Definitions Ex 1 And2

Front 1

other body
cavities

Back 1

oral, nasal, orbital,
middle ear and synovial

Front 2

cell

Back 2

basic unit of all
living things

Front 3

tissue

Back 3

group of cells
similiar in structure and
function

Front 4

organ system

Back 4

group of organs that act
together to perform a
particular body function

Front 5

thymus

Back 5

irregular mass of glandular
tissue overlying the heart

Front 6

heart

Back 6

medial oval structure
enclosed within the
pericardium(serous
membrane sac

Front 7

lungs

Back 7

flanking the heart on
either side

Front 8

trachea

Back 8

tubelike windpipe medially
down the throat

Front 9

bronchi

Back 9

2 passageways the plunge
laterally into the tissue
of the 2 lungs

Front 10

esophagus

Back 10

food chute part of digestive system
that transports food from the pharnyx
(throat) to the stomach

Front 11

diaphram

Back 11

thin muscle attached to the
inferior boundary of the rib
cage

Front 12

stomach

Back 12

a curved organ important in
food digestion and temporary
food storage

Front 13

greater omentum

Back 13

an extension of the peritoneum that
covers the abdominal viscera

Front 14

small intestine

Back 14

connected to the stomach and ending just before the saclike cecum

Front 15

large intestine

Back 15

large muscular tube connected to the small intestine and ending
at the anus

Front 16

cecum

Back 16

the initial portion
of the large intestine

Front 17

rectum

Back 17

terminal part of the
large intestine; continious
with the anal canal

Front 18

ANUS

Back 18

opening of the digestive
tract (through the anal
canal) to the exterior

Front 19

mesentry

Back 19

apron like serous membrane; suspends many of the digestive organs in the abdominal cavity. notice heavily
invested w/ blood vessels and more likely large fat deposits

Front 20

pancreas

Back 20

a diffuse gland; rest dorsal to and
in the mesentry between the first portion of the small intestine and the stomach

Front 21

spleen

Back 21

a dark red organ curving around the left lateral side of the stomach;
part of lymphatic system
called the red blood cell graveyardf

Front 22

liver

Back 22

large and brownish red; the most superior organ in the abdominal cavity, directly beneath the diaphram

Front 23

kidney

Back 23

bean shaped organs; retroperitoneal
(behind the peritoneum)

Front 24

adrenal glands

Back 24

large endocrine glands the sit
astride the superior margin of
each kidney

Front 25

ureter

Back 25

tube running from the indented
region of a kidney to the urinary
bladder

Front 26

urinary bladder

Back 26

the sac that serves oa a reservoir for urine

Front 27

inferior vena cava

Back 27

the large vein that returns blood to
the heart from the lower regions of
the body

Front 28

inferior vena cava

Back 28

the large vein that returns blood to the heart from the lower regions of
the body

Front 29

descending aorta

Back 29

deep to the inferior vena cava; the largest artery of the body; carries blood away from the hear down the midline of the body

Front 30

arteries

Back 30

carries blood away from heart

Front 31

veins

Back 31

blood vessels that convey blood
from tissues back to the heart

Front 32

blood vessels

Back 32

structures for the flow of
blood to and from the heart
and exchange of nutrients and wastes in tissues.