BAT-PIG Flashcards
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Liver
Creates bile. Processes nutrients which are secreted into the small intestine
Gallbladder
stores bile
Common Bile duct
carry bile from the gallbladder and empty it into the upper part of the small intestine (the duodenum).
Inferior vena cava
a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart
stomach
stores food and nutrients inside it
Pyloric Sphincter
It plays an important role in digestion, where it acts as a valve to controls the flow of partially digested food from the stomach to the small intestine.
Pancreas
Enzymes, or digestive juices, produced by the pancreas are secreted into the small intestine to further break down food after it has left the stomach. The gland also produces the hormone insulin and secretes it into the bloodstream in order to regulate the body’s glucose or sugar level
Spleen
Stores white blood cells and recycles red ones. Keeps bodily fluids balanced
Small intestine
Absorbs nutrients that we eat
Large intestine
absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter and transmit the useless waste material from the body.
Cecum
a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.
Ileocecal valve
joining point between the large and small intestines.
Descending colon
Part of the large intestine. stores the remains of digested food that will be emptied into the rectum.
Rectum
rectum is the last stop before the feces is eliminated through the anal canal. Similar to the colon electrolytes are absorbed (sodium, potassium, chloride) and indigestible food ingredients are decomposed by anaerobic bacteria.
Anus
controls the expulsion of feces
Kidney
filters blood toxins. Converts nitrogen wastes into urine and conserves water
Adrenal Glands
produce hormones that help the body control blood sugar
Descending aorta
transports oxygenated blood down
Inferior vena cava
transports deoxygenated blood up
Ureter
ureter is a tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Urinary Bladder
stores urine
Umbilical vein
carries oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta to the fetus
Umbilical artery
carry deoxygenated, nutrient-depleted blood from the fetus to the placenta
Urethra
the tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside of the body. In males, it has the additional function of ejaculating semen when the man reaches orgasm. When the penis is erect during sex, the flow of urine is blocked from the urethra, allowing only semen to be ejaculated at orgasm