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16 Cards in this Set
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trachea |
connect the outside to lungs, air in and out |
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esophagus |
connect mouth to stomach lungs |
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lungs |
gas exchange, capillary exchange |
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heart |
cardiovascular system, pumps blood |
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diaphragm |
voluntary muscle, active when breathing |
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liver |
detoxification of blood, creates bile, gets nutrients from hepatic portal vein |
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gallbladder |
stores bile |
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stomach |
churning and breaking down food |
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small intestine |
nutrient absorption |
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duodenum |
1st part of small intestine, absorbing water and electrolytes, producing and absorbing vitamins, and forming and propelling feces toward the rectum for elimination |
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spleen |
take out old RBCs (controls formed element levels) |
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pancreas |
produces enzymes for macromolecules, produces hormones to control BP and metabolic activities |
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kidneys |
making urine, cleaning blood |
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adrenal glands |
“supra-renal” produce hormones, nervous system |
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ureters |
connect kidney to bladder, route for urine |
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urinary bladder |
holds urine |
