Lymphatic
There are many of these throughout the lymphatic system. They are like security areas where the lymph passes by white blood cells
Lymph nodes
Bladder
Where is food first broken down?
In the mouth
Means in front of
Anterior
What is the difference between an artery and a vein?
Artery carries oxygenated blood away from the heart and veins carry deoxygenated blood towards the heart
Why are the lymph vessels in the small intestines?
To carry fat to the bloodstream through the lymph fluid
You have two of these, each comes from the kidneys and run into your bladder
Ureters
What liquid is inside the stomach that breaks down food?
Stomach acid
Means above
Superior
What tube in your throat leads to your lungs?
Trachea
What is the largest duct called that empties into the superior vena cava?
The Thoracic duct
The filtration unit in the kidney. There are a million of these
Nephron
Where is bile made and where is it stored?
Made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder
Means in back/behind
Posterior
What is the liquid portion of your blood called?
Plasma
Name the three functions of the lymphatic system
1. To maintain fluid balance in the interstitial space
2. To absorb fats from the small intestine to the blood stream
3. To support the immune system by filtering pathogens in the lymph nodes
When someone does not have functioning kidneys they need to have a machine filter their blood. What is the name of this process
Kidney dialysis
What is the process called where your intestines move stool through? (squeezes section by section)
Peristalsis
What is the midline?
The body divided in half with left and right sides
What are the small sacs in the lungs called where gas exchange occurs? (O2 and CO2)
Alveoli
Where is the epitrochlear lymph node located?
By the elbow joint on the medial side
What filters the blood and catches the big elements such as red blood cells and proteins? (its like a strainer bowl)
glomerulus
Name all directional parts of the colon in order (3)
Ascending, transverse, descending
What is the term that means close to the midline and which term means further from the midline
medial and lateral
What are the two major veins that all the veins dump into and they carry the blood to the heart?
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava