Pig Dissection Quiz

Question 1

Kingdom

Answer 1

Animalia

Question 2

Phylum

Answer 2

Chordata

Question 3

Class

Answer 3

Mammalia

Question 4

Order

Answer 4

Artiodactyla

Question 5

Family

Answer 5

Suidae

Question 6

Genus

Answer 6

Sus

Question 7

Species

Answer 7

Scrofa

Question 8

Pertains to the head

Answer 8

Cranial

Question 9

Forward

Answer 9

Anterior

Question 10

Toward the snout

Answer 10

Rostral

Question 11

Pertains to the tail

Answer 11

Caudal

Question 12

Towards the tail

Answer 12

Post

Question 13

Toward the backbone

Answer 13

Dorsal

Question 14

Toward the belly

Answer 14

Ventral

Question 15

Toward the side

Answer 15

Lateral

Question 16

Toward the midline

Answer 16

Medial

Question 17

Near the reference point

Answer 17

Proximal

Question 18

Full gestation period for fetal pig

Answer 18

112-115 days

Question 19

Female fetal pig

Answer 19

Urogenital opening immediately ventral to the anus, with small genital papillae

Question 20

Male fetal pig

Answer 20

Urogenital opening is posterior to the umbilical cord, scrotum sac is ventral to anus, NO genital papillae

Question 21

are pigs digitigrade, unguligrade, or plantigrade

Answer 21

unguligrade, b/c they walk on specialized toenails called hooves (tiptoes)

Question 22

pigs are herbivores carnivores, or omnivores?

Answer 22

omnivores, they eat both small animals and plants

Question 23

roof of mouth

Answer 23

hard palate and soft palate

Question 24

roof of mouth is formed anteriorly by

Answer 24

hard palate supported by bone and cartilage

Question 25

roof of mouth is formed posteriorly by

Answer 25

soft palate

Question 26

hard palate helps with

Answer 26

chewing and grinding food

Question 27

soft palate helps with

Answer 27

separating nasopharynx and oral pharynx

Question 28

epiglottis

Answer 28

cone-shaped structure at the back of the mouth that covers trachea when pig swallow (flap of skin)

Question 29

pharynx

Answer 29

cavity at the back of the mouth, junction for food (esophagus) and air (trachea)

Question 30

larynx

Answer 30

cartilage; voice box; vocal chords

Question 31

diaphragm

Answer 31

divides thoracic and abdominal cavities, aids in breathing

Question 32

thyroid gland

Answer 32

secretes hormones for growth and metabolism, regulates calcium levels, base of neck

Question 33

placenta

Answer 33

source of oxygen and nutrients, and also removes metabolic wastes from the blood