What is this?
A diagram of the urinary system
Is this a male or female?
Female
What organ systems are represented and what organs represent them?
| System | Organs |
| urinary | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| cardiovascular | aorta, inferior vena cava, iliac vessels |
| digestive | esophagus, rectum |
| respiratory | diaphragm |
| reproductive | uterus |
| endocrine | adrenal glands |
What part of the urinary system is not labeled?
The urethra
What sits above the diaphragm?
The lungs and heart
What is attached to the esophagus?
The stomach
What is attached to the rectum?
The colon
Where is the iliac vein?
It is the “iliac vessel” attached to the inferior vena cava. The other iliac vessel is iliac artery attached to the aorta.
Why is the right kidney lower than the left?
The liver displaces the right kidney downward.
Goals of this image:
- Identify organs as parts of systems
- Infer details
- iliac artery and vein
- organs not shown
- male or female
CoMo Science 
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