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Lab 3 Functions Flashcards

1
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Protects the nasopharynx during swallowing

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Uvula

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2
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passageway for food from the mouth to the esophagus

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Oropharynx and Laryngopharynx

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3
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passageway for food to the stomach

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Esophagus

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4
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prevents reflux of stomach acid

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Gastroesophageal (inferior esophageal)

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5
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mixes food with HCl and digestive enzymes to form chyme

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stomach

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6
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controls the entry of cyme into the duodenum

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Pyloric Sphincter

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7
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secures the stomach to the abdominal wall and to other organs

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Greater Omentum

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8
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completes chemical digestion; absorption of food molecules

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Small intestines

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9
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slow movement of chyme through the small intestine to increase time for absorption

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circular folds

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10
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absorb food molecules and allow them to enter a blood capillary or lacteal

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Villi

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11
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controls entry of waste into the large intestine

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ileocecal

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12
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three bands of smooth muscle that pucker the large intestine creating haustra

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Teniae coli

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13
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contract slowly to allow time for water absorption and to move waste to the next haustrum

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Haustra

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14
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fights infection

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Vermiform appendix

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15
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secures the small intestines

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Mesentery

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16
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produces bile, detoxifies blood, stores glycogen and fat-soluble vitamins

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Liver

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17
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attaches the liver to the diaphragm and abdominal wall

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Falciform ligament

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18
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stores bile

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Gall bladder

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19
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: transports bile away from the liver and into the bile duct

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Common Hepatic duct

20
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transports bile to and from the gall bladder

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Cystic duct

21
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transports bile to the duodenum

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Bile duct

22
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produces digestive enzymes, hormones and pancreatic juice

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Pancreas

23
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transports pancreatic juice and digestive enzymes to the duodenum

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Main pancreatic duct

24
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control the entry of bile, digestive enzymes and pancreatic juice into the duodenum

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Hepatopancreatic ampulla

25
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produce saliva which contains IgA to fight infection, lysozyme to fight bacteria, and salivary amylase to begin digestion of carbohydrates

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Salivary Glands

26
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transport deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation to the right atrium

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Superior and inferior Vena Cava

27
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receives deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation

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Right Atrium

28
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pumps deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary circulation

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Right Ventricle

29
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: receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary circulation

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Left Atrium

30
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pumps oxygenated blood to the systemic circulation

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Left Ventricle

31
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prevents the backflow of blood

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Tricuspid, Pulmonary, Bicuspid (mitral) and Aortic valves

32
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: transports deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary arteries

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Pulmonary Trunk

33
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transport deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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Right and Left Pulmonary Arteries

34
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transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the

left atrium

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Right and Left Pulmonary Veins

35
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: transports oxygenated blood to the systemic circulation

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Aorta

36
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transports oxygenated blood to the right subclavian and right common carotid arteries

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Brachiocephalic Trunk

37
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transports oxygenated blood to the right upper limb

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Right subclavian Artery

38
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transports oxygenated blood to the right side of the head and neck

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Right Common Carotid Artery

39
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transports oxygenated blood to the left side of the head and neck

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Left Common Carotid Artery

40
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transports oxygenated blood to the left upper limb

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Left Subclavian Artery

41
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attach the cusps of the atrioventricular valves to the papillary muscles

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Chordae Tendinae

42
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secure the atrioventricular valves during ventricular contraction

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Papillary Muscles

43
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separates the right and left ventricles

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Interventricular Septum

44
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a remnant from fetal circulation during which time it was an opening between the right and left atria

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Fossa Ovalis

45
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a ligament between the pulmonary trunk and the aorta; another remnant from fetal circulation which allowed blood in the pulmonary trunk to flow into the aorta

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Ligamentum Arteriosum

46
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a serous membrane that produces pericardial fluid to decrease friction as the heart contracts

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Visceral Pericardium (Epicardium) and Parietal Pericardium

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