Functions for Practical #4

Nasal Cavity

Warms, moistens, and filters air

Superior nasal conchae

help warm, humidify, and filter the air you breathe in, while also directing air toward the olfactory region for smell.

Middle nasal conchae

Help warm, humidify, and filter inhaled air and aid sinus drainage.

Inferior nasal conchae

Increase airflow turbulence to warm, moisten, and clean the air before it reaches the lungs.

Conchae

Create turbulence to warm and humidify air

Epiglottis

Prevents food from entering airway

Vocal fold

Produce sound for speech

Tracheal cartilage

Keeps airway open

Bronchial tree

Carries air into lungs

Lungs

Exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

Pulmonary veins

Carry oxygenated blood to heart

Pulmonary arteries

Carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs

Diaphragm

Helps with breathing by expanding the lungs

Kidney

Filters blood and produce urine

Major calyx

Collects urine from minor calyces

Minor calyx

Collects urine from renal pyramids

Urethra

Carries urine out of body

Nephron

Filters blood and forms urine

Clitoris

Involved in sexual arousal

Vagina

Receives penis and serves as birth canal

Cervix

Opening between uterus and vagina

Uterus

Houses and nourished a developing fetus

Uterine tube

Transports egg to the uterus

Fimbriae

Sweep egg into the uterine tube

Ovary

Produces eggs and hormones

Greater Vestibular Gland

Secretes lubricating mucus

Testis

Produces sperm and testosterone

Epididymus

Stores and matures sperm

Vas Deferens

Transport sperm

Seminal Vesicle

Produces nutrient-rich fluid for semen

Prostate Gland

Adds fluid to semen

Bulbourethral gland

Secretes lubricating pre-ejaculate fluid

Penis

Delivers sperm and releases urine