Cat Organs/Structures Functions Pt2

Question 1

Mouth

Answer 1

eating, biting, chewing food, and starting the process of digestion.

Question 2

Omentum (greater and lesser)

Answer 2

Greater: stores fat, protects the organs, and helps fight infections.
Lesser: connects the stomach, liver, and duodenum, helping to support these organs.

Question 3

Oral cavity

Answer 3

eating, breaking down food with teeth, and starting digestion with saliva.

Question 4

Ovary

Answer 4

produce eggs and hormones like estrogen that control reproduction.

Question 5

Ovum

Answer 5

the egg that can be fertilized by sperm to create offspring.

Question 6

Pancreas

Answer 6

produces insulin/glucagon to regulate blood sugar and enzymes to help digest food.

Question 7

Pericardial sac

Answer 7

surrounds the heart, protecting it and reducing friction as the heart beats.

Question 8

Peritoneum

Answer 8

a membrane that lines the abdomen, supporting organs and reducing friction during movement.

Question 9

Penis

Answer 9

urination and reproduction (delivering sperm during mating).

Question 10

Pharynx

Answer 10

passageway for both air and food, directing air to the lungs and food to the esophagus.

Question 11

Prostate Gland

Answer 11

produces a fluid that nourishes and protects sperm during reproduction.

Question 12

Pyloric sphincter

Answer 12

controls the flow of partially digested food from the stomach to the small intestine.

Question 13

Rectum

Answer 13

stores waste until it is ready to be expelled from the body.

Question 14

Renal

Answer 14

filters waste from the blood, maintains water balance, and produces urine.

Question 15

Renal Pelvis

Answer 15

collects urine from the kidneys and directs it to the ureter for elimination.

Question 16

Renal Pyramid

Answer 16

filter blood and help produce urine in the kidneys.

Question 17

Rugae

Answer 17

help it expand and mix food during digestion.

Question 18

Salivary Glands (parotid, sublingual, submaxillary)

Answer 18

produce saliva to help moisten food, start digestion, and keep the mouth clean.
Parotid: produces a watery saliva.
Sublingual: produces a thicker saliva.
Submaxillary: produces a mix of watery and thicker saliva.

Question 19

Sm. Intestine

Answer 19

digests food and absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream.

Question 20

Spermatic cord

Answer 20

supports the testes and carries blood vessels, nerves, and the vas deferens to the testes.

Question 21

Stomach

Answer 21

breaks down food with acids and enzymes, starting the process of digestion.

Question 22

Transitional epithelium

Answer 22

stretches to accommodate changes in organ size, like when the bladder fills with urine.

Question 23

Trachea

Answer 23

carries air to and from the lungs, allowing the cat to breathe.

Question 24

Ureter

Answer 24

carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Question 25

Urethra

Answer 25

carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

Question 26

Urinary bladder

Answer 26

stores urine until it is ready to be expelled from the body.

Question 27

Urogenital system

Answer 27

manages the production, storage, and elimination of urine, and is also involved in reproduction.

Question 28

Uterine horn

Answer 28

where the fertilized egg implants and develops during pregnancy.

Question 29

Uterus

Answer 29

holds and nourishes the developing kittens during pregnancy.

Question 30

Vagina

Answer 30

passageway for urine to exit the body and is also used during reproduction for mating and childbirth.

Question 31

Vas deferens

Answer 31

carries sperm from the testes to the urethra during reproduction.

Question 32

Urogenital orifice (opening)

Answer 32

opening where urine and reproductive fluids exit the body.

Question 33

Urogenital sinus

Answer 33

where urine and reproductive fluids are collected before being expelled through the urogenital opening.

Question 34

Vein

Answer 34

carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.

Question 35

Villi

Answer 35

tiny hair-like structures in the small intestine that help absorb nutrients from digested food into the bloodstream.