Anatomy Final Ana

• Liver


  Produces Bile, RUQ

  
• Gall Bladder


  Stores Bile

  
• Pancreas


  Produces Insulin

  
• Spleen


  Blood cell graveyard. First line of defense in infection

  
• Appendix


  Vestigial Organ in Lower right abdominal quadrant

  
• Kidneys


  Organ in the dorsal space, filters blood

  
• Adrenal Glands


  Sits on top of the kidneys

  
• Peristalisis


  Wavelike movement that moves food through the digestive system

  
• Pharynx


  Connects the nasal and oral cavitiesvwith the larynx and esophagus. Referred to as the throat.

  
• Larynx


  Voice Box

  
• Esophagus


  Transfers food to the stomach

  
• Epiglottis


  Thin leaf shaped Valve that keeps food and liquid from entering the lungs.

  
• Trachea


  Windpipe

  
• Vocal Cords


  Contained in the larynx, Produces sound

  
• Bronchi


  Tube that goes to each Lung

  
• Alveoli


  Small air sacs of the lungs where gas exchange takes place.

  
• Lungs


  A pair of organs that is a major part of respiratory.

  
• Diaphragm


  Dome-shaped muscle used during respiration. separates the chest from abdominal cavity

  
• Intercostal Muscles


  Found between the ribs.

  
• Heart, Blood, Blood vessels


  Components of the cardiovascular system

  
• Coronary Arteries


  Supplies the heart with oxygenated blood

  
• Brachial Artery


  Main Artery in the upper arm.

  
• Carotid Artery


  Main Artery in the neck.

  
• Femoral Artery


  Main Artery of the thighs.

  
• Radial Artery


  Artery on thumb side of lower arm.

  
• Posterior Tibialis


  Artery posterior of the medial malleous, supplies blood to the foot.

  
• Arteries


  Takes blood away from the heart.

  
• Veins


  Takes blood toward the heart.

  
• Capillaries


  Smallest vessles of the body.

  
• Vena Cavas


  Largest Veins of the body.

  
• Aorta


  Largest Artery of the body.

  
• Plasma


  Liquid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and nutrients are suspended.

  
• Red Blood Cells


  Largest components of cells in the body, responsible for carrying O2 and CO2 to and from the tissues.

  
• White Blood Cells


  Fights infection, establishes immunity against certain diseases.

  
• Platelets


  Responsible for clotting blood.

  
• Erythrocytes


  Red Blood Cells

  
• Leukocytes


  White Blood Cells

  
• Systolic


  Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricles contract.

  
• Diastolic


  Pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the ventricle is at rest.Blood

  
• Central Nervous System


  Brain and Spinal Cord