Pig Parts Flashcards
Hard palate
Ridges on top of mouth, separated nasal from oral
Soft palate
, fleshy patrician between the oral pharynx and the nasal pharynx
Small intestine
Biggest digestion, most food products are absorbed here
Large intestine
Absorbs liquids, moves waste
Mesentary
Membrane that suspends the intestines
Rectum
Thickening of the large intestine that allows for the storage of solid waste
Liver
Secretes bile, detoxifies substances, synthesizes plasma proteins, vital role in metabolic processes
Gall bladder
Stores and concentrates bile
Pancreas
Large glandular organ that secretes bile for the body
Diaphragm
Muscular partition between the thoracic and abdominal cavities of the pig
Spleen
Organ of lymphatic system, produced, stores and disassembles red blood cells
Heart ventricles
Sends blood to the lungs or body, bottom part
Heart atria
Recieves blood from veins of body, flaps
Paracardium
Connective tissue that covers the surface of the heart, offers protection
Lungs
Gas is exchanged here between the air and the blood
Trachea
The respiratory tube that connects the larynx and the bronchi of the lungs
Kidney
Organ that removes waste products, especially nitrogenous wastes from the blood and produces urine
Ureter
The duct that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Testis
Organ that produces sperm cells and the hormone testosterone
Ovary
Contains the reproductive eggs of the female
Mammary papillae
External feature that in time will allow young to feed. Nipple
Genital papilla
A projection that allows for external identification of the female sex
Urogenital opening
Common posterior opening that is used by the urinary system and the reproductive system of the pig
External nares
An opening from the outside to the nasal cavity that allows entrance to the respiratory track
Umbilical cord
Functions as the connection between the fetal pig and it’s mother, only source of nourishment
Stomach
Part of the digestive system in which food is temporarily stored and digestion is initiated
Secum
Green dead end
Artery
Away, blood with oxygen
Major artery
Aorta
Polmenary artery
Artery to lungs
Pulmonary vein
Comes back with depleted blood
