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Process of transporting waste products to the kidneys
Excretion
Three major roles of the circulatory system in the body:
Excretion
Respiration
Nutrition & hormones
Process of carrying oxygen from the respiratory surfaces to tissue and CO2 from the tissues to the respiratory organs
Respiration
Process of conveying nutrients from the alimentary canal to the tissue and transporting hormones throughout the body
Nutrition and hormones
Carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
Carry blood towards the heart
Veins
Drain blood from the general body tissues
Systemic veins
Return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Pulmonary veins
Carry blood from the primary capillary network in one organ to a secondary capillary network in another organ
Portal veins
Carry blood containing the digestive products absorbed from the intestine to a second capillary bed in the liver
Hepatic portal vein
Sites for the production of certain white blood cells
Lymph nodes
Is Euglena more tolerant to increase or decrease in salinity?
Increase in salinity
Where does the right atria receive blood from?
The body
Where does the left atria receive blood from?
The lungs
What is the main function of the cranial and caudal vena cava?
They bring deoxygenated blood to the right atrium from the body
What is the function of the pulmonary trunk?
Channels blood from the right ventricle through the right and left pulmonary arteries to the lungs
What are the four chambers of the heart?
Right and left ventricles
Right and left atria
What is the main function of the caudal vena cava?
Returns blood from the caudal part of the body to the right atrium
What is the main function of the carotid artery?
Supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood
What is the main function of the left subclavian artery?
Extends cranially toward the left shoulder and arm to supply blood
Where does the left common carotid artery branch off to?
It extends cranially to the left side of the head and neck
When sperm is matured, where is it stored?
The epididymis
After mature sperm travels from the sperm ducts, what happens to it next?
Combines with seminal fluid from seminal vessicles to produce semen
Which part of the male anatomy does the semen enter before being ejaculated out of the penis?
Urethra
Where are eggs produced?
The ovaries
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