Human Digestion and Respiration

Tidal Volume (TV)

• Normal breathing

• Deep breathing

• Rapid breathing

• Shallow breathing

What is the primary function of alveoli in the lungs?

• Gas exchange between air and blood

• Production of mucus

• Regulation of blood pressure

• Storage of oxygen

What is the function of the renal cortex?

• Contains the glomeruli and convoluted tubules, involved in filtering blood to form urine

• Produces hormones that regulate blood pressure

• Stores urine before it is excreted

• Reabsorbs water and electrolytes from urine

The external part of female genitalia

• vulva

• clitoris

• labia

• urethra

Seminal vesicles

• Small pouch-like tubes behind the bladder

• Large glands located near the kidneys

• Muscular tubes that transport urine

• Structures that produce red blood cells

Anatomical name of the voice box

• Larynx

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Esophagus

Renal Pelvis

• Collects urine from calyces prior to flow into ureters

• Filters blood to remove waste products

• Regulates blood pressure and volume

• Produces hormones that regulate metabolism

Accessory organs to the digestive tract that produces sodium bicarbonate to neutralize chyme

• liver

• gallbladder

• pancreas

• spleen

Calyx

• Collects urine from collecting ducts at end of renal pyramids

• Filters blood to form urine

• Reabsorbs water and nutrients from urine

• Stores urine before excretion

Fallopian tubes (salpinges)

• Tubes feeding into superior portion of uterus

• Tubes connecting ovaries to the cervix

• Tubes that transport eggs from the ovaries to the uterus

• Tubes that produce hormones for pregnancy