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79 Cards in this Set
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External Nares
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sensing chemicals dissolved in air
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eye lids
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protect the eye and help clean the eye
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mammary papillae
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provide milk for newborn young
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scrotal sacs
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maintains the temperature of the testes at a slighter lower temperature
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umbilical cord
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carries nutrient and oxygen-rich blood to the fetus and removes metabolic waste products
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vibrasse
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for tactile sensations
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sclera
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protects the eye from damage
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pupil
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regulates the amount of light that enters the eye
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optic nerve
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send information from the eye to the brain
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nicitating membrane
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protects and cleans the eye
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retina
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contains the photoreceptive cells
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iris
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regulates the amount of light that enters the eye
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lens
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focus images on the retina
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vitreous humor
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provides support and cushioning for the lens and internal structures of the eye
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papillae
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help to manipulate food in the pigs mouth
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epiglottis
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prevents food from entering the larynx and trachea when swallowing
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esophagus
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transports food to stomach
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stomach
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produces hcl acid that aids in the chemical breakdown of food
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pancreas
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produces digestive enzymes and delivers them through pancreatic duct to duodenum
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caecum
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contains anaerobic bacteria responsible for fermentation of cellulose and other plant materials
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illeum
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continues process of nutrient absorption and reabsorption of water
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gall bladder
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stores bile for breakdown of fats
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mesentery
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suspends body organs in the abdominal cavity and holds them together
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common bile duct
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carries the bile into the duodenum
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liver
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produces bile, converts glucose to glycogen for storage, detoxifies many constituents of the absorbed digested compunds
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spleen
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recycles old red blood cells, stores them, and releases them into the circulatory system
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duodenum
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recieves chyme from the stomach along with secretory ezymes from the gall bladder and pancreas
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jejunum
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responsible for majority of nutrient absorption and reabsorption of water
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colon
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responsible for reabsorption of water and electrolytes; produces feces
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rectum
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final site of water reabsoprtion and feces production
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pyloris
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opens to allow chyme to enter the duodenum and regulates drainage of the stomach
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peritoneum
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encloses and protects organs
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mesenteric veins
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pumps blood from small intestines
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pulmonary arch
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carry deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to lungs
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aortic arch
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brings oxygenated blood to the upper body
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cranial vena cava
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return deoxygenated blood from cranial area to heart
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caudal vena cava
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return deoxygenated blood from caudal area to heart
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right ventricle
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pumps blood out into an artery
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left ventricle
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pumps blood out into an artery
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dorsal aorta
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carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle to caudal area
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right atrium
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recieves blood
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left atrium
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recieves blood
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right subclavian artery
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supplies blood to right arm and shoulder
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left subclavian artery
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supplies blood to left arm and shoulder
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renal arteries
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supplies kidneys with blood
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left and right carotid artery
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supply blood to brain
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brachiocephalic artery
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supplies upper body with blood
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internal jugular veins
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drains blood from brain
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external jugular veins
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drains blood from scalp and face
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trachea
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air transported through
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lungs
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oxygen exchanged for carbon dioxide
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larynx
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contains vocal cords
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hepatic portal vein
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carries blood from stomach, small intestines, and spleen to liver
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renal vein
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carry blood from away from kidneys
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coronary artery
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supplies freshly oxygenated blood to heart
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umbilical artery
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carries oxygen right blood from fetus to placenta
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umbilical vein
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carries oxygen poor blood from placenta to fetus
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adrenal gland
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produces hormones which mediate responses to stressful situations and control blood pressure and carbohydrate and protein metabolisms
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thyroid
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produces thyroxin and calcitonin
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thymus
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produces thymosin
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diaphragm
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ventilates lungs(contracts to draw air in)
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kidney
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creates urine; maintains homeostatic balance of slats, fluids and ions
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penis
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deposits semen; carries excretory wastes
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epididymus
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stores and transports mature sperm
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oviduct
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tube through which the egg is carried
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uterus
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place where embryonic development occurs
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vagina
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female reproductive canal
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bladder
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holds urine
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testes
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produces sperm and hormones
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urethra
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transports urine from kidney to bladder
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cerebrum
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integrates movements of skeletal muscles and controls coordination and balance
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spinal cord
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extension of central nervous system; "information highway" messages run up and down
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pinna
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the opening which funnels sound; directs sound into ears
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cornea
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outer covering of the eye
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esophagus
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connects mouth to stomach
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heart
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circulate the blood
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pericardial membrane
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protects the heart
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external iliac artery
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delivers oxygenated blood to legs
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diaphragm
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seperates the thoracic and abdominal cavities; ventilate the lungs
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