Digestive system and Body cavities (Rat Dissection) Flashcards
What is the biological name for a rat?
Rattus norvegicus albinus
What does Rattus Norvgicus albinus stand for?
Rat’s biological name
What is the rat an example of?
A generalised mammal
What is the weight of a rat when it is fully grown?
300 grams
fully grown at 6-8 months
lifespan of 3 years
What does the weight of 300 grams refer to?
The weight of a full grown rat
At 6-8 months
with a life span of 3 years
When is a rat considered to be fully grown?
6-8 months
What is the life span of a rat?
3 years
What does the value of 3 years resemble?
The life span of a rat
What does the value of 6-8 months resemble?
The time a rat in considered to be fully grown from?
What sort of teeth do rats have?
2x incisors - are sharp and well developed, chisel shaped for gnawing. Have gaps between these incisors but are variable/can change at will
no canines
Enamel on anterior side of teeth. No enamel on posterior side
lower jaw/mandible is hinged in the middle, and is made out of 2x pieces
What side of the teeth has enamel on it?
Anterior
-NO enamel on posterior side of the teeth
Does the anterior side of the teeth have enamel on it?
Yes
- the anterior side of the teeth Does have enamel on it
- the posterior side of the teeth Doesn’t have enamel on it
What is on the anterior side of a rat’s teeth?
enamel
Do rats have incisors?
yes
- they Do have incisors
- the DONT have canines
What are the adaptable features of a mouse’s incisors?
- Chisel shaped - adapted for gnawing
- Anterior enamel
- Gaps between the incisors- of variable size, gap size can be changed at will
Between which teeth are there gaps in rats?
Between the incisors
-of variable size of gap - can be changed at will
What shape are the rat’s incisors?
chisel shaped- adapted for gnawing
What are the rat’s incisors chisel shaped?
adapted for gnawing
What are the name of rat’s whiskers?
vibrissae
What are vibrissae?
Rats whiskers
-tactile organs - allows the rat to sense without sight in darkness
What sort of organs are vibrissae (rat whiskers)?
Tactile organs
-allows the rat to sense without sight in darkness
What is an example of a tactile organ?
Vibrissae - rat whiskers
-they allow the rate to sense without sight in darkness
What are nares?
Rat nostrils
- can open and close
- the opening and closing of nares prevents water from entering when rats are underwater
What is the name of rat’s nostrils?
nares
-rat’s nares/nostrils can open and close, preventing water from entering the rats nose when they are underwater
What is the main functional ability of nares (rat’s nostrils)?
They can open and close
-preventing water from entering when rats are underwater
What sort of organ is the rat’s tail?
a balancing organ for balance
What is an example of a balancing organ in a rat?
Tail
How many digits do rat’s have on their paws?
5
- pentadactyl
- just like humans
how many digits do human’s have on their hands?
5
- pentadactyl
- just like rats (have 5x digits on their paws)
What is it called when rats and humans have 5x digits on their paws/hands?
Pentadactyl
-they have 5x digits/fingers/toes
What does pentadactyl mean?
5x digits on their paws
-BOTH humans and rats
What are the 5x component of the Thoracic cavity?
HL TOT Heart Lungs Trachea Oesophagus Thymus (Not thyroid)
What does HL TOT stand for?
the 5x components in the thoracic cavity
Heart Lungs Trachea Oesophagus Thymus
What is the anagram for the Thoracic cavity?
HL TOT 5x components Heart Lungs Trachea Oesophagus Thymus
What are the 7x components of the abdominal components?
C PLLSSS Caecum Pancreas Liver Large intestine Small intestine Stomach Spleen
What does C PLLSSS stand for?
The 7x components of the abdominal cavity
C PLLSSS Caecum Pancreas Liver
Large intestine Spleen Stomach Small Intestine
What is the anagram for the abdominal cavity?
C PLLSSS 7x components
Caecum Pancreas Liver Large intestine Stomach Spleen Small intestine
Where is the Diaphragm located?
Between the thoracic and Abdominal cavity
It is the physical barrier between the two T and A cavity
What is the physical barrier between the Abdominal and Thoracic cavity?
Diaphragm
-the physical barrier separating the thoracic and abdominal cavity
How many types of major body cavities do humans have?
