Major Organs and Their Functions
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| salivary glands | secrete saliva
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| esophagus | food chute, pushes chewed food into stomach via peristalsis
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| stomach | chemically and mechanically digests food
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| small intestine | chemical digestion of food and nutrient absorption
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| large intestine (colon) | absorption of water
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| rectum | stores feces
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| anus | expels feces
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| liver | produces bile, creates urea, and detoxifies blood
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| pancreas | produces digestive juices and insulin
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| heart | pumps blood to/from lungs and to/from body
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| arteries | blood vessels that carry blood away from heart
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| veins | blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
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| capillaries | thin,smallest bloood vessels that allow diffusion of gases and nutrients between cells and vessel
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| pharynx | back of throat (part of respiratory and digestive systems)
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| larynx | voice box
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| trachea | windpipe that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide to/from lungs
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| bronchi | branches from trachea that lead into right and left lungs
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| bronchioles | smaller branches off of the bronchi
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| lungs | made of millions of alveoli = thin-walled air sacs where diffusion of gases takes place
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| kidneys | create urine from your blood by filtration and absorption
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| ureters | carry urine from kidneys to bladder
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| urinary bladder | stores urine, able to expand and contract
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| urethra | expels urine from bladder
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| brain | in charge of every bodily function
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| spinal cord | connects brain to rest of body
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| nerve | carries information to/from spinal cord
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| testes | produces sperm and testosterone in males
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| ovaries | maturation of eggs and estrogen production in females
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| adrenal glands | produces cortisol, adrenaline (sit superior to kidneys)
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| pituitary gland | master endocrine gland (dangles from brain)
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