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Pig Dissection Flashcards

1
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Nasal passage

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Where the air goes after the nares

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2
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Nasopharynx

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The upper part of the pharynx; connects to the nasal cavity

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Pharynx

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Conducts air to and from the trachea

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4
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Epiglottis

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Separates food from air

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5
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Larynx

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Voice box

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Trachea

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Brings oxygen to the bronchi

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7
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Bronchi

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Passages through the lungs

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Bronchioles

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Small bronchi

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9
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Alveoli

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Allow gas exchange on air sacs

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Diaphragm

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Curves to expand during breathing

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11
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Cardiac sphincter

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Keeps substances in the stomach

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12
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Rugae

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Add more surface area for the stomach

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13
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Liver

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Filters food/toxins

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14
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Large intestine

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Dries out indigestible food into waste

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15
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Rectum

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Tube that goes to anus

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Anus

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Butt hole

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17
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Pericardium

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Lubricates the heart

18
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Pulmonary artery

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Contains deoxygenated blood

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Artery

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Carries blood OUT OF the heart

20
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Vein

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Carries blood TO the heart

21
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Kidney

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Filters blood

22
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Ureter

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Exit of the kidney

23
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Urinary bladder

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Holds urine

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Urethra

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Carries urine outside of the body

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Cortex

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Outside of the kidney

26
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Ovary

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Holds eggs

27
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Fallopian tube

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Carries egg to the uterus

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Uterus

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Houses fertilized egg

29
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Testicles

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Holds sperm

30
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Vas deferens

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Carries sperm

31
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Urethra

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Carries urine out of the body

32
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Thymus

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Creates thymosin

33
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Thyroid

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Creates thyroxine that regulates metabolism

34
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What hormone do the ovaries make?

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Progesterone that causes female secondary sex characteristics

35
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Duodenum

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First part of the small intestine that helps with chemical digestion

36
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Pyloric sphincter

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Prevents food from the small intestine from going back into the stomach

37
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Renal artery

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Carries blood from the heart to the kidneys

38
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Renal vein

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Drain deoxygenated blood from the kidneys

39
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Nephron

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Regulates the concentration of water and other substances in the blood

40
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Renal pelvis

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Acts as a funnel for urine flowing to the ureter

41
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Nares

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