3x TYPES
- 2x Pleural cavities
- 1x Pericardial cavities
- 1x peritoneal cavity
What 3x major body cavities are located in the thoracic cavities?
- 2x pleural cavities
2. 1x pericardial cavity
What major body cavity is located in the abdominal cavity?
peritoneal cavity
What is the name for the cavity of the gut?
Peritoneal cavity
What is the peritoneal cavity?
The cavity surrounding the gut
What is the pericardial cavity?
the cavity surrounding the heart
What is the cavity surrounding the heart called?
Pericardial cavity
What are the 2x pleural cavities?
The 2x cavities for each lung
What are the cavities surrounding each lung?
The 2x pleural cavities
What are the similarities between the 4x body cavities?
They all have the same conceptual structure
Which peritoneum lines the body wall?
Parietal peritoneum
What does the parietal peritoneum line?
the body WALL
What peritoneum lines organs?
Visceral peritoneum
-“viscera” = organ
What does the visceral peritoneum line?
the organ
What does the peritoneal cavity avoid friction between?
Gut wall and Abdominal wall
What does the gut wall avoid friction/rubbing against due to the presence of the peritoneal cavity?
abdominal wall
What does the abdominal wall avoid friction/rubbing against, due to the presence of the peritoneal cavity?
gut wall
What avoid friction between the gut wall and abdominal wall?
The peritoneal cavity
What could friction between organs result in?
Inflammation
What does the pericardial cavity avoid friction between?
The heart wall(heart beating) and the thoracic cavity(lung movement)
-both dynamic structures
What does the heart avoid friction /rubbing against due to the presence of the pericardial cavity?
thoracic cavity (lung movement)
What does the thoracic cavity avoid friction against due to the presence of the pericardial cavity?
Heart (heart beating)
What does the lubricating serous fluid result in?
Wet, slipper surface
What suspends the small intestine holding it in place, and anchoring it to the dorsal body wall/ back of the abdominal wall?
Mesentery
What are the 2x functions of the mesentery?
- suspends the small intestine organs
2. to anchor the small intestine to the dorsal body wall/back of the abdominal wall
What is the mesentery made out of?
Double layer of peritoneum
Visceral and parietal peritoneum are continuous with one another
Fans out
It a Translucent and slippery layer
Has blood vessels and nerves which branch within (the mesentery) supplying the small intestine
What is a double of layer of peritoneum?
Mesentry
-the visceral and partiel peritoneum are contrinuous with one aother
fans out
What does the mesentery suspending and attaching the small intestine look like?
Fans out
Thin and Translucent and slippery layer
Contains blood vessels and nerves and lymphatic within to supply the small intestine
What does the mesentery contain within?
Blood vessels, Nerves and lymphatic’s within
Supplies the small intestines
Is the mesentery translucent or opaque?
Translucent - thin and slippery too
Is the mesentery dry or slippery?
Slippery
thin and opaque
-contains blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic’s within to SUPPLY the small intestine
What do normal lungs look like?
bright pink
Spongy
What are normally bright pink and spongy?
Normal Lungs (non-haemorrhaged)
What do haemorrhaged lungs look like?
Dark red
Blood-fluid filled
What are dark red and fluid filled ?
Haemorrhaged (due to co2 blood clot) Lungs
-in the small blood vessels
What can kill a rat via their lungs?
carbon dioxide gas
How can carbon dioxide CO2 kill rats?
Causes a Haemorrhage in their lungs
in the small blood vessels in the lungs
What is located at the anterior of the heart?
The Thymus
- located at the top base/anterior of the rats heart (superior in a human heart)
- is a lymphatic organ/part of the lymphatic system
- role in the formation of TTTTTT-lymphocytes (T cells)
What lymphatic organ is located at the base of the heart?
Thymus
-formation of T -cells/lymphocytes
Where is the thymus located?
At the Base of the heart
Anterior (top) of the rats heart
Superior (top) of a human heart
What carries blood away from the heart?
aorta
What does the aorta do?
carry blood away from the heart
What does the coeliac artery supply blood to?
foregut
What supplies blood to the foregut?
coeliac artery
What does the superior mesenteric artery supply blood to?
