PHYSIOLOGY WITH
ANSWERS.
Liver - ANSWER Produces Bile, RUQ
Gall Bladder - ANSWER Stores Bile
Pancreas - ANSWER Produces Insulin
Spleen - ANSWER Blood cell graveyard. First line of defense in infection
Appendix - ANSWER Vestigial Organ in Lower right abdominal quadrant
Kidneys - ANSWER Organ in the dorsal space, filters blood
Adrenal Glands - ANSWER Sits on top of the kidneys
Peristalisis - ANSWER Wavelike movement that moves food through the digestive
system
Pharynx - ANSWER Connects the nasal and oral cavitiesvwith the larynx and
esophagus. Referred to as the throat.
Larynx - ANSWER Voice Box
Esophagus - ANSWER Transfers food to the stomach
Epiglottis - ANSWER Thin leaf shaped Valve that keeps food and liquid from
entering the lungs.
Trachea - ANSWER Windpipe
Vocal Cords - ANSWER Contained in the larynx, Produces sound
Bronchi - ANSWER Tube that goes to each Lung
Alveoli - ANSWER Small air sacs of the lungs where gas exchange takes place.
Lungs - ANSWER A pair of organs that is a major part of respiratory.
Diaphragm - ANSWER Dome-shaped muscle used during respiration. separates
the chest from abdominal cavity
, ECPI:ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY WITH
ANSWERS.
Intercostal Muscles - ANSWER Found between the ribs.
Heart, Blood, Blood vessels - ANSWER Components of the cardiovascular system
Coronary Arteries - ANSWER Supplies the heart with oxygenated blood
Brachial Artery - ANSWER Main Artery in the upper arm.
Carotid Artery - ANSWER Main Artery in the neck.
Femoral Artery - ANSWER Main Artery of the thighs.
Radial Artery - ANSWER Artery on thumb side of lower arm.
Posterior Tibialis - ANSWER Artery posterior of the medial malleous, supplies blood
to the foot.
Arteries - ANSWER Takes blood away from the heart.
Veins - ANSWER Takes blood toward the heart.
Capillaries - ANSWER Smallest vessles of the body.
Vena Cavas - ANSWER Largest Veins of the body.
Aorta - ANSWER Largest Artery of the body.
Plasma - ANSWER Liquid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and nutrients
are suspended.
Red Blood Cells - ANSWER Largest components of cells in the body, responsible
for carrying O2 and CO2 to and from the tissues.
White Blood Cells - ANSWER Fights infection, establishes immunity against certain
diseases.
Platelets - ANSWER Responsible for clotting blood.
Erythrocytes - ANSWER Red Blood Cells