| Question | Answer |
| toward the head | anterior (Cranial) |
| toward the tail | posterior (Caudal) |
| toward the backbone | Dorsal (Superior) |
| toward the belly | Ventral (Inferior) |
| toward the side | lateral |
| toward the mid line | Medial |
| lying near the point of reference | Proximal |
| lying further from the point of reference | Distal |
| perpendicular to the long axis of the body | Traverse (Cross section) |
| a longitudinal section separating the body into right and left sides | Sagittal |
| a longitudinal section dividing the specimen into dorsal and ventral parts | Frontal (Coronal) |
| Umbilical Cord | identifies the animal as a fetus; extends from mid-ventral abdominal surface to the placenta; functions in procurement for food and oxygen from the mother, and movement of wastes |
| Umbilical Artery | red |
| Umbilical Vein | blue dye |
| anus | terminal opening of the digestive tract, located just ventral to the base of the tail and in both males and females |
| paper-thin covering upon the fetal pig's entire body | periderm |
| female; external opening for both urinary wastes and the reproductive or genital system | urogenital papilla |
| small fleshy conical prejection ventral to the anus | urogenital papilla |
| testes lie in the | scrotum |
| double pouch ventral to the tail. enlarged; visible | scrotum |
| mid-ventral surface, posterior to (below) the umbilical cord; opening of the penis | urogenital opening |
| penis is internal | detected under skin by pressing finger tip along the mid-ventral surface |
| possessed by both males and females | mammary papillae |
| become the nipples | mammary papillae |
| area between the lips and the teeth | vestibule |
| elongated muscular structure is readily visible upon the floor of the mouth | tongue |
| upon the upper jaw | teeth |
| dental formula of fetal pig | 1 3/3, C 1/1, P 4/4, M 0/0 |
| adult pig formula | 1 3/3, C 1/1, P 4/4, M 3/3 |
| adult human | 1 2/2, C 1/1, P 2/2, M 3/3 |
| large, broad grinding teeth have not erupted | molars |
| omnivores | plant and animals |
| cat, dog | carnivorous |
| horse, cows | herbivores |
| structure forms the roof of the mouth; paration separates the oral from nasal cavity | palate |
| bony anterior portion of the palate; | hard |
| series of transverse ridges, cross the roof of the mouth | palatine rugae |
| posterior continuation of the palate; muscular structure with bony support; divides the orpharynx from nasopharynx | soft |
| hangs down from its center posteriorly | uvula |
| cone-shaped slap of cartilage located at top of the larynx; protects glottis | epiglottis |
| tube; windpipe, forms two bronchi enter lungs | trachea |
| muscular tube,located dorsal to the trachea known as gullet, collapsed in comparison to trachea | esophagus |