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41 Cards in this Set
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tongue
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chewing, swallowing food and speech
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trachea
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providing air flow to and from the lungs for respiration
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esophagus
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to carry food, liquids, and saliva from the mouth to the stomach
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liver
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secretes bile and makes proteins for blood clotting
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gall bladder
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store bile
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pancreas
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produces insulin and enzymes and digestive juices
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spleen
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filters blood and helps fight certain types of bacteria
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small intestine
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digestion and absorption of food
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large intestine
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absorption of water and get rid of food |
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stomach
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break down and digest food
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heart
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pump for movement of blood through the body
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atria
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passes blood to ventricles deoxygenated blood
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ventricles
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right pumps blood to pulmonary artery left pumps to systematic circulation
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superior vena cava
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returns deoxygenated blood back to the right atrium of the heart
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aorta
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distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body through the systemic circulation
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cloaca
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common chamber and outlet into intestinal, urinary, and genital tracts open. It is present in amphibians, reptiles, birds, not present in placental mammals or in most bony fishes.
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kidneys
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that extract waste from blood, balance body fluids, form urine
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oviducts
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is the vessel through which egg cell travels to the uterus
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ovaries
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produce eggs and hormones
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testes
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glands where sperm and testosterone are produced
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diaphragm
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used in the process of inspiration, or inhalation
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thyroid gland
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metabolism, growth and maturation of the human body
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thymus gland
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development of T-lymphocytes or T cells
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salivary glands
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produces saliva and helps breakdown carbohydrates and lubricates food
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adrenal gland
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produce hormones that help the body control blood sugar, burn protein and fat, react to stressors like a major illness or injury, and regulate blood pressure
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bronchi
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main passage way into lungs
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lungs and gills
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help oxygen from the air we breathe enter the red cells in the blood
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swim bladder
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hydrostatic, or ballast, organ, enabling the fish to maintain its depth without floating upward or sinking
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tympanic membrane
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eardrum
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fat bodies
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needed for hibernating, metamorphosis and for mating
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jugular veins
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major blood vessel that drains blood from important body organs and parts, such as the brain, face, and neck
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renal veins
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drain oxygen-depleted blood from the kidneys
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femoral veins
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delivers the oxygenated blood to the leg and pelvic region
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hepatic veins
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transport the liver's deoxygenated blood and blood which has been filtered by the liver to the inferior vena cava.
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subclavian vein
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to empty blood from the upper extremities and then carry it back to the heart.
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ureters
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tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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urinary bladder
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holds bladder
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nares
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is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture on exhalation
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incisors
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to tear and crush food.
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carotid artery
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that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face.
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subclavian artery
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carry oxygenated blood up to the brain from the base of the neck.
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