases it into the upper region of small intestine (duodenum)

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Small intestine

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most digestion and absorbtion of nutrients

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Large intestine

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Reabsorbs water and some vitamins/minerals

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Caecum (large intestine)

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Contains bacteria important for the digestion of plant matter

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Rectum (large intestine)

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Stores non digestible material (feces) before excretion via the anus

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Spleen

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Removes old red blood cells

storage of lymphocytes and red blood cells

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Stomach

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Digestion of protein

Food storage

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pancreas (dorsal to the stomach)

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Secretes digestive enzymes
Produces hormones (insullin and glucagon) to regulate blood-glucose levels.
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Kidney

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produces urine (osmoregulation and nitrogen waste excretion)

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Ureter

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carries urine from kidney to urinary bladder

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Urinary bladder

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Stroees urine

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ovary (female)

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Produce eggs (female gamete) and female sex hormones

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uterine horn

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Development of fetus

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Testis (male)

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Produces sperms (male gamete) and male sex hormones

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Penis

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Insemination of female

Urination (urethra)

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Larynx

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Contains vocal chords (voice box)

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Trachea

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Carries air from larynx to lungs (branches into bronchi, bronchioles and ends in sacs called alveoli where gas exchange occurs)

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Thymus (3 lobes)

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Site of T-lymphocyte development

Produces hormones that stimulate lymphocyte development

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Thyroid

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Produces hormones involved in the regulation of metabolism

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Esophagus (posterior to trachea)

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Carries food from pharynx to stomach

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Heart

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Pumps blood throughout circulatory system

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Lungs

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Site of gas exchange

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Diaphragm

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Muscle that seperates the abdominal and thoracic cavities
Contraction causes it to move downward during inhalation ; decreasing the pressure of the thoracic cavity (negative pressure breathing)

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Hard palate

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Separates nasal cavity from oral cavity (anterior)

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Soft palate (uvula = extension of soft palate)

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Separates nasal cavity from oral cavity (posterior)

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Pharynx

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passageway for food to esophagus and air to larynx

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Nasopharynx

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nasal passageway into pharynx

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Epiglottis

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Flap of tissue that covers the glottis (opening to larynx) when swallowing
(Prevents choking)

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