NN+Organ+Function+Notes


 * Pharynx:** a cavity behind the mouth and nose that the air and food passes through to go to the larynx and esophagus
 * Esophagus**: a tube behind the mouth that connects the oral cavity to the stomach
 * Stomach:** an organ full of acids used to break down the food further so that it can be digested by the intestines
 * Small Intestine**: a long, thin tube that breaks down the food even further and absorbs some of the nutrients from the food
 * Large Intestine:** another tube that absorbs some of the left over nutrients, such as water, and holds the waste until it is disposed of
 * Appendix:** a small tube-like sack. It has no known function for humans
 * Rectum:** the lower part of the large intestine that stores the waste
 * Pancreas:** a fish-shaped organ that secretes insulin and other biles that help to digest food
 * Liver:** an organ that takes toxins, such as alcohol, out of the blood stream
 * Kidney:** the kidney purifies the blood and puts the toxic chemicals into the urine
 * Ureter:** a tube that allows the urine to pass from the kidney to the bladder
 * Bladder:** an organ that stores the urine until a person urinates
 * Urethra:** the tube that urine passes through to exit the body; for males, it is also how the semen leaves the body
 * Larynx:** the organ that contains the vocal cords and allows air to pass into the lungs
 * Trachea:** also called the windpipe, the trachea connects the larynx and the bronchial tubes
 * Bronchus:** all the major tubes that branch out from the windpipe
 * Bronchiole:** the minuscule branches the bronchus divides into
 * Alevolar Sac:** where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs
 * Pituitary Gland:** a gland just under the brain that controls organs in the endocrine system and functions such as growth
 * Adrenal Gland:** a pair of glands just above the kidneys that secretes epinephrine, norepinephrine, and corticosteroids
 * Thyroid Gland:** a gland in the throat that secretes growth hormones