Parts of the Mink

Question 1

Function of rectus abdominus

Answer 1

involved in depressing the ribs and flexing the vertebral column

Question 2

Function of pectoralis major

Answer 2

involved in flexing and rotating the arm

Question 3

Function of the biceps brachii

Answer 3

flex the forearm

Question 4

Function of triceps brachii

Answer 4

extend the forearm

Question 5

Function of gastrocnemius

Answer 5

involved in moving the foot and flexing the leg

Question 6

Function of the diaphragm

Answer 6

involved in respiration

Question 7

Function of the trachea

Answer 7

carries air to the lungs

Question 8

Function of the lungs

Answer 8

transfer oxygen from the air to the blood and carbon dioxide from the blood to the air

Question 9

Function of the esophagus

Answer 9

carries food from the mouth to the stomach

Question 10

Function of the mink liver

Answer 10

monitors the blood

Question 11

Function of the gallbladder

Answer 11

stores bile

Question 12

Function of the stomach

Answer 12

stores food and contains gastric juices for digestion

Question 13

Function of the small intestine

Answer 13

digestion and nutrient absorption

Question 14

Function of the large intestine

Answer 14

final water absorption

Question 15

Function of the spleen

Answer 15

removes dead blood cells from the blood

Question 16

Function of the mink pancreas

Answer 16

secretes both digestive enzymes into the small intestine and insulin into the blood

Question 17

Function of the kidney

Answer 17

filters waste from the blood and secretes the waste as urine

Question 18

Function of the ureter

Answer 18

carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

Question 19

Function of the urinary bladder

Answer 19

stores urine until it is full

Question 20

Function of the uterine horns

Answer 20

can carry several developing embryos at once

Question 21

Function of the ovaries

Answer 21

produce eggs

Question 22

Function of the adrenal glands

Answer 22

secrete steroids into the bloodstream