Zoology Lab

Front 1

tongue

Back 1

chewing, swallowing food and speech

Front 2

trachea

Back 2

providing air flow to and from the lungs for respiration

Front 3

esophagus

Back 3

to carry food, liquids, and saliva from the mouth to the stomach

Front 4

liver

Back 4

secretes bile and makes proteins for blood clotting

Front 5

gall bladder

Back 5

store bile

Front 6

pancreas

Back 6

produces insulin and enzymes and digestive juices

Front 7

spleen

Back 7

filters blood and helps fight certain types of bacteria

Front 8

small intestine

Back 8

digestion and absorption of food

Front 9

large intestine

Back 9

absorption of water and get rid of food

Front 10

stomach

Back 10

break down and digest food

Front 11

heart

Back 11

pump for movement of blood through the body

Front 12

atria

Back 12

passes blood to ventricles deoxygenated blood

Front 13

ventricles

Back 13

right pumps blood to pulmonary artery left pumps to systematic circulation

Front 14

superior vena cava

Back 14

returns deoxygenated blood back to the right atrium of the heart

Front 15

aorta

Back 15

distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body through the systemic circulation

Front 16

cloaca

Back 16

common chamber and outlet into intestinal, urinary, and genital tracts open. It is present in amphibians, reptiles, birds, not present in placental mammals or in most bony fishes.

Front 17

kidneys

Back 17

that extract waste from blood, balance body fluids, form urine

Front 18

oviducts

Back 18

is the vessel through which egg cell travels to the uterus

Front 19

ovaries

Back 19

produce eggs and hormones

Front 20

testes

Back 20

glands where sperm and testosterone are produced

Front 21

diaphragm

Back 21

used in the process of inspiration, or inhalation

Front 22

thyroid gland

Back 22

metabolism, growth and maturation of the human body

Front 23

thymus gland

Back 23

development of T-lymphocytes or T cells

Front 24

salivary glands

Back 24

produces saliva and helps breakdown carbohydrates and lubricates food

Front 25

adrenal gland

Back 25

produce hormones that help the body control blood sugar, burn protein and fat, react to stressors like a major illness or injury, and regulate blood pressure

Front 26

bronchi

Back 26

main passage way into lungs

Front 27

lungs and gills

Back 27

help oxygen from the air we breathe enter the red cells in the blood

Front 28

swim bladder

Back 28

hydrostatic, or ballast, organ, enabling the fish to maintain its depth without floating upward or sinking

Front 29

tympanic membrane

Back 29

eardrum

Front 30

fat bodies

Back 30

needed for hibernating, metamorphosis and for mating

Front 31

jugular veins

Back 31

major blood vessel that drains blood from important body organs and parts, such as the brain, face, and neck

Front 32

renal veins

Back 32

drain oxygen-depleted blood from the kidneys

Front 33

femoral veins

Back 33

delivers the oxygenated blood to the leg and pelvic region

Front 34

hepatic veins

Back 34

transport the liver's deoxygenated blood and blood which has been filtered by the liver to the inferior vena cava.

Front 35

subclavian vein

Back 35

to empty blood from the upper extremities and then carry it back to the heart.

Front 36

ureters

Back 36

tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

Front 37

urinary bladder

Back 37

holds bladder

Front 38

nares

Back 38

is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture on exhalation

Front 39

incisors

Back 39

to tear and crush food.

Front 40

carotid artery

Back 40

that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face.

Front 41

subclavian artery

Back 41

carry oxygenated blood up to the brain from the base of the neck.