In: Biology
Body Part |
Body location |
Function(s) |
Umbilical vein |
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Umbilical artery |
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Urinary bladder |
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Peritoneum |
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Liver |
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Diaphragm |
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Gallbladder |
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Small intestine |
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Large Intestine |
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Cecum |
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Mesentery |
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Stomach |
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Spleen |
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Pancreas |
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Kidney |
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Adrenal gland |
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Ureter |
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Pyloric sphincter |
Body Part | Body Location | Function(s) |
Umbilical vein | Caudal rim of the navel . | Carries oxygenated blood from the olacenta to the growing fetus. |
Umbilical artery | paired, abdominal and pelvic regions. | Surround the urinary bladder, carries all the deoxygenated blood out of fetus through the umbilical cord. |
Urinary bladder | Pelvis. | Stores urine. |
Peritoneum | Abdomen. | Secretes the serous fluid just to lubricate the surfaces of the viscera to avoid friction. |
Liver | Right hypochondrium, epugastrium, left hypochondrium. | Secretes bile that emulsifies fats due to the presence of bile salts, converts amino acid to urea. |
Diaphragm | Between thorax and abdomen. | It separates thethoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity, when it contracts, the volume of thoracic cavity increases and more air can be taken in by the lungs. |
Gall bladder | Under the liver on the right side of the abdomen. | Stores the bile secreted by the liver so that it can pump the same after a fatty meal diet. |
Small intestine | In the gastro-intestinal tract in between the stomaqch and large intestine. | Digestion of food and absorption of digested food. Digestion takes place in duodenum and ileum where fatty foods or fats are emulsified in the duodenum by the action of bile and in the ileum digestion of protein, fat and carbohydrates take place. Finger like structures called villi contain lacteals or lymph vessels which absorb digested carbohydrates, proteins, water, vitamins and minerals. |
Large intestine | From the last part of the ileum and ends in the anus. It surrounds the small intestine. | Absorbs chemicals i.e. vitamins and water from the undigested resodue which are thus changed to semi-solid faeces. |
Cecum | Lower abdominal cavity. | To absorb remaining nutrients from our bowels. |
Mesentery | Abdomen | A fold of tissue that attaches organs (small intestines) to the body wall ( back of abdominal wall). |
Stomach | Left side of the upper abdomen. | Secretes HCl, pepsin, rennin, gastric lipase. HCl is bacteriolytic and keeps the environment acidic, pepsin acts on proteins,rennin coagulates milk, lipase acts on fats and oils and change them to fatty acid and glycerol. |
Spleen | Upper left of the abdomen | It ecycles old RBCs, stores platelets and WBCs. |
Pancreas | Abdomen | It secretes enzyme as well as hormones and thus acts as an endocrine as well as an exocrine gland. As an endocrine gland it secretes hormones insulin and glucagon, as an exocrine gland it secretes enzymes that digest carbohydrate, fat and protein. |
Kidney |
In the lumbar region of the abdomen extending into the hypochondrium. 2 in number. |
Main exvretory organ of the body, removes urea, uric acid , creatinine in the form of urine. |
Adrenal gland | Above the upper poles of both kidneys, attached to this area. | Formation of Adrenaline hormone, an emergency hormone which fights during stress to give us extra strength and energy. |
Ureter | 2 ijn numbers. They come out from the concave surfaces of the kidneys and move in to the urinary bladder. | Urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder for storage through these structures. |
Pyloric sphincter | Pylorus of the stomach and duodenum of the small intestine. | It acts as a vlave and prevent the backflow of partially digested food from the stomach to the duodenum. |
Please note that the question is silent as regards the number of functions required. I am mentioning the most important function of each of these.