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18 Cards in this Set
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What is the voice box?
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Larynx
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What is the part, responsible for the motions of breathing and separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
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Diaphragm
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What is the organ consisting of lymphatic tissue which removes old red blood cells from blood and produces B lymphocytes?
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Spleen
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Which cavity encloses the digestive system and related organs?
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Abdominal cavity
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What organ regulates metabolism by increasing O consumption and fat breakdown. That is also involved in regulating growth and the synthesis of hormones from the iodine and the amino acid Tyrosine?
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Thyroid gland
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what is the watery membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavity?
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Peritoneum
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What lymphoid gland is involved in processing and activation of T lymphocytes in the immune system?
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Thymus gland
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What are the bones that protect the thoracic cavity containing the heart and lungs?
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Ribs
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what is the muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body?
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Heart
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What is the functions of the small intestines?
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1) motility, it contracts to move food
2) secretes digestive enzymes 3) process of digestion 4) absorbs nutrients |
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what is the fibrous sac which encloses the heart?
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Pericardium
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What are the functions of the large intestines?
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1) motility (contracts)
2) is NOT involved in secretion of enzymes 3) absorbs water 4) contains lots of bacteria which produce some vitamins that are absorbed 5)continues the process of defecation |
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what is the organ which oxygenates blood?
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Lungs
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What supplies freshly oxygenated blood to the fetus?
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Umbilical arteries
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What is the wind pipe and the passage from the larynx tothe bronchi?
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Trachea
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What are the six functions of the liver?
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1) breaks down carbohydrates and glycogen
2) synthesizes cholesterol, phospho-lipids, and lipoprotein 3) protein metabolism 4) synthesizes urea, found in urine, and important blood clotting 5) breakdown of hemoglobin 6) storage for vitamins A,D,B and Iron |
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What is the hollow sac that expands when filled with urine?
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Urinary bladder
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What is type of cavity encloses the heart and lungs?
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Thoracic Cavity
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