Pig Dissection? Flashcards
Gastrocnemius
Pick up the hoof
Latissimus dorsi
Moves the front leg
Larynx
Voice box
Liver
Makes bile & enzymes, detoxifies blood
Large intestine
Monitors water levels
Spleen
Stores and releases RBCs
Duodenum
Neutralizes chyme, completes digestion
Stomach
Chemical digestion of food
Small intestine
Absorbs nutrients into bloodstream
Jugular vein
Takes deoxygenated blood from head to heart
Carotid artery
Takes oxygenated blood from heart to head
Trachea
Wind pipe
Lungs
Exchange CO2 & oxygen in blood
Diaphragm
Increases and decreases lung capacity
Heart
Pumps blood
Thyroid gland
Makes thyroxin and controls metabolism
Brachial artery
Takes oxygenated blood to front legs
Thymus gland
Part of autoimmune system
Bladder
Stores and releases urine
Umbilical artery
Sends oxygenated blood to piglet
Umbilical vein
Takes deoxygenated blood from piglet to mother
Ovaries
Make eggs
Salivary glands
Make saliva
Kidney
Filter urea out of blood
Ureter
Takes urea from kidneys to bladder