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24 Cards in this Set
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An irregular mass of glandular tissue overlying the heart.
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Thymus
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Medial over structure enclosed within the pericardium (Serous membrane sac)
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Heart
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Flanking the heart on either side
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Lungs
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Tubelike "Windpipe" running medially down the throat; part of the respiratory system
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Trachea
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Two passageways that plunge laterally into the tissue of the two lungs.
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Bronchi
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A food chute; the part of the digestive system that transports food from the pharynx (throat) to the stomach.
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Esophagus
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A thin muscle attached to the inferior boundary of the rib cage; separates the tharacic and abdominal cavities.
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Diaphragm
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A curved organ important in food digestion and temporary food storage.
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Stomach
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An extension of the peritoneum that covers the abdominal viscera.
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Greater Omentum
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Connected to the stomach and ending just before the saclike cecum.
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Small Intestine
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A large muscular tube connected to the small intestine and ending at the anus
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Large Intestine
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The initial portion of the large intestine
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Cecum
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Termnal part of the large intestine; continuous with the anal canal.
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Rectum
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The opening of the digestive tract to the exterior.
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Anus
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An apronlike serous membrane; suspends many of the digestive organs in the abdominal cavity.
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Mesentary
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A diffuse gland; rests dorsal to and in the mesentery between the first portion of the small intestine and the stomach.
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Pancreas
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A dark red organ curving around the left later side of the stomach; considered part of the lymphatic system and often called the red blood cell graveyard.
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Spleen
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Large and brownish red; the most superior organ in the abdominal cavity, directly beneath the diaphragm.
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Liver
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Bean-shaped organs; retoperitoneal (behind the peritoneum)
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Kidneys
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Large endocrine glands that sit astride the superior margin of each kidney; considered part of the endocrine system.
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Adrenal glands
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Tube running from the indented region of a kidney to the urinary bladder
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Ureter
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The sac that serves as a reservoir for urine.
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Urinary Bladder
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The large vein that returns blood to the heart from the lower regions of the body
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Inferior vena cava
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Deep to the inferior vena cava; the largest artery of the body; carries blood away from the heart down the midline of the body.
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Descending aorta
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