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Umbilical vein
Carries oxygen and nutrients from the mother's arterial blood to the fetus.
Umbilical artery
Carries deoxygenated blood and metabolic waste products away from the fetus to the placenta.
Tongue
A manipulative, muscular structure that helps with chewing, swallowing, and sensing food.
Epiglottis
A fold of skin that covers the opening to the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering.
Hard palate
Made of bone, separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
Soft palate
Rises to prevent food from going into the nasal cavity, contains no bone.
Larynx
The voice box where vocal cords are located and air passes through before the trachea.
Thyroid gland
Controls the speed of metabolism.
Trachea
A windpipe that carries air into the lungs.
Lung
Performs gas exchange by inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide.
Diaphragm
A sheet-like muscle that lowers when inhaling and rises when exhaling, critical for breathing.
Esophagus
A tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach, connecting the oral cavity to the stomach.
Stomach
Holds food and mixes it with acid and enzymes to break it down.
Gastroesophageal sphincter
Valve that keeps food and stomach acid in the stomach, preventing the contents in to stomach from going back up the esophagus
Pyloric sphincter
A ring-like muscle that governs the passage of chyme from the stomach into the small intestine.
Small intestine
Where digestion continues and absorption of nutrients occurs.
Large intestine
Absorbs water, salts, and some vitamins; prepares undigested materials for feces.
Spleen
An immune system organ that fights infection and breaks down expired red blood cells.
Pancreas
Secretes insulin and pancreatic juices to aid in digestion.
Liver
Produces bile and sends it to be stored in the gallbladder.
Gallbladder
Stores and releases bile to aid in digestion.
Caecum
A dead end that receives material from the small intestine.
Rectum
Stores feces before excretion.
Heart
Pumps blood around the body through veins and arteries.
Atria
Chambers that receive blood from the body.
Ventricles
Chambers that pump blood to the body.
Aortic arch
Carries oxygenated blood under high pressure and distributes it to three main arteries.
Coronary artery
Main supply of oxygenated blood to the heart.
Pulmonary artery
Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
Thymus
Responsible for the production and maturation of immune cells.
Kidney
Removes waste from the blood and produces urine.
Ureter
Tube through which urine passes to reach the urinary bladder.
Bladder
Stores urine until it is eliminated.
Urethra
Tube that allows urine to exit the body from the bladder.
Epididymis
Storage place for sperm before it enters the ductus deferens.
Testes
Where sperm production and sex hormone production take place.
Gubernaculum
Guides the descent of the testes into the scrotum.
Penis
Used for urination and reproduction.
Ovary
Contains all the developing eggs a female will ever have and produces hormones
Oviduct/Fallopian tube
Receives the egg during ovulation and sends it to the uterus.
Uterus
Receives a fertilized egg and protects the fetus while it develops and grows.
