Pig Dissection Vocab

Question 1

atrium

Answer 1

a chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins of the body

Question 2

diaphragm

Answer 2

a mostly muscular partition between the thoracic and abdominal cavities of the pig

Question 3

gallbladder

Answer 3

a small sac that stores and concentrates bile

Question 4

genital papillae

Answer 4

a projection that allows for external identification of the female sex

Question 5

hard palate

Answer 5

separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity

Question 6

heart

Answer 6

muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body

Question 7

liver

Answer 7

organ that secretes bile, detoxifies substances, synthesizes plasma proteins; vital role in metabolic processes

Question 8

lungs

Answer 8

gas is exchanged here between the air and the blood

Question 9

ovaries

Answer 9

contains the reproductive eggs of the female

Question 10

soft palate

Answer 10

fleshy partition between the oral pharynx and the nasal pharynx

Question 11

spleen

Answer 11

organ of the lymphatic system; produces, store, and disassembles red blood cells

Question 12

umbilical cord

Answer 12

functions as the connection between the fetal pig and its mother; only source of nourishment

Question 13

ventricle

Answer 13

a chamber of the heart that sends blood to the lungs or to the body

Question 14

nare

Answer 14

an opening from the outside to the nasal cavity (a nostril) that allows entrance to the respiratory tract

Question 15

kidney

Answer 15

organ that removes waste products, especially nitrogenous wastes, from the blood and produces urine

Question 16

large intestine

Answer 16

organ that is responsible for absorption of water and excretion of solid waste material

Question 17

mammary papillae

Answer 17

external feature that, in time, will allow young to feed; nipple

Question 18

mesentary

Answer 18

the membrane suspending the intestine

Question 19

pancreas

Answer 19

a large, glandular organ that secretes digestive enzymes

insulin

Question 20

paracardium

Answer 20

the connective tissue that covers the surface of the heart; offers protection

Question 21

secum

Answer 21

a thickening of the large intestine that allows for the storage of solid waste

Question 22

small intestine

Answer 22

organ where the most extensive part of digestion occurs; most food products are absorbed here

Question 23

stomach

Answer 23

part of the digestive system in which food is temporarily stored and digestion is initiated

Question 24

testes

Answer 24

organ that produces sperm cells and the hormone testosterone

Question 25

trachea

Answer 25

the respiratory tube that connects the larynx and the bronchi of the lungs

Question 26

ureter

Answer 26

the duct that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

Question 27

urethra

Answer 27

common posterior opening that is used by the urinary system and the reproductive system of the pig

Question 28

epiglottis

Answer 28

a flap of tissue that covers the opening to the larynx - prevents food particles from entering the respiratory tubes

Question 29

esophagus

Answer 29

moves food to the stomach

Question 30

larynx

Answer 30

“voice box”

Question 31

uterus

Answer 31

saclike muscular female organ in which embryos develop

Question 32

bladder

Answer 32

stores urine