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heart
Muscular organ helping blood to circulate.
lung
Respiratory organ made up of an extensible tissue and forming a sac; air enters through the mouth and nostrils and flows into the lung.
esophagus
Canal of the anterior portion of the digestive tract; it carries food to the stomach.
liver
Gland secreting mostly a substance (bile) that contributes to digestion.
kidney
Organ secreting urine; it eliminates toxic substances from the body.
rattle
Pieces of scale at the end of the tail; the snake shakes them to scare away its enemies.
tail
Thin elongated terminal end of the body.
intestine
Section of the digestive tract between the stomach and the anus where absorption of nutrients is carried out and waste is transformed into fecal matter.
gallbladder
Small reservoir in which bile secreted by the liver collects before being discharged into the intestine during digestion.
stomach
Dilated section of the digestive tract preceding the intestine; it receives food to be digested.
belly scale
Each of the short wide fine scales that are set in a single row and cover the snake’s belly.
