Pig Dissection

Question 0

Gall bladder

Answer 0

Stores bile

Question 1

Liver

Answer 1

Produces bile, detoxicates chemicals, makes proteins for blood clotting

Question 2

Stomach

Answer 2

Mechanical digestion -> secretes acid and digestive enzymes, begins chemical digestion

Question 3

Heart

Answer 3

Pumps blood throughout the body

Question 4

Diaphragm

Answer 4

Controls respiration by changing the shape of the lungs to draw in air then push it out

Question 5

Lung

Answer 5

Bring oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out: gas exchange

Question 6

Esophagus

Answer 6

Carries substances from the mouth to the stomach, peristalsis

Question 7

Pancreas

Answer 7

Secretes digestive enzymes, insulin

Question 8

Larynx

Answer 8

Contains the vocal cords

Question 9

Trachea

Answer 9

Connects larynx to bronchi, allowing air to pass through the neck

Question 10

Be able to identify the spleen

Answer 10

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Question 11

Be able to identify the kidneys

Answer 11

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Question 12

Aorta

Answer 12

Largest artery in the body

Question 13

Superior vena cava

Answer 13

Vein from the upper portion of the body

Question 14

Inferior vena cava

Answer 14

Vein from the lower portion of the body

Question 15

Rugae

Answer 15

Muscles lining the stomach that contract to churn food

Question 16

Small intestine

Answer 16

Digestion is completed, macromolecules are broken down, nutrients are absorbed

Question 17

Large intestine

Answer 17

Absorbs water and vitamins, breaks down leftover undigested matter

Question 18

Pulmonary artery

Answer 18

Blood vessel going to the lungs carrying deoxygenated blood

Question 19

Pulmonary veins

Answer 19

Blood vessel going from lung to heart, carrying oxygenated blood