Pig Flashcards
Structure
identify
Function
say what it does
Both
do both
Masseter muscle
on side of the cheek area, helps chew
Hardpallot
helps secure food and move food to the back of the throat
Softpallot
helps shape food into the bolus
3 openings
Glottis
Esophageal
Nasal Pharynx
Glottis
leads to trachea covered by Epiglottis: flap above the glottis that prevents food from entering the trachea
Esophageal
leads to the esophagus(food)
Nasal Pharynx
connects the nose and receives air/oxygen
Larynx
big ball and produce sounds, under it, is 2 tubes, trachea has ridges and esophagus is less hard
Thyroid
right under the larynx, It releases hormones that control metabolism—the way your body uses energy. The thyroid’s hormones regulate vital body functions, including Breathing. Heart rate
Lungs
right under the larynx and are sacs used to hold air and take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
Heart
left-facing you are actually right, blood flows from the right atria(collects blood from the body) to the right ventricle out through the pulmonary artery to the lungs, back in through the pulmonary veins to the left atria than the left ventricle then out the aortic arch which pumps blood to the rest of the body, atria are outside and ventricles are inside
Diaphram
Upon inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and flattens and the chest cavity enlarges. This contraction creates a vacuum, which pulls air into the lungs
Liver
The liverregulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile/digestive fluid stored in the gallbladder, which can also produce proteins
Gallbladder
under liver stores bile, green sac
Stomach
sac under the liver and connects to the diaphragm, digest food and send it to your small intestine
Cardiac Sphincter
where the stomach connects with the diaphragm, It lets food pass from the esophagus into the stomach and allows air to escape from the stomach when burping
Pyloric sphincter
at the end of the stomach and is a very hard knob, a muscular valve that opens to allow food to pass from the stomach to the top of the small intestine
Spleen
on the side like a tongue on the stomach, it fights to invade germs in the bloodit controls the level of blood cells, filters the blood, and removes any old or damaged red blood cells.
Pancreas
granular tissue between the stomach and small intestine, an exocrine function that helps in digestion, and an endocrine function that regulates blood sugar
small intestine
right below the stomach and is connected to the pancreas, most of the absorption of nutrients from food takes place here
spiral colon
connected under the small intestine, conserve water by absorption from the bowel contents