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pig anatomy
biolab pig terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mammal | animal which has hair and mammary glands. which secrete milk. |
| mammal (characteristics 3) | wann blooded, have a four chambered heart, and generally bear young alive. |
| arteries | Vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
| generally arteries carry oxygenated blood except for the _____ | pulmonary artery |
| veins | vessels that cary blood away from the heart |
| generally veins carry deoxygenated blood the exception is the | pulmonary vein |
| thoracic cavity | The body cavity housing the heart and lungs |
| abdominal cavity | The body cavity which contains most of the digestive |
| Nictitating membrane | : A translucent "third eyelid" which serves to moisten and clean the eye by moving across it. |
| Unguligrade | A posture characterized by the weight of the foot being canied on the third and fourth digits of the foot. The feet are hoofed |
| plantigrade | weight is carned over the whole lower surface of the foot. |
| Periderm | A thin embryonic layer of skin covering the fetusr eplaced with hair. |
| Masseter muscle | muscle is located on the curve of the Jawbone |
| masseter muscle | muscle that aids in suckling milk |
| parotid gland | granular appealing salivary gland located behind the masseter muscle |
| parotid duct | transports saliva to the mouth |
| submaxillary gland | a salivar gland located under the masseter muscle |
| submaxillary gland | small bean shaped salivary gland |
| epiglottis | projection in the back of the mouth that covers the glottis when swallowing preventing food from passing into the trachea |
| glottis | opening which leads to the trachea |
| papillae | small projections on the side of the tongue which aid in suckling |
| trachea | aka windpipe...cartilaginous rings hold it open as it carries air to the lungs |
| larynx | located just above the trachea contains the vocal cords |
| thyroid gland | small highly vascularized gland, important in regulating metabolism |
| thyroid gland | produces thyroxin |
| thyroxin | produced by thyroid gland, stimulates growth |
| thymus gland | glands part of the lymphatic system |
| thymus gland | produces lymphocytes and provide immunity |
| thymus gland | glands that diminish with age and are absent in adults |
| parietal peritoneum | membrane surrounding th heart |
| Parietal peritoneum | forms a fluid filled pertcardial sac providing protective cushioning. |
| Esophagus | is a collapsible tube without cartilaginous rings. |
| Esophagus | canies food from the mouth to the stomach by peristalsis. |
| peristalsis | methode esophagus uses to carry food from the mouth to the stomach |
| Diaphragm | A sheet-like muscle which separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| diaphragm | It aids in inhalation and exhalation |
| liver | liver cleans the blood of toxic material |
| liver | produces bile, which aids in fat digestion |
| bile produced by the liver | aids in fat digestion |
| gall bladder | stores excess bile |
| spleen | organ that produces red blood cells |
| spleen | is a respository for worn out red blood cells |
| pancreas | an endocrine and exocrine gland |
| pancreas | provides digestive enzymes and insulin to regulate sugar levels |
| digestive enzymes and insulin | provided by pancreas, regulate sugar levels |
| pyloric sphincter | circular muscle at junction of the stomch and small intestine, controls the movement of food into small intestine |
| rugae | folds on the inside of the stomach that increase surface area |
| villi | finger like projections increasing surface are of the small intestine for absorption of digested material |
| caecum | blind pouch at the junction of the smal and large intestines |
| caecum | a blind ouch that contains bacteria to aid in the digestion of plant material |
| kidney | located outside the peritoneum on the dorsal wall |
| kidney | regulate water and salt concentration and remove waste in the form of urine |
| ureter | the duct which carries urine from the kidney to the bladder |
| urethra | the duct which carries urine form the bladder to the outside of the body |
| urethra | functions as part of the reporoductive system in males carries sperm to the outside |
| allantoic bladder | stores urine temporarily until it is removed via the allantoic stalk to the placenta |
| ovaries | area gamete production in females |
| uterus | a muscular organ in which young develop until birth |
| uterus | forms the placenta along with extra embryonic membranes |
| bopartite unterus | an adaptation wich allows for multiple births |
| a line drawn down the middle of the body from anterior to posterior | midline |
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