Pig Dissection

Question 1

Nasal passage

Answer 1

Where the air goes after the nares

Question 2

Nasopharynx

Answer 2

The upper part of the pharynx; connects to the nasal cavity

Question 3

Pharynx

Answer 3

Conducts air to and from the trachea

Question 4

Epiglottis

Answer 4

Separates food from air

Question 5

Larynx

Answer 5

Voice box

Question 6

Trachea

Answer 6

Brings oxygen to the bronchi

Question 7

Bronchi

Answer 7

Passages through the lungs

Question 8

Bronchioles

Answer 8

Small bronchi

Question 9

Alveoli

Answer 9

Allow gas exchange on air sacs

Question 10

Diaphragm

Answer 10

Curves to expand during breathing

Question 11

Cardiac sphincter

Answer 11

Keeps substances in the stomach

Question 12

Rugae

Answer 12

Add more surface area for the stomach

Question 13

Liver

Answer 13

Filters food/toxins

Question 14

Large intestine

Answer 14

Dries out indigestible food into waste

Question 15

Rectum

Answer 15

Tube that goes to anus

Question 16

Anus

Answer 16

Butt hole

Question 17

Pericardium

Answer 17

Lubricates the heart

Question 18

Pulmonary artery

Answer 18

Contains deoxygenated blood

Question 19

Artery

Answer 19

Carries blood OUT OF the heart

Question 20

Vein

Answer 20

Carries blood TO the heart

Question 21

Kidney

Answer 21

Filters blood

Question 22

Ureter

Answer 22

Exit of the kidney

Question 23

Urinary bladder

Answer 23

Holds urine

Question 24

Urethra

Answer 24

Carries urine outside of the body

Question 25

Cortex

Answer 25

Outside of the kidney

Question 26

Ovary

Answer 26

Holds eggs

Question 27

Fallopian tube

Answer 27

Carries egg to the uterus

Question 28

Uterus

Answer 28

Houses fertilized egg

Question 29

Testicles

Answer 29

Holds sperm

Question 30

Vas deferens

Answer 30

Carries sperm

Question 31

Urethra

Answer 31

Carries urine out of the body

Question 32

Thymus

Answer 32

Creates thymosin

Question 33

Thyroid

Answer 33

Creates thyroxine that regulates metabolism

Question 34

What hormone do the ovaries make?

Answer 34

Progesterone that causes female secondary sex characteristics

Question 35

Duodenum

Answer 35

First part of the small intestine that helps with chemical digestion

Question 36

Pyloric sphincter

Answer 36

Prevents food from the small intestine from going back into the stomach

Question 37

Renal artery

Answer 37

Carries blood from the heart to the kidneys

Question 38

Renal vein

Answer 38

Drain deoxygenated blood from the kidneys

Question 39

Nephron

Answer 39

Regulates the concentration of water and other substances in the blood

Question 40

Renal pelvis

Answer 40

Acts as a funnel for urine flowing to the ureter

Question 41

Nares

Answer 41

Nostrils