Digestive System Flashcards

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Salivary glands

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Function: break down carbohydrates
neck looking picture

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esophagus

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Function: tube for food to go to stomach
in between vagina and hole

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liver function and system

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Function: produces bile that helps break down fats, digestive and endocrine
actually looks like chopped liver

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Stomach

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Function: holds food and mixes it with acid and enzymes to break down food into chyme and protein digestion

irregularly shaped, right next to the intestines

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Gall bladder

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Function: stores and concentrates bile – then released into the duodenum to help break down and absorb fats

(pretty deep, almost green in between what looks like liver)

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Small intestine

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Function: break down food, absorb nutrients into the blood stream

(pretty small, what i thought the pancreas looked like)

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Spleen (part of lymphatic system)

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Function: stores and filters blood, removing old and damaged red blood cells and makes white cells

(to the right of the picture, dark in color)

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pancreas system and function

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Function: produces digestive enzymes that break down proteins in food, digestive and endocrine
(right next to two blue veins)

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Large intestine function and system

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Function: absorbs water and electrolytes from partially digested food along with vitamins and digestive

(looks like chicken skin)

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Colon (Part of large intestine)

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Function: same as large intestine
(looks like a dick)

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What is the ileocecal valve so important to the digestive system?

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Prevents backflow of bacteria from the large intestine to the small intestine preventing infection
(long path, only one that’s a cartoon, tube)

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Greater Omentum

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Function: protective barrier over intestines against infection and inflammation

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What is the function of the larynx?

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Voice box , ability to produce sound

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Trachea function and system

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Allows passage of air in and out of the lung and respiratory

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What is the function of the cricoid cartilage? and what is the system?

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marks the lowermost portion of the larynx; and. protects the larynx, respiratory system

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Lymph node function and system

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they filter substances that travel through the lymphatic fluid, lymphatic system

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What is the function of the sublingunal, submandibular and parotid glands?

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Produces saliva

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What is the function and system of the glottis?

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To produce sound by regulating the airflow between the vocal cords, respiratory

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Soft palate function and system

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Blocks food and other substances from entering the nasal passages during swallowing

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Hard palate function and system

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Seperates the oral cavity form the nasal cavity and aids swallowing and speaking, digestive system

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Epiglottis and whats system?

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Prevents food and drink from entering the windpipe, digestive and respiratory

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Bronchus function and system

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Carries air to and from the lungs and respiratory system

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What is the GI tract composed of?

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The small intestine, splen, gall bladder, liver, stomach, urinary bladder

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What is the thoracic cavity composed of?

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The trachea, heart and lungs

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What is th function of the uterus and what system?
To nourish the developing fetus prior to birth
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Uterine horn
Only present in females, used mainly for sperm transportationb and site for fetal gowth and development during pregnancy, reproductive system
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Urinary Bladder function and system
Storage and emptying of the bladder, urinary
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Ureter function and system
Filtration of blood and creation of urine as a waste product, also for the transportation of urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder, urinary system
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Urethra function and system
Carries urine from the bladder to the rest of the body, allowing urination
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What is the function and the system of the vas deferens?
transports mature sperm to your urethra , male reproductive
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What is the function and the system of the inguinal canal?
Reproductive system, a pathway by which structures can pass from the abdominal wall to the external genitalia.
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What is the function and system of the spermatic cord?
The spermatic cord holds the testicles in place within the scrotum. Male reproductive
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Kidney function and system
remove waste products from the blood and produce urine, urinary system
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Ovary function and system
Produces eggs, female reproductive
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Ovarian ligament function and system
carry the blood vessels that supply nutrients and hormones to the ovaries, female reproductive system
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Urogenital sinus function and system
gives rise to development of the lower vagina, vulva, and urethra during embryonic development, female reproductive
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Penis system and function
Urination and sexual intercourse, male reproductive system
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Scrotum system and function
Bag of skin that holds and protects the testis, male reproductive
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Testis system and function
Produces sperm, male reproductive
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Lungs system and function
The lungs allow you to breathe by exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide: , respiratory system
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pulmonary trunk
carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
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apex
helps pump blood from the ventricles to the rest of the body
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Nasopharynx
Connects nasal passages to rest of the respiratory system