Fetal Pig Dissection

Larynx

Produces voice/sounds (RESPIRATOR)

Trachea

Allows air to travel through pipe from lungs (RESPIRATORY)

Heart

Pumps blood throughout the body, and provides nutrients to cells (CIRCULATORY)

Lungs

Makes breathing/respiration possible

Liver

filters blood, processes nutrients, and synthesizes proteins (DIGESTIVE AND EXCRETORY)

Diaphragm

Thin round dome shaped muscle below the lungs and heart that helps with inhaling/exhaling (RESPIRATORY)

Spleen

Acts as a filter for blood, and removes old red blood cells (ENDOCRINE)

Stomach

Digestion, and stores, mixes, and breaks down food chemically and mechanically (DIGESTIVE)

Small Intestine

3 parts duodenum, jejunum, and ileum which helps further digest food and absorbs nutrients (DIGESTIVE)

Large Intestine

Bowel, absorbs water/electrolytes, produces vitamins, and propels feces towards the rectum to get rid of it (DIGESTIVE)

Umbilical Cord

A tube that connects a mother to the baby during pregnancy to provide oxygen and nutrients to the baby (REPRODUCTIVE)

Epiglottis

Flap of cartilage at the back of the tongue that acts as a life to close over the trachea(windpipe) when you swallow—> prevents choking over food (RESPIRATORY)

Thymus Gland

produces immune T cells before birth and during childhood (IMMUNE)

Thyroid Gland

Produces hormones that regulate bodily functions (ENDOCRINE)

Bladder

Hollow organ that stores urine from the kidneys (EXCRETORY)

Gallbladder

pear shaped organ that stores a fluid that helps the body digest fats (DIGESTIVE)

Ovaries

producing eggs for fertilization and secreting hormones (REPRODUCTIVE)

Testes

produces sperm and the male hormone testosterone (REPRODUCTIVE)

Kidney

Removes waste from the blood and produces urine (EXCRETORY)

Brain

A complex organ that controls the thought, memory, emotion, etc. (NERVOUS)

Nares

allows air to enter the nasal cavity for olfactory sensation warming and respiration (RESPIRATORY)

Pinna

Collects and funnels sound waves into ear canal—>eardrum (

Urogenital Papilla

The external opening of both the urinary and reproductive systems (EXCRETORY)

Pancreas

produces hormones that help regulate blood sugar levels and appetite (tells u when ur hungry) (DIGESTIVE AND ENDOCRINE)

Ureter

transport urine from kidneys to bladder (EXCRETORY)

Penis

serves as the organ for both urination and sexual reproduction (REPRODUCTIVE)

Rectum

to store feces until they are elimanted through the anus (DIGESTIVE)

Anus

primary exit for undigested food or poop (DIGESTIVE)

Adrenal Gland

regulating stress response and various physiological functions (ENDOCRINE)

Tongue/Salivary Glands

Helps with chewing and digestion (DIGESTIVE)

Pharynx

connects mouth to esophagus (DIGESTIVE)

Papillae taste buds

help with sensing taste (DIGESTIVE)

Soft Palate is lower, Hard Palate is higher with ridges

Separates mouth from nasal cavity and helps with swallowing (DIGESTIVE)

Esophagus

helps with moving food to stomach (DIGESTIVE)

Duodenum- Part of Small Intestine

mixes food with bile and enzymes (DIGESTIVE)

Ileum- part of small intestine

Absorbs nutrients from food (DIGESTIVE)

Cecum

helps digest plants (DIGESTIVE)

Mesentary Muscle

Helps keep intestines in place (DIGESTIVE)

Bronchial Tubes

carries air into lungs (Respiratory)

Atria/Ventricles

chambers of the heart, atria is top ventricles in bottom, atria recieves blood and vesicles pump it out

Pericardium

protective sac around the heart (Circulatory)