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Identify the organ marked by an X in the image below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Esophagus
The esophagus is the muscular alimentary tube that runs posterior to the trachea from the pharynx to the stomach; a tube positioned behind the heart/sternum on the model marked X corresponds to the esophagus.
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Identify the structure circled in the image below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Greater omentum
The circled tan, apron-like fold lying over the coils of intestine is the greater omentum, a fatty peritoneal fold that hangs from the greater curvature of the stomach and drapes over the small intestines (functions: fat storage, immune cell housing, and limiting spread of intraperitoneal infections).
Identify the organ marked with the X in this image of the digestive system below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Liver
The liver is the large, reddish-brown gland in the right upper quadrant beneath the diaphragm; on the model the organ marked X in the upper abdomen is the liver - the major metabolic and bile-producing organ.
Identify the lymph nodes indicated by the arrow in the image below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Cervical lymph nodes
Cervical lymph nodes are located along the sides of the neck and drain the scalp, face, and structures of the head and neck; the lymph nodes indicated by the arrow in the neck region correspond to the cervical group.