Big Pig Test : physiology

Question 1

parotid gland

Answer 1

produce saliva to keep mouth lubricated and to aid chewing and digesting

Question 2

teeth

Answer 2

to break down and chew food

Question 3

masseter

Answer 3

elevation of mandible and some protraction, holds teeth in place

Question 4

mandible

Answer 4

holds lower teeth in place, assists in mastication and chewing

Question 5

parotid duct

Answer 5

conduct saliva

Question 6

submandibular gland

Answer 6

produce saliva, helps chewing and digestion

Question 7

external nares

Answer 7

allows air into nasal cavity for olfactory sensation and respiration

Question 8

tongue

Answer 8

pushes food towards esophagus

Question 9

facial nerve

Answer 9

motor nerve of facial movements and muscles

Question 10

epiglottis

Answer 10

closes trachea when you swallow

Question 11

incisor

Answer 11

middle teeth, scissors, cut

Question 12

canine

Answer 12

lateral to incisor, sharpest, longest, shred and tear

Question 13

glottis

Answer 13

opening of epiglottis, carries food, water and air

Question 14

soft palate

Answer 14

closes nasopharynx

Question 15

nasopharynx

Answer 15

passageway for air

Question 16

nasal septum

Answer 16

separate nasal cavity

Question 17

papillae

Answer 17

uses to pick up things, tastebuds

Question 18

peritoneal cavity

Answer 18

holds digestive system organs

Question 19

diaphragm

Answer 19

prime mover of breathing

Question 20

stomach

Answer 20

digest proteins chemically

Question 21

meconium

Answer 21

bile, mucus and dead cells

Question 22

rugae

Answer 22

muscular folds inside the stomach for mechanical digestion

Question 23

esophageal sphincter

Answer 23

carries bullis from esophagus to stomach

Question 24

pyloric sphincter

Answer 24

carries chyme to small intestine

Question 25

right and left lobe of liver

Answer 25

makes bile

Question 26

gallbladder

Answer 26

stores bile

Question 27

cystic duct

Answer 27

carries bile from gallbladder to common bile duct

Question 28

common hepatic duct

Answer 28

liver to common bile duct (bile transport)

Question 29

common bile duct

Answer 29

transports bile to the small intestine

Question 30

pancreas

Answer 30

makes insulin, digestive enzymes

Question 31

spleen

Answer 31

battlefield for infection, gets rid of bad red blood cells

Question 32

thymus gland

Answer 32

t-cells mature

Question 33

thyroid gland

Answer 33

hormone producer > T3 and T4

Question 34

trachea

Answer 34

transports air

Question 35

esophagus

Answer 35

transports food and water > bullis and liquid

Question 36

larynx

Answer 36

produces sound, houses vocal chords

Question 37

laryngeal muscles

Answer 37

move larynx > speaking and swallowing

Question 38

sternocleidomastoid

Answer 38

head flexion, lateral flexion, rotation

Question 39

pelvic cavity

Answer 39

holds reproductive organs

Question 40

small intestine

Answer 40

completes digestion

Question 41

duodenum

Answer 41

chemical digestion

Question 42

jejunum

Answer 42

segmentation