Fetal Pig Dissection

Front 1

Dorsal

Back 1

toward the back

Front 2

ventral

Back 2

toward the front

Front 3

anterior

Back 3

toward the head

Front 4

posterior

Back 4

toward the rear

Front 5

kidneys

Back 5

produce urine

Front 6

urinary bladder

Back 6

stores urine

Front 7

urethra

Back 7

urethra conducts urine out of the body

Front 8

nasal passages

Back 8

in the nose

Front 9

nasopharynx

Back 9

takes air into the pharynx

Front 10

pharynx

Back 10

back of throat

Front 11

glottis

Back 11

opening to the trachea, back of epiglottis

Front 12

larynx

Back 12

voice box ,top part of trachea

Front 13

trachea

Back 13

conducts air to bronchi

Front 14

bronchi

Back 14

conducts air to the lungs

Front 15

esophagus

Back 15

conducts food to the stomach

Front 16

stomach

Back 16

stores food, some digestion

Front 17

small intestine

Back 17

digest food to small molecules that are absorbed into the body

Front 18

large intestine

Back 18

absorbs water, stores undigested remains until feces are expelled from the anus

Front 19

heart

Back 19

part of the cardiovascular system, contains blood vessels

Front 20

thyroid gland

Back 20

produces hormone thyroxin

Front 21

pancreas

Back 21

produces hormone insulin and glucagon

Front 22

thyroid gland and pancreas

Back 22

are part of the endocrine system

Front 23

thymus gland, spleen and appendix

Back 23

part of the lymphatic system b/c they contain lymphatic tissue

Front 24

spleen

Back 24

purifies blood

Front 25

oral cavity

Back 25

the roof of the oral cavity contains the hard and soft palates. the tongue lies above the floor of the oral cavity

Front 26

the neck region

Back 26

the trachea including the larynx is in the neck region along with other organs

Front 27

internal anatomy of the fetal pig

Back 27

organs inside of pig

Front 28

peritoneum

Back 28

the abdominal wall and organs lined by connective tissue membrane

Front 29

mesenteried

Back 29

double layered sheets of peritoneum

Front 30

digestive system

Back 30

stomach,small intestine and large intestine

Front 31

stomach

Back 31

stores food and has numerous gastric glands that secrete gastric juice which digest protien

Front 32

small intestine

Back 32

receives secretions from the pancreas and gallbladder

Front 33

duodenum

Back 33

the first part of the small intestine

Front 34

large intestine

Back 34

absorbs water and prepares feces for defecation at the anus

Front 35

colon

Back 35

main part of the large intestine

Front 36

rectum

Back 36

the last portion of the large intestine. the rectum leads to the anus

Front 37

liver

Back 37

the largest organ In the abdomen. disposes worn out red blood cells,produces bile,stores glycogen,maintains blood glucose level,and produces blood proteins.

Front 38

gallbladder

Back 38

stores and releases bile which aids the digestion of fat.

Front 39

bile

Back 39

an emulsifier that breaks of fat into smaller fat droplets for better access by digestive enzymes

Front 40

pancreas

Back 40

both an exocrine and endocrine gland. as a exocrine it produces and secretes pancreatic juice which digest all the components of food in the small intestine.as an endocrine gland the pancreas secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream