CH2 Organs

Question 1

larynx

Answer 1

Voice box; located above the trachea

Question 2

pharynx

Answer 2

Throat; serves as the common passageway for food (from mouth to esophagus)

Question 3

pituitary gland

Answer 3

Endocrine gland at the base of the brain

Question 4

thyroid gland

Answer 4

Endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck

Question 5

trachea

Answer 5

Windpipe (tube leading from throat & larynx to the bronchial tubes)

Question 6

ureter

Answer 6

1 of 2 tubes, each leading from single kidney to urinary bladder

Question 7

urethra

Answer 7

tube from urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Question 8

viscera

Answer 8

internal organs in the main cavities of the body; especially in abdomen

Question 9

ovaries

Answer 9

release the eggs

Question 10

fallopian tubes

Answer 10

hollow ducts between ovaries and uterus (reproductive s.)

Question 11

uterus

Answer 11

holds eggs and grows baby

Question 12

cervix

Answer 12

narrow, lower part (neck) of uterus; (reproductive s)

Question 13

vagina

Answer 13

allow sperm to enter; birth canal

Question 14

testes

Answer 14

produces sperm

Question 15

epididymis

Answer 15

tube connecting testicles to ductus deferens; (reproductive s)

Question 16

penis

Answer 16

male external organ for urination and ejactulation (reproductive s)

Question 17

pineal gland

Answer 17

near center of brain that regulates circadian rhythm

Question 18

pancreas

Answer 18

produces insulin & glucagon; regulate blood sugar levels

Question 19

adrenal gland

Answer 19

regulates stress, blood pressure and metabolism

Question 20

hypothalamus

Answer 20

small region in brain that control hormones

Question 21

parathyroid glands

Answer 21

endocrine glands behind the thyroids; regulates blood calcium (endocrine s)