What is the function of the spleen? Filters blood, recycles old red blood cells.

What is the function of the spleen?

Filters blood, recycles old red blood cells

What are the three segments of the small intestine called?

Start with the segment closest to the stomach.

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Which dissecting tool that we used is appropriate for

separating thin tissue and membranes

Teasing needle

Which dissecting tool that we used is appropriate for

separating muscle tissue

scissors

If a fetal pig intestine is 230 cm long, how many meters is

it?

2.3 meters

If a fetal pig intestine is 3.1 meters long, how many centimeters long is it?

310 meters

Where is the cecum located?

In the abdomen, between the small intestine and the colon

To what system does the liver belong?

digestive

What is the function of the gall bladder?

stores bile

Which part of the scissors is used to make the first cut into

the pig?

Pointed or sharp part

What are the auricles and where are they located?

They are on the upper area of the heart. There are two of them and they are also referred to as the atrium. The atrium is the open space inside of the auricle

What is the function of bile and what organ produces it?

It helps digest fat and it is produced by the liver.The gall bladder stores bile although it does not produce it.

What type of plane separates the pig into right and left

sides?

sagittal plane

What type of plane separates the pig into cranial and caudal

halves?

Transversal plane

What type of plane separates the pig into dorsal and ventral

halves?

Frontal plane

What term means toward the tail end of the pig?

caudal

What term means toward the head end of the pig?

cranial

What term means toward far end of an appendage? Like

the hoof end of the leg

distal

What term means toward near end of an appendage? Like the part of the leg nearer to

the body.

proximal

How is the length of the digestive system helpful to its

function?

Gives more surface area to absorb nutrients. Also give more time for absorption

What sheet of muscle separates the organs of the

thorax from those of the abdomen?

diaphragm

What is another name for the large intestine of the pig?

colon (The spiral colon is the main part of the colon, but not the whole thing) spiral colon

Which of the four chambers of the heart pumps blood to the

body?

Left ventricle

What is the systemic loop of the circulatory system?

It is the loop that brings blood to and from the body

What name is given to the “lung” loop of the circulatory

system?

It is called the pulmonary loop

Which of the four chambers of the heart pumps blood to the

lungs?

Right ventricle

Which of the four chambers of the heart receives blood returning from the lungs?

Left atrium (or auricle)

Which structures bring blood to the muscles of the heart so

they can get energy?

Coronary arteries

How can you tell the sex of the fetal pig?

Male- urogenital opening near umbilical cord

Female- urogenital opening near anus

What are the nares of the pig and where are they located?

They are the openings of the nostrils. They are on the snoot.

Which of the four chambers of the heart receives blood returning from the body?

Right atrium (or auricle)

What is another name for the voice box?

larynx

What is the epiglottis and where is it located?

It is in the throat and it keeps food from going the the wrong way and going into the trachea.

What is this structure?

trachea


lung


larynx


Small intestine


liver

Which of the three main sections of the body is this?

abdomen

Was the cut made on this pig made on the dorsal or ventral

side?

ventral


spleen


Gall bladder


stomach


heart


lung


mandible


pelvis


femur


skull


femur


scapula


humerus


pelvis


radius


ulna

What is this structure? You can give the general name.

Vertebra singularVertebrae plural


fibula


tibia

What is this structure?humerus

What are these structures?

A. Right auricle (atrium)

B. Right ventricle

C. Left auricle (atrium)

D. D. Left ventricle

What is the largest artery in the body?

aorta

What are the names of each of the dissecting tools we

used?

Scissors, forceps. probe

Name the three main body areas.

Head, thorax, and abdomen

What is the name given to the liquefied food that passes through the digestive system

chyme

What is the name of the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach

esophagus

mesentery

What name is given to the connective tissue that holds the small intestines in place?

What system does the pancreas belong to? What is its function?

The pancreas belongs to the digestive system. It produces digestive enzymes.

What is the membrane that covers and protects the heart?

pericardial membrane

What is the muscular wall that separates the right and left ventricle from each other?

septumHint: separates

What structure gathers and prepares waste materials for exiting the body through the anus.

rectum

What is the function of the spleen? Filters blood, recycles old red blood cells.

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