Cat Organs/Structures Functions Pt2 Flashcards
Mouth
eating, biting, chewing food, and starting the process of digestion.
Omentum (greater and lesser)
Greater: stores fat, protects the organs, and helps fight infections.
Lesser: connects the stomach, liver, and duodenum, helping to support these organs.
Oral cavity
eating, breaking down food with teeth, and starting digestion with saliva.
Ovary
produce eggs and hormones like estrogen that control reproduction.
Ovum
the egg that can be fertilized by sperm to create offspring.
Pancreas
produces insulin/glucagon to regulate blood sugar and enzymes to help digest food.
Pericardial sac
surrounds the heart, protecting it and reducing friction as the heart beats.
Peritoneum
a membrane that lines the abdomen, supporting organs and reducing friction during movement.
Penis
urination and reproduction (delivering sperm during mating).
Pharynx
passageway for both air and food, directing air to the lungs and food to the esophagus.
Prostate Gland
produces a fluid that nourishes and protects sperm during reproduction.
Pyloric sphincter
controls the flow of partially digested food from the stomach to the small intestine.
Rectum
stores waste until it is ready to be expelled from the body.
Renal
filters waste from the blood, maintains water balance, and produces urine.
Renal Pelvis
collects urine from the kidneys and directs it to the ureter for elimination.
Renal Pyramid
filter blood and help produce urine in the kidneys.
Rugae
help it expand and mix food during digestion.
Salivary Glands (parotid, sublingual, submaxillary)
produce saliva to help moisten food, start digestion, and keep the mouth clean.
Parotid: produces a watery saliva.
Sublingual: produces a thicker saliva.
Submaxillary: produces a mix of watery and thicker saliva.
Sm. Intestine
digests food and absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream.
Spermatic cord
supports the testes and carries blood vessels, nerves, and the vas deferens to the testes.
Stomach
breaks down food with acids and enzymes, starting the process of digestion.
Transitional epithelium
stretches to accommodate changes in organ size, like when the bladder fills with urine.
Trachea
carries air to and from the lungs, allowing the cat to breathe.
Ureter
carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Urethra
carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
Urinary bladder
stores urine until it is ready to be expelled from the body.
Urogenital system
manages the production, storage, and elimination of urine, and is also involved in reproduction.
Uterine horn
where the fertilized egg implants and develops during pregnancy.
Uterus
holds and nourishes the developing kittens during pregnancy.
Vagina
passageway for urine to exit the body and is also used during reproduction for mating and childbirth.
Vas deferens
carries sperm from the testes to the urethra during reproduction.
Urogenital orifice (opening)
opening where urine and reproductive fluids exit the body.
Urogenital sinus
where urine and reproductive fluids are collected before being expelled through the urogenital opening.
Vein
carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.
Villi
tiny hair-like structures in the small intestine that help absorb nutrients from digested food into the bloodstream.
