Anatomy- Fetal Pig Digestion

Question 1

tongue

Answer 1

facilitates movement of food

Question 2

pharynx

Answer 2

passage of food

Question 3

papillae

Answer 3

increase surface area of tongue

Question 4

hard palate

Answer 4

provides space for tongue to move rigid flood of nasal cavity

Question 5

soft palate

Answer 5

aid in speech, swallowing, and breathing

Question 6

esophagus

Answer 6

tube moves food from mouth to stomach

Question 7

trachea

Answer 7

passage for air, moisten, warms it

Question 8

bronchioles

Answer 8

air travels from trachea to aveoli

Question 9

stomach

Answer 9

digest/breakdown food > chyme

Question 10

small intestine

Answer 10

carry out most of digestive process, absorbs nutrients

Question 11

Parts of the small intestine

Answer 11

• duodenum
• jejunum
• ileum

Question 12

mesentery

Answer 12

anchors intestines in place

Question 13

large intestines

Answer 13

absorbs nutrients, forms feces, defecation

Question 14

rectum

Answer 14

receive feces from colon, hold until defecation

Question 15

gallbladder

Answer 15

stores bile produced by liver

Question 16

pancreas

Answer 16

makes enzymes, makes hormones to regulate blood sugar

Question 17

liver

Answer 17

regulates most blood chemical levels, excretes bile

Question 18

diaphragm

Answer 18

contracts and flattens to pull/push air into lungs, expands/relaxes chest cavity

Question 19

lungs

Answer 19

center for breathing, gets rid of CO2

Question 20

kidneys

Answer 20

rids the body of waste and toxic substances, returns vital substances to blood stream

Question 21

peritoneum

Answer 21

covers abdominal organs (kidneys)

Question 22

ureter

Answer 22

carry urine from kidneys to bladder

Question 23

urethra

Answer 23

allows urine to pass out of the body

Question 24

testes

Answer 24

makes testosterone, produces sperm

Question 25

epididymis

Answer 25

transport sperm from testes to vas deferens

Question 26

vas deferens

Answer 26

transports mature sperm to the urethra

Question 27

heart

Answer 27

center of circulatory system, pumps blood

Question 28

atria

Answer 28

upper chambers receive blood

Question 29

ventricles

Answer 29

lower chambers that receive blood

Question 30

septum

Answer 30

separates the right and left sides of the heart

Question 31

pericardium

Answer 31

covers heart

Question 32

spleen

Answer 32

acts as a filter for blood