Biology lab final

Larynx

Airway leading to lungs, contains vocal cords

Trachea

Also called the windpipe

Esophagus

Muscular tube after the pharynx and leading to stomach

Lungs

Organs use for oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange

Diaphragm

Muscular partition between thoracic and abdominal cavities

Heart

Muscular pump; keeps blood circulating through the body.

Stomach

Muscular, stretchable sac; mixes and stores ingested food.

Spleen

Filtering station for blood; reservoir for red blood cells

Small intestine

Absorbs digested food; consists of duodenum, jejunum and ileum.

Liver

Secretes bile; plays a role in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism

Large intestine

Concentrates and stores undigested matter.

Gall bladder

Stores and concentrates bile

Pancreas

Secretes enzymes that break down all major food molecules.

Anus

End of digestive system; opening where feces are expelled

Ureters

Channel for urine flo from kidney to bladder

Urethra

Channel for urine flow from bladder to outside of the body

Urinary bladder

Stretchable container for temporarily storing urine

Ovary

Primary reproductive organs of female; oocyte production

Inguinal canal

Passage in the male through which the testis descends into the scrotum

Kidney

Constantly filters water and all solutes except proteins from the blood.

Ductus deferens

One of a pair of ducts for transporting sperm

Superior vena cava

Drains blood from upper part of body into the right atrium of the heart.

Pericardial sac

Outer sac-like covering of the heart

Aorta

Carries blood from the heart to be distributed through the body.

Inferior vena cava

Drains blood from lower parts of the body to the right atrium of the heart.