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Organs Functions
Mrs. Smith Rat Disection Pratical
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Salivary Glands | Produces Saliva |
| Trachea | Carries Air |
| Esophagus | Transports food by Peristalsis |
| Lungs | Transports and Exchanges Gases |
| Heart | Pumps oxygen through body |
| Liver | Breaks down tough material with digestive enzymes |
| Pancreas | Produces digestive enzymes for liver to function |
| Stomach | Uses gastric juices to break down food |
| Spleen | Filters out foreign organisms |
| Diaphragm | Contracts/Expands to Inflate/Deflate Lungs |
| Kidney | Keeps the blood clean and chemically balanced |
| Ureter | Takes urine from kidneys to bladder |
| Seminal Vesicles | Produces semen |
| Bladder | Stores urine and contracts to send it out of body |
| Scrotum | Acts as a climate control for testes |
| Small Intestine | Absorbs food |
| Large Intestine | Absorbs water and excretes solid material |
| Eight Traits of Mammals | 1.Hair;2.Mammary Glands;3.Live Birth;4.Diversity of Teeth;5.Endothermic;6.Large Brains;7.Active Metabolism;8.Extended Parental Care |
| Function of Vibrassae | Sensory Structure |
| Function of Mammary Glands | To feed offspring |
| Function of Appendages | To walk and grab things |
| Function of Eyelid | To protect eyes |
| Function of Pinna | To recieve sound waves |
| What is a Coelem? | A body cavity lined with mesoderm |
| What is a Mesentary? | A membrane that suspends many organs of vertebrates inside fluid-filled cavities |
| Define Visceral. | A smooth muscle found in digestive track, bladder and other organs. |
| Define Parietal Peritoneum. | The lining of a cavity. |
| Define Anterior | Towards the head |
| Define Posterior | Towards the tail |
| Define Lateral | On the side: Side to Side |
| Define Ventral | Towards the stomach |
| Define Dorsal | Towards the backbone |
| Define Medial | On the midline |