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| two arteries, carry deoxygenated blood from fetus to placenta |
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| single large vein carries oxygenated blood from placenta to fetus |
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| Channels urine to the allantois, an extra-embryonic sac |
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| Only found in females; will develop into a vagina |
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| Only in males; contains the testes |
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| junction of small and large intestine; houses symbiotic bacteria that help break down cellulose by "hindgut fermentation" |
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| connective tissue that connects organs together and to the inner body wall |
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| Stores and releases red blood cells into the bloodstream, recelyes old red blood cells from circulation, and provides lymphocytes a source of plasma cells. |
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| Where white blood cells mature into antibody-producing T-lymphocytes |
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| regulates metabolism; produces thyroxin and calcium;an endocrine gland |
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| Lined by cartiloge air tube; between larynx and bronchi in which air travels to the lungs |
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| Organ consisting of spongy tissue which exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood |
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| Sheet of muscle forming the bottom wall of the chest cavity; contracts while inhaling and relaxes while exhaling; separates thorax from abdomen |
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| Muscle-encased tube of alimentary canal that transports food from the pharynx to the stomach; Mechanical digestion |
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Elastic, muscular sac where both chemical and
mechanical digestion take place; between small
Intestine and esophagus |
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Gland that makes digestive enzymes and secretes them into the small intestine; secretes insulin and
Glucagon into the blood; located behind the stomach |
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| largest organ in the body; maintains metabolism; produces bile; stores glucose as glycogen; transforms ammonia to urea; Detoxifies chemicals,pollutants, and poisons; Recycles hemoglobin |
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| Organ that stores bile from the liver and releases it into the small intestine |
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| Long, narrow tube where most absorption occurs |
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| Takes waste out of the body; removes water from waste products; stems from the cecum to the rectum |
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| Coronary Arteries & Veins |
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| Bring nutrients and blood to the heart; removes waste products |
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| Superior and Inferior Vena Cava |
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| Bring de-oxygenated blood from the upper and lower thorax into the right atrium; located next to the aorta |
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| Blood vessel that receives deoxygenated blood from the pulmonary semi-lunar valve and carries it to the lungs |
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| take the reoxygenated blood from the lungs towards the heart; delivers it to the left atrium |
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| thin tissue that covers the heart |
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| Artery that delivers oxygenated blood to the rest of the body from the left venticle; Three different branches emerge |
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| allows fetal blood to bypass the lungs and go directly to the aorta |
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| Supplies oxygenated blood to the kidneys |
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| Removes deoxygenated blood from the kidneys |
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| Main organ of excretory system; excretes waste products; regulates water and salt balance |
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| muscular Sac that stores urine until it is eliminated from the body |
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| Tube leading from urinary bladder through which urine exits the body |
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| Female reproductive organ that produces egg cells and hormones |
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| Functions as a birth canal; Passageway for menstrual flow; Receives the penis in reproduction; Leads uterus to body's exterior |
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| Two sperm producing organs contained in the scrotum |
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| Long, thin, coiled tube where sperm mature and are stored |
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| Tube that serves as a passageway for sperm between the epididymus and urethra |
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| Male reproductive organ; contains the urethra and also serves to eliminate urine from the body |
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| short channel in the abdominal wall that hold testes |
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| flap of skin that covers the trachea |
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| connects with liver and gallbladder and carries bile to the duodenum |
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| keeps acidic fluid contents of the stomach, chyme, from moving back into the esphagous |
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| controls the movement of chyme into the duodenum |
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| organ that contains the voice cords |
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| upper two branches of body of uterus |
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| bipartite uterus; hold fetus |
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| carries urine from kidneys to bladder |
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| carry blood towards the brain and neck |
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