Can you please help me with short answers 7. Is the trachea ventral or dorsal to
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Can you please help me with short answers 7. Is the trachea ventral or dorsal to the esophagus? 8. In what thoracic cavities are the lungs located? 9. What is the largest organ in the abdominal cavity? What organ do secretions from the gallbladder and pancreas enter? 11. What is the name of the tissue that holds the small intestine together? 12. What is the name of the first part of the large intestine? 10. 13. What organ produces digestive enzymes and hormones that regulate blood glucose? 14. To what organ system do the kidneys belong?Explanation / Answer
7. The trachea is ventral or anterior to the esophagus.The Esophagus is right behind the trachea.
8.The lungs are located in Pleural cavity . The thoracic cavity is divided into three compartments : The mediastinum and two pleural cavity.The mediastinum cantains heart, trachea and some other structure wheras the pleural cavities contains the lungs and pleural linings.
9. The liver is the largest organ in the abdominal cavity and it lies mainly in the upper right section of the abdominal cavity ,inferior to the diaphragm.
10. Secretions from the gall bladder and pancreas enters Small intestine (duodenum). Gall bladder secretes bile and pancreatic juice is secreted by pancrease which helps in digesting the chyme.
11. The name of the tissue that holds the small intestine together is 'Mesentery"
12. Cecum is the first part of the large intestine.
13. The "Pancreas " produces digestive enzyme and hormones (glucagon and insulin) that regulate blood glucose.
14. Excretory System is the organ system to which kidney belongs.