Pig Dissection Flashcards
Largest Artery in the body, carries oxygen rich blood to the entire body
Aorta
Top chambers of the heart, receive blood
Atrium(right or left)
Small Fermenting chamber where small and large intestine join
Cecum
Part of the brain responsible for muscle coordination
Cerebellum
Part of brain responsible for thought an all voluntary activity in the brain
Cerebrum
Layer of muscles which helps breathing
Diaphragm
Tube which transports food from mouth to stomach
Esophagus
Small organ which stores and secretes bile, which is used to break down fats
Gall Bladder
Sex organs, make sperm or eggs by meiosis
Gonads(ovaries/testes)
Filter waste from blood
Kidney
Removes water during digestion and concentrates feces for removal
Large Intestine(colon)
Heart chamber that pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body - site of most heart attacks
Left Ventricle
Chemical factory of the body, makes bile, stores, sugar, absorbs & breaks down toxic chemicals
Liver
Organs in which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
Lungs
Controls heart rate and breathing rate
Medulla Oblongata
Secretes digestive enzymes into stomach, releases some hormones, especially insulin which controls sugar levels in the body
Pancreas
Outer protective covering of the heart
Pericardium
Tube which carries blood to lungs to get oxygen
Pulmonary Artery
Heart chamber which pumps blood to the lungs
Right Ventricle
Where digestion is completed & nutrients are absorbed
Small intestine
Removes worn out red blood cells and stores lymphocytes which attack pathogens
Spleen
Where most physical digestion occurs, using enzymes and hydrochloric acid
Stomach
Major air tube(windpipe)
Trachea
Small tubes which take urine from the kidneys to the bladder for storage
Ureter
Urinary bladder
Urine storage container
Largest veins in the body, return blood back to the heart
Vena cava (superior and inferior)
