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17 Cards in this Set
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human organ sys
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Cardiovascular system | Digestive system | Endocrine system | Immune system | Integumentary system | Lymphatic system | Muscular system | Nervous system | Reproductive system | Respiratory system | Skeletal system | Urinary system
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cardiovascular sys
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Blood | Heart → Aorta → Arteries → Arterioles → Capillaries → Venules → Veins → Vena cava → Heart → Pulmonary arteries → Lungs → Pulmonary veins → Heart
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arteries
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bring oxygenated blood to the tissues (except pulmonary arteries),
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veins
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bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart (except pulmonary veins).
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bld
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passes from arteries to veins through capillaries, which are the thinnest and most numerous of the blood vessels
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digestive sys
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Gastrointestinal tract: Mouth | Pharynx | Esophagus | Crop | Stomach | Small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) | Vermiform appendix | Large intestine (Cecum | Colon | Rectum | Anal canal) | Anus
Accessory organs: Pancreas | Gallbladder | Liver | Ducts: (Common bile duct | Cystic duct | Hepatic duct | Pancreatic duct) |
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gut
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In a normal human adult male, the GI tract is approximately 7.5 meters long (25 feet
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upper gi
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Mouth (buccal cavity; includes salivary glands, mucosa, teeth and tongue)
Pharynx Oesophagus or Esophagus (gullet) and cardia Stomach, which includes the antrum and pylorus and pyloric sphincter |
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lower gi
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Bowel or intestine:
small intestine, which has three parts: duodenum jejunum ileum large intestine, which has three parts: caecum (the vermiform appendix is attached to the cecum). colon (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid flexure) rectum anus |
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endocrine sys
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Adrenal gland | Corpus luteum | Hypothalamus | Kidney | Ovaries | Pancreas | Parathyroid gland | Pineal gland | Pituitary gland | Testes | Thyroid gland
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endocrine glands
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Hypothalamus produces
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) Somatostatin (SS; also GHIH, growth factor-inhibiting hormone) Dopamine (DA) Pineal Gland produces Melatonin Pituitary gland produces Anterior pituitary lobe (adenohypophysis) Growth hormone (GH) Prolactin (PRL) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, corticotropin) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH, thyrotropin) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH, a gonadotropin) Luteinizing hormone (LH, a gonadotropin) Posterior pituitary lobe (neurohypophysis) Oxytocin (ocytocin) Arginine vasopressin (AVP; also ADH, antidiuretic hormone) Thyroid gland produces Triiodothyronine (T3), the potent form of thyroid hormone Thyroxine (T4), a less active form of thyroid hormone Calcitonin Parathyroid gland produces Parathyroid hormone (PTH) Heart produces Atrial-natriuretic peptide (ANP) Stomach and intestines produce Cholecystokinin (CCK) Gastrin Ghrelin Neuropeptide Y (NPY) Secretin Somatostatin Liver produces Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) Angiotensinogen Thrombopoietin Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas produce Insulin Glucagon Somatostatin Adrenal glands produce Adrenal cortex Glucocorticoids (chiefly cortisol) Mineralocorticoids (chiefly aldosterone) Androgens (including DHEA and testosterone) Adrenal medulla Adrenaline (epinephrine) Noradrenaline (norepinephrine) Testosterone Kidney produces Renin Erythropoietin (EPO) Calcitriol (the active form of vitamin D3) Skin produces Vitamin D3 (calciferol) Adipose tissue Leptin Estrogens (mainly estrone) [edit] In males only Testes Androgens (chiefly testosterone) [edit] In females only Ovarian follicle Estrogens (mainly estradiol) Corpus luteum Progesterone Estrogens (mainly estradiol) Placenta (when pregnant) Progesterone Estrogens (mainly estriol) Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) Human placental lactogen (HPL) |
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lymphatic sys
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Lymph nodes | Lymph | Lymphocytes | Lymph vessels | Thoracic duct | Immune system | Bone marrow | Spleen | Thymus | Tonsils
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integumentary sys
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Skin | Sweat glands | Sebaceous glands | Hair | Nails
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skin
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Epidermis (Stratum corneum, Stratum lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, Stratum germinativum/basale)
Dermis | Subcutis |
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muscular sys
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Muscular tissue | Muscle contraction | Muscles of the human body
Muscular types Cardiac muscle | Skeletal muscle | Smooth muscle |
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nervous sys
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Brain | Spinal cord | Central nervous system | Peripheral nervous system | Somatic nervous system | Autonomic nervous system | Sympathetic nervous system | Parasympathetic nervous system | Sensory system
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urinary sys
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Kidneys | Ureters | Urinary bladder | Urethral sphincters | Urethra
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