The midgut
What supplies blood to the mid gut?
Superior mesenteric artery
What does the inferior mesenteric artery supply blood to?
The hindgut
What supplies blood to the hind gut?
The inferior mesenteric artery
What are the 2x arteries involved with supply blood to the gut?
- COELIAC artery –> supplies blood to the FOREgut
- SUPERIOR Mesenteric artery –> supplies blood to the MIDgut
- INFEROR Mesenteric artery –> supplies blood to the HINDgut
What 5x elements does the digestive system compose itself of?
MOSSL Mout Oesophagus Stomach Small Intestine Large intestines
What is the order of the digestive system?
MOSSL Mouth Oesophagus Stomach Small intestines Large intestine
What does the anagram MOSSL stand for?
The 5x ordered components of the digestive system
MOSSL
What is the order for the small intestine?
DJI
Duodenum –> Juojenum –> Ileum
- Duodenum is closest to the stomach at the small intestine directly proceeds the stomach in the digestive system
What is the part of the small intestine which is closest to the stomach?
Duodenum of the Small intestines DJI
-Duodenum is the closest to the stomach, as MOSSL the small intestine directly proceeds the Stomach in the digestive tract/system
What is the order of the Large intestine?
CCRA Caeucum Colon Rectum Anus
What is the anagram CCRA stand for?
The 4x ordered components of the Large intestine CCRA Caecum Colon Rectum Anus
What is the anagram for the 4x ordered components of the large intestine?
CCRA Caecum Colon Rectum Anus
What part of the Large intestine is divided into 3x sections
Colon
_Ascending, transverse and Descending colon
What is the Colon (2nd order part in the Large intestine) divided up into?
3x parts
Ascending colon
Transverse colon
Descending colon
How much longer is the gut tube to the rats body?
5x its body length
What is 5x the rat’s body length?
Its gut tube
What is the benefit of the gut tube being so long?
Increases its surface area
downstream of the oesophagus (as part of the digestive system)
for absorption and secretion
Why does the gut tube have an increased SA downstream from the oesophagus (as part of the digestive system)?
For absorption and secretion
-Increased surface area due to massive length
What are the 3x structural categories of the digestive system?
- tubular portions (3x)
- sacs (2x)
- 5x Glands (2x main ones) (3x other) embryologicall developed from the gut linning and are accessory digestive organs)
What is another name for accessory digestive organs?
the 5x digestive Glands
-2x main
3x other
What is another name for the 5x digestive glands?
accessory organs
- 2x main (LP Liver and Pancreas)
- 3x other (TTS, Teeth Tongue and Salivary Glands)
What are the 2x main digestive accessory organs/glands?
LP
- Liver
- Pancreas
What sort of digestive structure is the Liver?
Main Gland of the digestive system (LP)
Accessory digestive organ
What sort of digestive structure is the Pancreas?
Main Gland of the digestive system (LP)
Accessory digestive organ
What is the anagram LP for?
the 2x main digestive GLANDS/ACESSORY digestive organs
What are the 3x other digestive gland/accessory digestive organs?
TTS
Tongue
Teeth
Salivary GLANDS
What does TTS make up?
the 3x other Digestive glands/ Accessory Digestive Organs
-all in the mouth
TTS = tongues, teeth and salivary GLAND
What are the 3x tubular portions of the digestive system?
OSL
Oesophagus
Small intestine
Large intestine
What does the anagram OSL stand for?
The 3x TUBEular portions of the digestive system
What does the Oesophagus, Small intestine and Large intestine collective make?
OSL
The 3x Tubular portions of the digestive system
What are the 2x sac regions o the digestive system?
Stomach
Caecum
What does the anagram SC (Sita Clark you’re a …) of the digestive system stand for?
the 2x SAC regions of the digestive system
Stomach Caecum
SC sita Clark you’re a SAC
Is the Liver or the Caecum a sac portion of the digestive system?
Caecum (SC - sita clark you’re a sac -stomach)
Liver = LP = Liver and Pancreas - major GLAND/accessory digestive organ
What is the origin of the accessory gland/digestive Glands?
Embryologically develop for the Gut lining (hence are called accessory)