Cat Review Questions Flashcards
What contains the vocal cords?
The larynx
What tube is surrounded by cartilage rings? What type of cartilage is it?
The trachea. These rings are made of hyaline cartilage.
What is the first portion of the sm. intestine as it extends from the stomach?
The duodenum
What is the terminal portion of the large intestine?
The rectum
What is the digestive organ between the esophagus and the small intestine?
The stomach
What is located inferior to the diaphragm and is the largest organ in the body?
The liver
What is responsible for purifying blood and making white blood cells?
Spleen (immune system)
What gland regulates metabolism?
Thyroid gland
What organs secrete digestive enzymes into the duodenum?
Pancreas, Liver, & Gallbladder
What structures absorb water?
Large intestine (Colon) & Small intestine
What organ maintains homeostasis of blood by removing toxins and produces bile?
Liver
Is the esophagus anterior or posterior to the trachea?
The esophagus is posterior (behind) the trachea
Hepatic refers to what?
Hepatic refers to anything related to the liver.
Renal refers to what?
Renal refers to anything related to the kidneys.
What glands rest upon the kidneys and secrete adrenaline?
Adrenal glands
What organ maintains salt and water concentrations in the blood and filters out nitrogenous waste?
Kidneys
What secretion increases pulse rate, blood pressure, heart rate and dilates the eyes?
Adrenaline
What is the hollow muscular organ that a fetus develops in?
uterus
What glands open into the urethra to neutralize it?
The prostate gland and bulbourethral glands
What organ secretes insulin and what does insulin do?
The pancreas.
* helps lower blood sugar by letting the body use or store the glucose (sugar) from food.
What tube in the male is part of the reproductive and urinary systems?
The urethra
What does the gallbladder store?
The gallbladder stores bile
What is the tube from the kidney to the urinary bladder?
The ureter
What do salivary glands break down?
Salivary glands in a cat break down starches.
What structure is also known as the windpipe?
The trachea
What structure stores sperm until they are mature?
The epididymis
An animal with 2 uterine horns is known as a what? How is this beneficial to the animal?
An animal with 2 uterine horns is known as a bicornuate uterus.
* It allows the cat to carry more than one fetus at a time, increasing the number of kittens in each litter.
Get an egg & sperm from the site of production out of the body, be sure to include all structures passed through.
Egg (Ovum):
* Produced in the ovaries.
* Travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube).
* Reaches the uterus if fertilized (or expelled if not).
Sperm:
* Produced in the testes.
* Stored in the epididymis.
* Moves through the vas deferens.
* Passes through the urethra during ejaculation.
What are the differences between the feline and human female reproductive systems?
A cat has a zonary placenta whereas a human has a discoid placenta. The human has a simplex uterus whereas the cat has a bicornuate.
What are villi and what structures studied have them? What type of tissue will have villi?
Small intestine & Epithelial tissue
What structure studied will be made of ciliated epithelium?
The trachea (windpipe) and fallopian tube
In what structures of the cat would we find transitional epithelium?
The bladder & The ureters
What are some structures we observed in the cat that will have smooth muscle?
The stomach and intestines, The bladder, The uterus, & The blood vessels
What special contact will be in high numbers in the urinary tract?
tight junctions
What is the pathway for food through the alimentary canal?
Mouth -> esophagus -> stomach -> small intestine -> large intestine -> rectum -> anus
What are some accessory organs of the digestive system?
Salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
What are sphincters? Name 3 that you had to find in the cat and state their location.
Ileo-cecal sphincter, pyloric sphincter, and anal sphincter.
How is the pancreas both an endocrine and exocrine organ?
Endocrine: It secretes insulin and glucagon into the blood to regulate blood sugar levels.
Exocrine: It produces digestive enzymes that are released into the small intestine to help break down food.
What type of tissue is a serous membrane made of?
simple squamous epithelium.
Which endocrine structure plays a big role in regulating all bodily reactions (metabolism)?
Thyroid gland
What is the membrane that covers the lungs directly?
visceral pleura
Passageways that conduct air for the respiratory system include all except…
esophagus
Which organs listed are part of the endocrine system?
Thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, and pituitary gland
What are two hormones produced by the pancreas & function?
Insulin: Lowers blood sugar by helping cells take in glucose for energy.
Glucagon: Raises blood sugar by signaling the liver to release stored glucose.
