| Question | Answer |
| Function of Rugae? | increase area for release of digestive enzymes |
| Function of coronary circulation? | passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc to and from cells in the body |
| Function of pancreas? | secretes pancreatic juice, aid in digestion |
| What is the pericardium? | double layered sac that encloses the heart |
| Function of colon/large intestine? | absorbs vitamins, compacts feces, finishes digesting |
| Lungs are found in which body cavity? | Thoracic |
| Air sacs for gas exchange? | Alveoli |
| In what 2 systems does the epiglottis function? | Digestive and Respiratory |
| Difference between atria and ventricles? | Atria are smaller and thinner than ventricles |
| The stomach of the fetal pig won't be empty because they also drink __________? | Amniotic fluid |
| What is the jejunum? | middle section of small intestine |
| Where is the pharynx located? | posterior to mouth and nasal cavity |
| Where does the digestive tract start and end? | Starts at mouth, ends at anus |
| soupy, partly digested material? | chyme |
| To what structures do the pulmonary arteries lead? | lungs |
| Function of gall bladder? | stores and releases bile into small intestine |
| Purpose of saliva? | softens food for digestion |
| Another name for the large intestine? | colon |
| Where is the epiglottis? | above the glottis at top of trachea |
| Tissue that covers and protects the lungs? | Pleura |
| Animals with multiple stomachs are called? | Ruminants |
| Large tubes that enter lungs? | Bronchi |
| What does the ductus arteriosis close off at the time of birth? | closes the shunt that allows blood to bypass the lungs |
| Membranes that attach internal organs to body wall? | Viscera |
| Where in the stomach is each of these found?
- esophageal
- cardiac
-pyloric | esophageal- upper
cardiac- middle left
pyloric- bottom left |
| What is the ileum? | final section of small intestine |
| Where can sphincters be found? | stomach |
| Functions of liver? | Bile production, glycogen storage, detoxification of poisons |
| Ridges inside the stomach? | Rugae |
| What results when coronary circulation is prevented in humans? | heart attack and/or death |
| Small tubes that branch from bronchi | Bronchioles |
| straight, terminal part of large intestine? | rectum |
| Into what chamber does the superior and posterior vena cava open? | Right atrium |
| How many lobes in the liver? | Five |
| From what chamber does the aorta rise? | Left ventricle |
| 1st section of intestine? | Duodenum |
| Function of the larynx? | recieves air, food, and water, holds vocal cords |
| Function of Epiglottis? | prevents food from entering trachea while swallowing |
| Fetal pigs recieve nourishment from their mother through the __________? | Umbilical cord |
| Function of diaphragm? | Separate heart from other organs |
| What keeps trachea from collapsing? | cartiloginous rings |
| Function of sphincter? | stops food from going back up into the esophagus |
