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Anatomy
Basic functions
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Biology
9th Grade
05/14/2011

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Esophagus
Definition
Transports food to stomach
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Stomach
Definition
Stores food and liquid, mixes it up, empties into the small intestine, digests protein and some carbs
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Small Intestine
Definition
where most digestion occurs
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Large Intestine
Definition
Absorbs the rest of the water
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Rectum
Definition
Stores feces until defecation
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Anus
Definition
Gets rid of waste
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Liver
Definition
produces bile
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Gallbladder
Definition
stores bile
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Pancreas
Definition
Produces hormones and digestive enzymes
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Spleen
Definition
filters/stores red blood cells and immune response
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Parietal Peritoneum
Definition
Outer layer of the peritoneum
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Mesentery
Definition
hold together the small intestine
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Arterial system
Definition
Takes blood away from the heart through the Aorta
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Venous system
Definition
brings blood back to the heart through the superior and inferior vena cava
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Kidney
Definition
produces urine
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cortex
Definition
outside of kidney
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medulla
Definition
most inner part of kidney
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calyx
Definition
right before the entrance of the ureter
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ureter
Definition
takes urine to the urinary bladder
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nasal cavity
Definition
conditions the air
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pharynx
Definition
part of throat
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larynx
Definition
voice box
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trachea
Definition
takes air to lungs
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bronchiole
Definition
air from trachea into lungs
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lungs
Definition
where gas exchange occurs
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pleura
Definition
cavity that surrounds the lungs
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diaphragm
Definition
muscle used for breathing, separates abdominal and thorasic cavities
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intercostal muscles
Definition
between the ribs forming the chest walls
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valves
Definition
prevent blood from going backwards in the heart
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atriums
Definition
control what goes in and comes out of the heart
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Abductor muscles
Definition
hold clam shells together
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mantle
Definition
makes new shell
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foot
Definition
movement
Term
visceral mass
Definition
holds the organs
Term
gill pair
Definition
gas exchange
Term
in/excurrent siphon
Definition
filters water and food in the clam
Term
mouth
Definition
eats
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labial palp
Definition
like the lips, guides the food to the mouth
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caudal fins
Definition
side-to-side
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pectoral fins
Definition
up and down
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spine
Definition
protection
Term
dermal gills
Definition
gas exchange
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anus
Definition
gets rid of waste
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madreporite
Definition
filters water
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gonadal pores
Definition
where sperm and eggs are released
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ambulacral groove
Definition
holds the tube feet
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ampulla
Definition
pouch that fills with water for suction and pushes out to release
Term
tube foot
Definition
movement
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pyloric cecum
Definition
holds food and moves to stomach
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