Pig Practical Flashcards
What are the ear flaps called?
Pinna
What are the ear holes called?
External acoustic meatus
What are the nose holes called?
external nares
What is the body region closer to the head called?
Thorax
What is the body region closer to the tail called?
Abdomen
How do you tell if the pig is a male or female?
Presence of genital papilla
What is the flap above the tail called [if present]?
Genital papilla
What is the hole below the genital papilla called?
Urogenital opening
What is the hole closest to the tail called?
Anus
What is the the bulge near a male pigs tail called?
Scrotal sac
What is the structure on the abdomen enclosed by skin of a male pig?
Penis
What is the hole located on the abdomen enclosed by skin of a male pig?
Urogenital opening
What is the cord located on the abdomen of the pig called?
Umbilical cord
What are the fingers of the pig called?
Digits
What joint of the pigs arms form an angle?
Elbow
What joint of the pigs arm is closest to the digits?
Wrist
What joint of the pigs legs form an angle and is closest to the digits?
Ankle
What joint of the pigs leg is located further from the digits on the thigh?
Knee
What are the nipples on a pig abdomen called?
Mammary papillae
What is the large almost circular muscle located on the cheek of a pig?
Masseter muscle
What is the triangular shaped gland ventral to the pinna in the cheek of the pig? It is the biggest of all glands
Parotid gland
What is the tube emerging anterio-ventrally from the largest salivary gland?
Parotid duct
What salivary gland is located closer to the pinna than the largest salivary gland?
Submaxillary gland
What is the flap projecting upwards in the back of the throat?
Epiglottis
What is the area inside the mouth called?
Oral cavity
What is the anterior roof of the mouth called?
Hard palate
What is the posterior roof of the mouth called?
Soft palate
What is the throat called?
Pharynx
What is the opening behind the epiglottis called?
Glottis
What is the large, lobed organ in the abdomen of the pig called?
Liver
What is the thinner tube behind the tube attached to the box-like cartilage structure in the thorax of the pig?
Esophagus
What is the large muscular curtain separating the thorax and the abdomen?
Diaphragm
What is the tube coming directly off of liver?
Hepatic duct
What is the tube coming directly off of gallbladder?
Cystic duct
What is the tube that goes into small intestine and is formed by convergence of two other ducts?
Common bile duct