Lab 1 Review

Question 1

Cranial/superior

Answer 1

Towards the head region

Question 2

Caudal/Inferior

Answer 2

Towards the tail/feet region

Question 3

Transverse

Answer 3

Cuts perpendicular to the long axis of the body

Question 4

Frontal

Answer 4

Divides front (ventral) and back (dorsal)

Question 5

Distal

Answer 5

far from point of origin

Question 6

Ventral

Answer 6

front side (near belly)

Question 7

Dorsal

Answer 7

nearest to the backbone

Question 8

Proximal

Answer 8

near the point of origin

Question 9

Distal

Answer 9

Far from point of origin

Question 10

Epiglottis

Answer 10

flap that covers glottis to prevent food from entering the larynx and trachea

Question 11

Glottis

Answer 11

Opening in the oral cavity that leads to the larynx and trachea

Question 12

Nasopharynx

Answer 12

separate nasal from oral cavities

Question 13

Thymus Gland

Answer 13

produces thymosin

Question 14

Thyroid Gland

Answer 14

produces thyroxin and calcitonin

Question 15

Stomach

Answer 15

produces chemicals to break down food

Question 16

Duodenum

Answer 16

Receives enzymes from the gall bladder and pancreas.

Question 17

Jejunum

Answer 17

absorbs nutrients and reabsorption of water

Question 18

Ileum

Answer 18

continues absorbs nutrients and reabsorption of water

Question 19

Cecum

Answer 19

contains anaerobic bacteria responsible for fermentation of cellulose

Question 20

Ascending Colon

Answer 20

absorption of water and collection of waste materials

Question 21

Spiral Colon

Answer 21

reabsorption of water and electrolytes

Question 22

Rectum

Answer 22

the final site of water reabsorption and feces dehydration

Question 23

Liver

Answer 23

Produces bile, and converts glucose to glycogen for storage.

Question 24

Gall Bladder

Answer 24

stores bile produced by the liver

Question 25

Pancreas

Answer 25

Secretes digestive enzymes such as Lipase

Question 26

Spleen

Answer 26

stores blood, recycles RBC, and produces lymphocytes

Question 27

Pericardial Membrane

Answer 27

Membrane that surrounds heart

Question 28

Right & Left Atrium

Answer 28

upper chambers of the heart, deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the right atrium, and oxygenated blood comes to the left atrium after the lungs

Question 29

Right and Left Ventricle

Answer 29

lower chambers of the heart, deoxygenated blood moves from the right ventricle into the pulmonary arteries to the lungs. oxygenated blood is moved from the left atrium through the left ventricle to the aorta.

Question 30

Coronary Vessels

Answer 30

runs along the surface of the heart

Question 31

Vena Cava

Answer 31

large veins on the atrium of the heart

Question 32

Pulmonary Artery

Answer 32

In the chest cavity

Question 33

Pulmonary Veins

Answer 33

close to the pulmonary arteries, carries deoxygenated blood into the lungs

Question 34

Aorta

Answer 34

pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Top of the heart

Question 35

Diaphragm

Answer 35

the muscle that helps with breathing, sheet of muscle near the lungs

Question 36

Kidney

Answer 36

shaped like a bean in the abdomen, filters waste from the blood and regulates blood's salt and water levels.

Question 37

Urinary Bladder

Answer 37

stores urine, near the bottom of the abdomen.

Question 38

Ureter

Answer 38

long tube that connects kidney to bladder

Question 39

Urethra

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Ovaries

Answer 40

paired in the abdominal cavity, stores eggs

Question 41

Oviducts

Answer 41

receives mature eggs from ovaries

Question 42

Uterus

Answer 42

the structure in the midline of the lower abdomen that connects to the uterine horns (the squiggly things)

Question 43

Eurogenital Sinus

Answer 43

opening where the vagina and urethra come together.

Question 44

Vagina

Answer 44

caudal to the cervix

Question 45

Scrotum

Answer 45

tissue surrounding testes

Question 46

Testes

Answer 46

inside the scrotum, produces sperm

Question 47

Epididymis

Answer 47

cupped around the testes

Question 48

Vas Deferens

Answer 48

the tube that sperm travels through, near urethra

Question 49

Penis

Answer 49

Along the ventral wall of the abdomen

Question 50

Seminal Vesicles, Prostate Gland, Bulbourethral Glands

Answer 50

structures that help with the production of semen