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24 Cards in this Set
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Thymus
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Irregular mass of glandular tissue overlying the heart
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Heart
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Medial oval structure enclosed within the pericardium
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Lungs
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Flanking the heart on either side
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Trachea
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windpipe running medially down the throat; part of respiratory system
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Bronchi
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Two passageways that plunge laterally into the tissue surface of the two lungs
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Esophagus
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Food chute; digestive system
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Diaphragm
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separates thoracic and abdominal cavities; thin muscle attached to inferior boundary of rib cage
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Stomach
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curved organ, food digestion and storage
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Greater Omentum
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extension of peritoneum that covers abdominal viscera
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Small Intestine
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connected to stomach and ending before the saclike cecum
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Large Intestine
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large muscular tube connected to small intest and ending at anus
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Cecum
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initial portion of large intestine
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Rectum
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terminal part of large intest, continuous with anal canal
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Anus
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opening of digestive tract to exterior
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Mesentery
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suspends many digestive organs in abdominal cavity
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Pancreas
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diffuse gland; rests dorsal to and in the mesentery between small intest & stomach
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Spleen
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dark red organ curving around left lateral side of stomach; lymphatic system and called red blood cell graveyard
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Liver
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large brownish red; most superior organ in abdominal cavity beneath diaphragm
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Kidneys
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bean shaped; retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum)
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Adrenal Glands
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large endocrine glands sit astride superior margin of each kidney; endocrine system
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Ureter
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tube running from indented region of a kidney to urinary bladder
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Urinary Bladder
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sac serves as reservoir for urine
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Inferior Vena Cava
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large vein returns blood to heart from lower regions of body
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Descending Aorta
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deep to inferior vena cava; largest artery of the body; carries blood away from heart & down midline of the body
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