Ex 2: Organ Systems A&P

Heart- pumps blood

Pancreas- regulates insulin and glucagon.

Esophagus- passageway for food to enter the stomach from the mouth.

Stomach- site where chemical breakdown of proteins begin and food is converted into chyme.

Liver- produces bile and its main function is to filter & process nutrient-rich blood that is delivered to it.

Small intestines- site for nutrient absorption.

Large intestines- absorption of water, and some electrolytes & defecation.

Pancreas- contain pancreatic juices that produce enzymes that breakdown all categories of food.

Gall bladder- a sac that stores and concentrates bile(bile emulsifies fat).

kidneys- major excretory organ. Regulates the volume and chemical makeup of blood, maintain pH, water & salt balance & removes the excess in the form of urine.

Ureters- a tube that transports urine to the urinary bladder from the kidneys.

spleen- site for lymphocyte proliferation & immune function RBC's; stores & releases the breakdown products of RBC's; stores platelets & site of erythrocyte production in the fetus.

Lungs- are air passageways/ chambers that contain terminal air sacs (alveoli), which are the actual sites of gas exchange.

Trachea- (tubelike "windpipe") air passageway/ chamber where its terminal end is the actual site of gas exchange; warms & moistens incoming air.

Diaphragm- a muscle that divides the body into thoracic & abdominal cavities. Increases volume of the thoracic cavity when contracted (inhaling).

greater omentum

lugns and heart

• kidney
• ureter

• body of uterus 
• urinary bladder

• mesentary tissue
• stomach
• liver
• gall bladder