Rat Lab

Question 1

Kingdom?

Answer 1

Animalia

Question 2

Phylum?

Answer 2

Chordata

Question 3

Subphylum?

Answer 3

Vertebrata

Question 4

Class?

Answer 4

Mammalia

Question 5

Order?

Answer 5

Rodentia

Question 6

Family?

Answer 6

Muridae

Question 7

Genus?

Answer 7

Rattus

Question 8

Species?

Answer 8

Norvegicus

Question 9

Where is the Thoracic Region located?

Answer 9

Chest are

Question 10

Where is the Abdomen?

Answer 10

Belly

Question 11

What’s another term for the Rat’s teeth?

Answer 11

Incisors

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Question 12

Pupils

Answer 12

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Question 13

Where is the anus?

Answer 13

Ventral to the base of the tail

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Question 14

Where/what is the trachea?

Answer 14

The tube that extends from the neck to the chest. White and lined with cartilage.

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Question 15

Where/what is the larynx?

Answer 15

Voice box, anterior end of the trachea

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Question 16

Where/what are the lungs?

Answer 16

In the chest… inspiration and expiration

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Question 17

Where/what is the diaphragm?

Answer 17

Just above the liver, draws air into the chest cavity

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Question 18

Where/what is the liver?

Answer 18

Large, reddish-brown organ, produces bile to aid in digestion of fat

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Question 19

Esophagus?

Answer 19

Moves food through the mouth to stomach, runs through the diaphragm

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Question 20

Stomach?

Answer 20

Right side, under liver, stores food

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Question 21

Spleen?

Answer 21

Attached to the stomach, like a banana

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Question 22

Pancreas?

Answer 22

Gum-like texture, beneath the stomach, produces digestive enzymes

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Question 23

Small Intestine?

Answer 23

Slender coiled tube…

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Question 24

Cecum?

Answer 24

Pouch that connects large and small intestine

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Question 25

Large Intestine?

Answer 25

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Question 26

Rectum?

Answer 26

Short, terminal section of the colon

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Question 27

Atria?

Answer 27

Top half of the heart, darker

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Question 28

Ventricles?

Answer 28

Bottom half

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Question 29

Kidneys?

Answer 29

Two on each side of the spine, back of abdominal cavity - bean shaped

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Question 30

Uterine Horns?

Answer 30

Two divisions of the vagina, extend toward the kidneys

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Question 31

Ovaries?

Answer 31

Round ball-like, lumpy glands on top of the uterine horns

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