Tissues and Organs Flashcards
Mesentery
Delicate membrane in which lie the arteries and veins carrying blood to and from the gut
liver
dark red with several lobes under the diaphragm
detoxifies various metabolites
Stomach
lies partly under the liver
Main site of digestion
Oesophagus
food pipe where the food passes through
Duodenum
first section of small intestine
Absorption of iron
Cardiac
Anterior portion of the stomach
pyloric
Posterior portion of the stomach
pancreas
diffuse pink tissue lying in the loop made by the duodenum
produce hormone which circulate the blood
Bile Duct
Runs from the liver to the duodenum and lies beside the hepatic portal vein
tube like structure that carry bile (fluid that aid in digestion)
Hepatic portal vein
large blood vessel bearing blood from the gut to the liver
Small intestine
end absorption of food take place
jejunum
second part of small intestine lies between duodenum and ileum
ileum
Final part of small intestine
caecum
First part of the large intestine where the digested food enters from the small intestine
Colon
Large intestine
water absorbed waste is stored as feces
Rectum
end of large intestine
site of storage of stool
anus
bottom of the rectum and where the waste exist the body
spleen
dark red strap- shaped organ lying near the stomach involved in the immune system
Kidney
Attached to the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity
renal
relating to kidney
adrenal gland
small yellowish bodies above each kidney
Portal vein
take blood to and from a capillary system
Dorsal Aorta
largest artery in the body
arise arties such as coeliac
renal arteries
renal arteries normally arise off the left interior side of the abdominal aorta, immediately below the superior mesenteric artery, and supply the kidneys with blood.
Renal veins
draining blood from the urete
