organ functions

SRJC bio 2.2, Swinstrom. Organ and their functions

Trachea

airway that connects larynx to bronchia. carries oxygen to lungs and waste out

Bronchii

distribute air throughout the lungs. connects trachea and lungs

lungs

gas exchange occurs here, blood leaves waste and attracts oxygen

diaphragm

helps with negative pressure breathing

Esophagus

transports food and liquid to stomach

stomach

store food, breaks down proteins, and begins chemical digestion of food

small intestine

digests food, absorbs nutrients, removes waste.

Large intestine

absorbs water and electrolytes, breaks down fiber into short-chain fatty acids.

rectum

stores feces

liver

produces bile, filters toxins from blood, stores glycogen, making essential proteins

gallbladder

store bile

spleen

red blood cell “grave yard”, store blood cells, produce immune cells,
filter blood for pathogens

Pancreas

secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum

Kidney

filter waste, toxins, and extra water from your blood to produce urine, while maintaining fluid balance, blood pressure, red blood cell production, and bone health by making hormones and balancing minerals.

ureters

connects kidney to bladder

bladder

stores urine

heart

Pumps blood throughout the body

Ureteri in females

a Y-shaped organ with two long uterine horns, a small body, and a cervix, allowing for multiple fetuses to develop in a row within the horns during pregnancy

peritoneum

membrane lining the abdominal cavity and covering the abdominal
organs, supports and protects abdominal organs, provides space for blood vessels and nerves, and prevents friction

mesenteries

keep intestines in place, passage for blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, store fat

greater omentum

found on the small and large intestine, its function is to contain inflammatory and infectious processes within the abdominal cavity and store fat