Lab 3 Exam Functions

Parotid Salivary Gland / Sublingual Salivary Gland / Submandibular Salivary Gland

Produce saliva and salivary amylase

Uvula

Protects nasopharynx during swallowing

Esophagus

Transports food and drink to the stomch

Gastroesophageal Sphincter

Allows food to enter stomach, Prevents acid reflex

Pyloric Sphincter

Controls the entry of chyme into the duodenum

Gall Bladder

Stores bile

Duodenum

Completes chemical digestion, begins absorption of food molecules

Main Pancreatic Duct

Transports digestive enzymes to the duodenum

Pancreas

Produces hormones and digestive enzymes

Common Hepatic Duct

Transports bile away from the liver

Cystic Duct

Transports bile to and from the gall bladder

Bile Duct

Transports bile to the duodenum

Falciform Ligament

Helps hold the liver in place

Ileum

Absorption of food molecules

Ileocecal valve

Controls the entry of waste into the large intestine

Vermiform Appendix

Fights infection, houses immune cells

Haustrum

Allows time for water absorption

Teniae Coli

Pucker the large intestine creating haustra

Right Atrium

Receives deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation

Left Atrium

Receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins

Right Ventricle

Pumps deoxygenated blood from the pulmonary trunk

Left Ventricle

Pumps oxygenated blood to the aorta

Pulmonary Valve

Allows blood from the right ventricle to enter the pulmonary trunk

Tricuspid valve

Allows blood in the right atrium to enter the right ventricle

Bicuspid valve

Allows blood in the left atrium to enter the left ventricle

Brachiocephalic Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the right subclavian and right common carotid arteries

Right Subclavian Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the right upper limb

Right Common Carotid Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the right side of the neck and head

Left Common Carotid Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the left side of the neck and head

Left Subclavian Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the left upper limb

Superior vena cava

Transports deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium

Pulmonary Trunk

Transports deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary arteries

Left Pulmonary Artery

Transports deoxygenated blood to the left lung for gas exchange

Right Coronary Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the myocardium

Left Coronary Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the myocardium

Left Anterior Descending Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the myocardium

Circumflex Artery

Transports oxygenated blood to the myocardium

Chordae Tendinae

Attach the cusps of the atrioventricular valves to the papillary muscles

Intraventricular Septum

Separates the right and left ventricles

Inferior Vena Cava

Delivers deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the right atrium

Coronary Sinus

delivers deoxygenated blood from the myocardium to the right atrium