Lab Exam 3

Gastrointestinal tract; digestive tube

hold organs in place; site of fat storage; provide route by which circulatory vessels and nerves reach the organs in the peritoneal cavity

produce saliva to keep mouth and other parts of digestive system moist

passageway for food, fluids, and inhaled air

passageway for food

temporary storage tank in which food is churned and turned into chyme

site of enzymatic digestion of chyme and absorption of nutrients

regulates flow of chyme from small intestine to large intestine

regulates flow of chyme from stomach to small intestine

absorbs remaining nutrients, absorbs water and electrolytes; bacterial digestion of feces and storage of feces

neutralizes pathogens

produce bile, emulsify fats

stores and concentrates bile

secretes/produce enzymes for digestion

carries digestive enzyme from pancreas to duodenum

warms cleans and humidifies air

increase turbulence of the air and increase surface area of nasal cavity

passageway for air; voice box; switching mechanism to separate food and air into proper passageway

switching mechanism; distributes food and air into correct passageway

produces sound

passageway to primary bronchi

support trachea

passageway for air

respiratory gas exchange

respiration; breathing in-and-out

transport urine from kidneys to bladder

storage for urine

transport urine out of the body

filtration of blood and production of urine

filtration of blood and production of urine; regulate concentration of water and soluble substances

sexual stimulation during intercourse

birth canal; passageway for menstrual blood flow; main organ for intercourse

houses developing fetus during pregnancy; womb

site of fertilization; passageway from ovary to uterus

production of eggs; meiosis

sperm production; site of meiosis

stores sperm; where sperm matures

transport sperm to ejaculatory duct

produces 65% of seminal fluid

produces remaining 35% of seminal fluid

delivery of sperm into vagina; intercourse

transport urine and semen to outside of body

produces fluid that neutralizes acid