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Lab 4 - Rat dissection Flashcards

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1
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Nares

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Nostrils

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2
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Vibrissae

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Whiskers

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3
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Anus

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Opening to digestive tract

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4
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Pinna

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Flap like external ear

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5
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Nictitating Membrane

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Inside the corner of the eye - protection

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Urethral orifice

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Most anterior opening for urinary system

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Incisor

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Narrow edged tooth adapted for cutting

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What is the tracheae

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A tube that air goes down to allow access for air to go to lungs
From neck to chest
White and lined with cartilage

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What is opening of tracheae called

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Glottis

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How can you distinguish between tracheae and oesophagus

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Oesophagus has lack of cartilage rings

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What occupies most of the abdominal space

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Liver

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Function of liver

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Store glycogen
Transforms wastes into less harmful susbtances
Produce bile - digestion of fats

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13
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What thing does human have and rat does not and what does it do

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Gall bladder

Stores and concentrates bile before being released into GI tract

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What is the heart surrounded by

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Pericardium - tough protective membrane

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How many lobes does right lung have

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3

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How many lobes does left lung have

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2

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What is the diaphgram and its function

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Thin muscular sheet that seperates abdominal and thoracic activities.
For respiration

18
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How many lobes in rat liver

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4

19
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How many lobes in human liver

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2

20
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What is the spleen and its function

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Dark coloured organ left of stomach

Storage organ for platelet’s and a site for filtering

21
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What organ system is spleen part of

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Circulatory system

22
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Which organ is near the stomach and appears yellowish

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Pancreas

23
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What does pancreas do

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Produce sodium bicarbonate and enzymes - digestion

24
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Which two organ systems is pancreas part of

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Digestive system and Endocrine system

25
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What is the 1st section of the small intestines

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Duodenum

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What is a mesentery?

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Translucent membranes attaching to and holding the internal organs in place. Fat bodies often appear within the mesenteries and blood vessels travel along them to various organs.

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What is the last section of the small intestine

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Ileum

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What is another name for large intestine

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Colon

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What is the terminal portion of the colon

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Rectum

30
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What is the alimentary canal

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The tube that runs from your mouth to your gut – opens insides up to external environment – made from inner layer epithelial cells

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What is the whitish tube that leaves each hilum

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Ureter

32
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What does ureter do

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Carries urine to urinary bladder

33
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What is the last place urine will pass through

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Urethra

34
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What is the main constituent of urine

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Water

35
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What are the main toxins excreted in urine

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Urea

36
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In the integumentary system, which cell type also functions as part of the immune system

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Dendritic cell

37
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What is the outermost epidermal layer

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Stratum Cornea

38
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Which of the following is NOT epidermal derivative

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Sensory receptor

39
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What forms when sweat and sebum mix

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Acid mantle

40
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What does acid mantle do

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Retards bacterial growth because low pH - acidic for bacterial growth

41
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How do defensins work, and where are they produced?

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In the epithelial cells, secreted protein – out into sebum- work way into membrane of bacteria – disrupt it – create pores – bacteria die

42
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What does the integumentary system make that is essential for skeletal system

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Vitamin E

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