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| Front | Back |
 EPIGLOTTIS |
Prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing
|
 LARYNX |
Produces sound (voicebox)
|
 THYMUS |
Site of maturation of T-cell lymphocytes
|
 THYROID |
Produces hormones necessary for development
(T3 & T4) |
 DIAPHRAGM |
Muscle used for ribcage ventillation (inhale/exhale)
|
 LUNGS |
Site of gas exchange between blood and atmosphere
|
 LIVER |
Storage of glycogen, detoxification of blood, bile production
|
 UMBILICAL VEIN |
Carries blood from placenta to developing fetus
|
 UMBILICAL ARTERIES |
Carries blood away from fetus to placenta
|
 GALLBLADDER |
Storage and release of bile into the duodenum
|
 SPLEEN |
Filters blood, recycles iron
|
 STOMACH |
Acid and pepsin production, digestion
|
 PYLORIC VALVE |
Controls release of stomach contents to duodenum
|
 DUODENUM |
Enzymatic breakdown of food
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 JEJUNO-ILIUM |
Absorption of digestion products
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