Quiz 10 Flashcards
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Organ System
- Definition
A
• groups of organs in the body work together to accomplish specific functions
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Skeletal Muscle (3)
- functions
- process
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• bound to the bones of the skelton by TENDONS
- when Skeletal muscles contract, the bones of the skeleton to which they are attached move
- (MOVEMENT OF SKELETON RELIES ON MULTIPLE SKELETAL MUSCLES) movement of the skeleton rely on the coordinated effort of multiple skeletal muscles, not the action of one isolated muscle
3
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Respiratory Organs (2) - functions
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- designed to ensure atmospheric air is filtered, moistened, and warmed before reaching the alveoli
- these actions increase the efficiency of gas exchange between the lungs and the blood at the level of the alveolus
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Digestive System Organs (2)
- function
- process
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• break down ingested food mechanically and enzymatically into sizes small enough to be absorbed by cells lining the G.I. tract
- (OCCUR IN STEPS) these processes occur in a series of steps as food is transported from one highly specialized digestive organ to the next
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Submandibular Glands (2)
- location
- function
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- major salivary glands located along the base of the mandible
- these glands secretes saliva which contain salivary amylase that chemically digests carbohydrates in the oral cavity
6
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Thyroid (2)
- function
- visual (3)
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- endocrine gland where hormones serve to regulate the basal metabolic rate and blood calcium levels
- it is a brown, butterfly-shaped gland lying just below the larynx
7
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Larynx (3)
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• contains the vocal cords
- is continuous with the Trachea
- serve as air conducting passageways
8
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Trachea
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- serve as air conducting passageways (along with larynx)
9
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Lungs
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- Terminate in microscopic alveoli which function in gas exchange
10
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Thymus Gland (3)
- which system ?
- location
- over time ?
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- organ of immune system
- located above the heart
- in older animals it begins to atrophy and is replaced by fat
11
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Esophagus (2)
- definition
- process
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- muscular tube serving to conduct food from the pharynx to the stomach
- (THORACIC CAVITY -> DIAPHRAGM = STOMACH) it passes through the thoracic cavity and pierces the diaphragm to join the stomach
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Stomach (3)
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- most dilated of the GI tract
- It functions in the mechanical digestion of food and, by the action of the enzyme pepsin, it begins the chemical digestion of the protein
- stomach joins the duodenum
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Duodenum
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• the initial segment of the small intestine
14
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Small Intestine
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• serves as the primary site of nutrient absorption of the GI tract
15
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Large Intestine
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• functions primarily in the absorption of water which compacts the feces and to a limited degree, vitamin synthesis
