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Answer
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epiglottis
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The flap at the base of the tongue that prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing
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bronchi
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Two larger tubes that carry air from the windpipe to your lungs
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lungs
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Air-filled organs that help you breathe clean and good air while removing gasses.
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diaphragm
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Major muscle of respiration
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nasopharynx
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Connects nasal passages to the rest of the respiratory system
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larynx
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Lets air pass through your throat to the trachea to the lungs
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right/left atrium
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right/left ventricle
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inferior/superior vena cava
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aorta
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Carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
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pulmonary artery
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transport blood from the heart right side to the lungs
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pulmonary vein
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long tube structure that carries bile
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pericardium
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keeps heart in place
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carotid artery
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transport blood and oxygen to the brain and heart
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jugular vein
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superficial areas of the face
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brachial artery
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main vessel supplying blood to the muscles in your upper arm and elbow joint.
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coronary artery
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Supply blood to the heart muscle
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femoral artery
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Blood vessels supplying blood to the lower body
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umbilical vein
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Blood returning from placenta to fetus until it involutes after birth
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ductus arteriosus
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A standard blood vessel that connects two major arteries
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subclavian artery
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Supplies blood to bilateral upper extremities
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brachiocephalic artery
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Blood is supplied to the head, neck, and upper limbs.
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axillary artery
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A large vessel that travels through the axilla
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thyroid gland
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An organ located at the base of your neck
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pancreas
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Creates enzymes during digestion that break down sugars, fats, and starches
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adrenal gland
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Produce hormones that control metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress, etc.
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thymus gland
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In the chest between the lungs
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spleen
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The organ in the upper left side of the abdomen
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