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51 Cards in this Set
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Stomach
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produces acid for chemical digestion
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Pancreas
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produces digestive enzymes
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Large Intestine (Colon)
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Digestion and reabsorption of water
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Small Intestine
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secretes digestive enzymes
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Ovaries
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stores the eggs
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Penis
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carries urine/sperm
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Epididymis
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stores mature sperm
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Testicles
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makes sperm
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Larynx
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where vocal chords are
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Trachea
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connects mouth to lungs
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Pulmonary artery
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carries blood to lungs
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Liver
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produces bile - detoxifies
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Kidney
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purify blood, removes urine
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Ureter
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connects kidney to bladder.
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Bladder
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stores urine
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Hard palate
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protects brain
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Epiglottis
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prevents choking
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Tongue
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pushes food back
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Umbilical arteries
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carry oxygen rich blood to fetus from the placenta
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Abdominal aorta
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supplies blood to lower extremities
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External iliac
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supplies blood to legs
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common iliac
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carries blood away from the legs
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heart
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pumps blood through body. 4 chambers. upper chambers are called atriums, lower chambers are called ventricles
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diaphragm
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contracts to draw air into the lungs
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liver
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produces bile to aid in digestion
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Pulmonary Artery
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takes blood to each lung
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Aorta
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branches into the brachiocephalic and left subclavian artery
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Brachiocephalic artery
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Into the right subclavian and common carotid arteries
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Right subclavian artery
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supplies blood to right shoulder
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Right common carotid
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supplies blood to head and neck
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Left common carotid
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brings blood to head and neck region
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Left subclavian artery
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brings blood to left shoulder and arm.
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incisors
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chop food
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canine
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tear food
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meninges
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protects central nervous
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thymus
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production of t cells
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thyroid
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controls metabolism
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Hard Palate
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protects brain. roof of mouth
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Trachea
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connects mouth to lungs
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esophagus
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connects mouth to stomach
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Lungs
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bring oxygen into body
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Vena Cava
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carries oxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.
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Pyloric sphincter
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connects stomach to intestine
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duodenum
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first part of small intestine. most chemical digestion takes place here
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Jejunum
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second part of small intestine. specialized in absorption of carbohydrates and proteins.
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ileum
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third part of small intestine. absorbs bile salts and whatever hasn't been digested by duodenum and jejunum
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anal sphincter (Anus)
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releases waste
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Fallopian tube
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litters are produced
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Spleen
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stores blood cells
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Artery
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carry blood away from the heart. colored red
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Vein
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carry blood towards the heart. colored blue
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