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Unit 3:Study stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hormones hormon/o | specialized chemical messengers produced by endocrine glands that travel thru the bloodstream to tissues and organs |
| Pituitary gland | pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of the brain |
| Thyroid thym/o | small, butterfly shaped endocrine gland located in the lower front of the neck, below the adam's apple |
| Adrenal glands | 2 small triangular-shaped endocrine organs located on the top of each kidney |
| Pancreas Pancreat/o | tadpole shaped gland located in the upper abdomen behind the stomach that serves vital digestion and endocrine functions |
| Gonads Gonad/o | ovarives in females, testes in male |
| Tonsils | 2 small, oval shaped masses of lymphoid tissue located on both sides of the back of the throat (pharynx) |
| Spleen | small, fist sized organ located in the upper left abdominal quadrant under the ribs |
| Thymus | primary lymphoid organ of the immune sys. located in the upper chest behind the breastbone |
| Lymph nodes | small, bean shaped, immune sys. organs that functions as filters for foreign particles |
| Lymphatic vessels | thin-walled, one-way, tube-like channels forming a complex network throughout the body |
| Lymph fluid | clear-to-white, watery fluid derived from blood plasma that circulates thru the lymph sys. to maintain fluid balance, remove cellular debris |
| heart cardio | hollow, muscular, 4-chambered organ that pumps blood through body's circulatory sys. |
| blood vessels | set of tubes that connect to the heart |
| blood | life-sustaining, opaque red fluid circulating through the body |
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