Pig Exam Flashcards
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Where is the diaphragm located and what does it look like?
The diaphragm divides the thoracic and the abdominal cavity. The diaphragm looks like a sheet of tissue.
What is the purpose of the diaphragm?
The diaphragm aids in breathing.
Where is the liver located and what does it look like?
The liver is located almost directly underneath the umbilical cord and is the largest organ in the body.
What is the purpose of the liver?
The liver makes bile.
Where is the gallbladder located and what does it look like?
The gallbladder is located underneath the liver to the left and is attached to the liver. The gall bladder is greenish.
What is the purpose of the gallbladder?
The gallbladder stores bile.
Where is the stomach located and what does it look like?
The stomach is located underneath the liver to the right. The stomach looks like a pouch.
What is the purpose of the stomach?
The stomach is responsible for breaking down food.
Where is the pancreas located and what does it look like?
The pancreas is located under the stomach and is bumpy.
What is the purpose of the pancreas?
The pancreas makes insulin.
What is the purpose of insulin?
Insulin regulates the uptake of sugars from blood.
Where is the spleen located and what does it look like?
The spleen is located next to the stomach and toward the left side of the pig. The spleen is flattened.
What is the purpose of the spleen?
The spleen stores blood.
Where are the kidneys located and what do they look like?
The kidneys are on each side of the spine and are shaped as beans.
What is the purpose of the kidneys?
The kidneys remove harmful substances from the blood, which are then released as urine.
What is the esophagus?
The esophagus is the passage for food from mouth to stomach.
Where is the Cardiac Sphincter Valve located?
The Cardiac Sphincter Valve is located at the top of the stomach.
Where is the Pyloric Sphincter Valve located?
The Pyloric Sphincter Valve is located at the bottom of the stomach.
What do the Cardiac Sphincter Valve and the Pyloric Sphincter Valve do?
The Cardiac Sphincter Valve and the Pyloric Sphincter Valve regulate what enters and leaves the stomach.
What are the parts of the small intestine?
The duodenum and the ileum.
What is the duodenum?
The duodenum is the straight portion of the small intestine, and the start of the small intestine.
What is the ileum?
The ileum is the curly portion of the small intestine.
What does the mesentery do?
The mesentery holds the ileum together.
Where is the cecum located and what does it look like?
At the end of the small intestine and is a dead end tube.