Lab 1 - Internal Anatomy of a Pig Flashcards
How many Salivary Glands foes pigs and most mammals have?
Three
Where is the Parotid Salivary Glands?
below the ears
Where are the Submaxillary Salivary Glands located?
base of the jaw, on medial edge
Where are the Sublingual Salivary Glands located?
either side, below the tounge
What does saliva contain?
Water
Mucin
Bicarbonate
Salivary amylase
Lingual lipase
What is Mucin?
a slippery glycoprotein that functions in lubrication
What is salivary amylase?
Digestive enzyme that breaks down starches into maltose
What is secretory immunoglobulin A (S-Ig-A)
Form of Immunoglobulin A secreted in saliva
What are electrolytes?
sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate that keep the mouth pH near neutrality
What is Lingual Lipase
enzyme secreted by sublingual salivary gland that works with gastric lipase to start digesting triglycerides.
What is a lysozyme?
antibacterial enzyme
What is the Buccal Cavity?
space between teeth and cheeks
What is the Hard Palate?
roof of the mouth
What is the soft palate?
soft tissue posterior to the hard palate
What is the pharynx?
back of throat, common passageway for food and air
What is the Larynx?
the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.
What is the epiglottis?
a flap that flips down to cover the entry to the trachea during swallowing
What is the thyroid cartilage?
Protects the front of the larynx and forms the Adam’s apple
What is the trachea?
transports air from the larynx to the bronchi
What is the esophagus?
Narrow tube leading from the pharynx to the stomach
what is the pleura?
Sacs that surround the lungs
What are the lungs?
paired organs in the thoracic cavity dorsal to the heart
What is the heart?
located caudally to larynx and ventrally to the lungs
What is the pericardium?
the membrane enclosing the heart
What is the diaphragm?
The muscle at the bottom of the thoracic cavity
what is the peritoneum?
the mucus membrane covering the abdominal cavity
What is the liver?
organ lying posterior to the diaphram functions as a metabolic processing unit
maintains levels of nutrients in blood
functions in secretion of bile