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Fetal Pig Terms
Fetal pig dissection terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| umbilical arteries | blood from fretus to placenta |
| renal artery | carries blood to kidney |
| renal vein | carries blood away from kidney |
| urinary bladder | store waste |
| diaphram | movement casues air to enter or leave lunch |
| liver | processes digested food, makes bile, etc. |
| gall bladder | stores and releases bile to small intestine |
| common bile duct | moves bile from gall bladder to small intestine |
| esophagus | transfers food from mouth to stomache |
| stomach | food digestion |
| stomach | food digestion |
| cardiac phincter | controls passage of materials between esophagus and stomach |
| pyloric sphincter | controls passage of materials between stomach and duodenum |
| small intestine | food digestion |
| large intestine | waste storage and water regulation |
| cecum | in herbivores aids in digestion of cellulose |
| anus | elimination of feces |
| pancreas | makes digestive enzymes and hormones that regulate blood sugar |
| spleen | reservoir for blood cells |
| larynx | sound production |
| trachea | air passage to lungs |
| thymus | processes cells for the immune system |
| thyroid | maintains metabolism |
| carotid arteries | carry blood to the head |
| internal jugular v. | carry blood from head to heart |
| left subclavian artery | supplies left side of chest and left arm |
| pleural cavity | space for the lungs |
| pericardial sac | membrane surrounding the heart |
| lungs | gas exchange between blood and air |
| heart | pumps blood throughout the body |
| right atrium | receives blood from the body |
| left atrium | receives blood from the lungs |
| right ventricle | pumps blood to the lungs |
| coronary vessels | carry blood to head |
| left ventricle | pumps blood to the body |
| anterior vena cava | brings blood to right atrium |
| posterior vena cava | brings blood to right atrium |
| pulmonary artery | carries blood fromt the right ventricle to the lungs |
| ductus arteriosus | shunts blood from pulmonary artery to aorta |
| aortic arch | portion of aorta leaving the left ventricle and curving into the dorsal aorta |
| dorsal aorta | carries blood from aortic arch along the dorsal side of the pig |
| kidneys | remove waste products from the blood |
| urinary bladder | stores urine |
| urethra | carries urine from the bladder to the outside |
| ovaries | produce ova (eggs) |
| oviducts | transfer ova to the uterus |
| ostium | open end oviduct adjacent to ovary to receive eggs |
| horns of the uterus | site of embryonic development |
| body of uterus | union of the two horns and part of birth canal |
| vagina | site of sperm deposition and birth canal |
| urogential sinus | carries products from vagina and urethra to outside |
| scrotum | sac containing the testes |
| testis | sperm and hormone production |
| epididymus | sperm storage |
| vas deferens | tube for sperm transport |
| Cowper's gland | secretion to support sperm transport in urethra |
| urethra | transport urine and sperm |
| penis | houses urthra, used for urin removal and sexual intercourse |
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