Organs (sports med)

Definitions of organs

Thyroid

producing and releasing certain hormones

Trachea

transports air to and from lungs

Superior Vena cava

carries blood drained from the part of the body

Lung

make oxygen available to the body, removes carbon dioxide 

Liver

fliters blood, produces bile, regulates blood sugars and clotting

Interior Vena Cava

carries blood drained from the part of the body

Gallbladder

stores and releases bile to help digest fats

Kidney

Filters blood, removes waste and balance fluids

Urthera

lets urine leave your body

Aorta

dilivers oxygen-rich blood from heart to the rest of the body

Heart

pumps blood to the body and circulates the blood

Esophagus

carries food and liquid from the throat to stomach

Diaphragm

helps breath by contracting and expanding chest cavity

spleen

stores and filters blood - makes white blood cells

Stomach

digests food and sends to small intestine

Pancreas

digestion and blood sugar regulation

Small intesine

break down food and fluid

Large Intestine

Turns food into waste

Rectum

to collect and hold feces