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vocab test 10/3/18 Flashcards

1
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each of the series of small bones forming the backbone

A

Vertebra

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2
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a vein running up the side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava

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Azygos vein

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3
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lung on the right side of the body; bigger than the left lung and has more cavities

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Right Lung

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4
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the main artery of the body

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Aorta

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5
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a membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ

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Mediastinum

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6
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connects the throat to the stomach

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Esophagus

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7
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one of the four heart chambers; place where deoxygenated blood enters heart

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Right atrium

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8
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serous membrane that covers the surface of each lung

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Visceral pleura

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9
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one of two large chambers in the heart that collect and expel blood received from an atrium towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs

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Ventricle

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10
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the thin fluid-filled space between the visceral and parietal pleura of each lung

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Pleural cavity

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11
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the outer membrane which is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic cavity

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Parietal pleura

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12
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the breastbone

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Sternum

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13
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pumps blood through pulmonary valve and through pulmonary artery to the lungs

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Right ventricle

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14
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thickest of the heart’s chambers; pumps oxygenated blood to tissues

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Left ventricle

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15
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lung on the left side of the body; less cavities or two parts of an organ

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Left lung

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16
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a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels. It has two layers, fibrous and parietal

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pericardium

17
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the potential space formed between two layers of serous pericardium around the heart

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Pericardial cavity

18
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the double inner layer of the serous pericardium

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Visceral pericardium

19
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each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs

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Rib

20
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a membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ, especially that between the lungs

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Mediastinum

21
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a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column

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Spinal cord

22
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kidney that is 2-8 cm lower than the left kidney due to the liver which sits above it

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Right kidney

23
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kidney on the left side of the body; higher than the right kidney

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Left kidney

24
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a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart

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inferior vena cava

25
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a large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum. The Islets of Langerhans are located in the pancreas which secrete into the blood the hormones insulin and glucagon

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Pancreas

26
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large meaty organ that sits on the right side of the abdomen

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Liver

27
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the small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before being released into small intestine

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Gallbladder

28
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the first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach

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Duodenum

29
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is wrapped around the internal organs that are located inside the intraperitoneal cavity

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Visceral peritoneum

30
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a potential space between the parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum

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Peritoneal cavity

31
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portion that surrounds the abdominal and pelvic cavities

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Parietal peritoneum

32
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muscular organ located on the left side of the abdomen

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Stomach

33
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bars of cartilage that serve to push ribs forward and allow thorax walls to be more elastic

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Costal cartilage

34
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intestine that helps excrete waste from the body

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Large intestine

35
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intestine that runs between the stomach and the large intestine; the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum collectively

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Small intestine

36
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lymphatic organ that helps fight against infection and is found in all vertebrates

A

Spleen

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