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anatomy rat test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Connects the mouth to the stomach, lies underneath the trachea | esophagus |
| Muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity | diaphragm |
| Destroys old blood cells and lies within the folds of the small intestine, back of the rat | spleen |
| Organs of the respiratory system that lie on either side of the heart | lungs |
| Large organ of the thoracic cavity that lies just under (posterior) to the diaphragm | liver |
| The pouch of the colon that is found just where the small intestine joins it, it is attached at the junction of the small and large intestine. | cecum |
| Structure related to the immune system, lies at the top of the heart: | thymus gland |
| The vagina divides into two what that extend toward the kidneys | uterine horns |
| At the tips of the uterine horns are small lumpy glands called | ovaries |
| The lumpy brown glands located to the left and right of the urinary bladder are the | seminal vesicles |
| behind the spleen in the back of the rat, organ that removes waste from blood and produces urine | kidney |
| muscle in thoracic cavity that pumps blood throughout the body | heart |
| section of the digestive tract that follows the small intestine | large intestine (colon) |
| tissue that anchors the small intestine and stomach | mesentary |
| main site of food absorption, the large intestine follows it. | small intestine |
| located in the digestive tract between the esophagus and the small intestine. | stomach |
| sac that collects urine until it is excreted, very small located in the bottom of the rat | urinary bladder |
| male reproductive organ that produces sperm, near bottom of rat | testicle |
| the small yellowish glands embedded in the fat atop the kidneys are the | adrenal glands |
| ringed cartilage near the neck in front of the esophagus | trachea |