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12 Cards in this Set
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Liver (left lateral, medial, and right lateral lobes)
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Secretes bile into the intestinal track to aid digestion; stores squalene for buoyancy regulation
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Stomach (cardiac, body and pyloric)
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Storage/treatment center for food prior to entry into the intestine
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Rugae
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Increase surface area for digestion
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Small intestine (duodenum and ileum)
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Digestion and absorption of nutrients
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Spiral valve (in the small intestine)
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Increases surface area for absorption of nutrients
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Colon
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Further treatment of food
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Rectal gland
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Osmoregulation (excretes excessive salts)
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Cloaca
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Chamber through which intestinal, rectal gland, and urinary wastes; sperm (in males); and eggs/young (in females) leave the body
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Gall bladder
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stores bile
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Pancreas
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Secretes digestive enzymes
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Spleen
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Production, storage, and elimination of red blood cells
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Gills
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Gas exchange
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