pig functions

Question 1

ventricles

Answer 1

parts of the heart that pumps blood out of the heart

Question 2

large intestine

Answer 2

primarily responsible for water absorption from digest food

Question 3

pancreas

Answer 3

produces digestive juices for the small intestine and also insulin to regulate blood glucose

Question 4

diaphragm

Answer 4

muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic region of the body. allows for lungs to inflate and deflate

Question 5

esophagus

Answer 5

muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

Question 6

pulmonary artery

Answer 6

carries blood away from the heart to the lungs

Question 7

gall bladder

Answer 7

stores bile

Question 8

stomach

Answer 8

muscular organ that churns food and contains hydrochloric acid. found before the small intestine

Question 9

coronary artery

Answer 9

provide blood to the heart muscle itself

Question 10

bronchi

Answer 10

branches off the trachea that brings air in and out of the lungs

Question 11

veins

Answer 11

blood vessels that return blood to the heart

Question 12

lungs

Answer 12

organ responsible for gas exchange

Question 13

heart

Answer 13

responsible for pumping blood around the organisms entire body

Question 14

renal artery and vein

Answer 14

carried blood to and from the kidneys

Question 15

atria

Answer 15

parts of the heart that receive blood from others parts of the body

Question 16

larynx

Answer 16

another name for the voice box. found at the top of the trachea and contains vocal chords to produce sound

Question 17

liver

Answer 17

produces bile

Question 18

arteries

Answer 18

blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. found throughout the body

Question 19

urinary bladder

Answer 19

organ that stores the urine

Question 20

ureters

Answer 20

tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Question 21

trachea

Answer 21

tube that carries air between the mouth and the lungs

Question 22

kidneys

Answer 22

filters blood and produces urine

Question 23

small intestine

Answer 23

absorbs nutrients from digested food back into the blood

Question 24

aorta

Answer 24

largest artery in the body. blood leaves the heart to the body through this artery

Question 25

rectum

Answer 25

holds stool

Question 26

mesentery

Answer 26

holds small and large intestines in place