Biology lab test 3 sm 2

Labs 13, 14, 17

What are cells with similar structural features and a common function called?

tissues

What kind of tissue covers the entire body surface and most inner cavities?

epitheiral tissue

What term is used to describe cell tissues that only appear to be layered?

pseudostratified

What is the name of the protein that makes the outer layer of epidermis tough, protective, and able to repel water?

keratin

What kinds of cells produce mucus that protects the simple columnar epithelium lining in the stomach from digestive enzymes?

Goblet Cell

What type of connective tissue has a hard matrix that contains calcium salts?

osteocytes or bones

What type of connective tissue has a fluid matrix called plasma?

blood

Which type of muscle is controlled voluntarily?

skeletal muscle

What feature aids communication between cardiac muscle fibers?

intercalated disks

Which type of muscle is found in the bladder?

smooth muscle

What is the name of the cells in nervous tissue that transmit messages?

neurons

Which neural structure recieves the impulse, which structure conducts the impulse?

dendrites, axon

When two or more tissues work together to perform a specific function, what is the structure formed by the multiple tissues called?

organ

In what region of the skin are blood vessles, nerves, sense organs, glands, and hair follicles located?

Dermis

What directional term refers to the head end of the fetal pig?

Anterior

If the urogenital opening is just anterior to the anus, is the fetal pig male or female?

male

What space is dorsal to the oral cavity and has three openings?

pharynx

What is the name of the flap that closes during swallowing to prevent food and fluids from entering the trachea?

epiglottis

What is the structure that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

diaphragm

What glandular organ is especially large in fetal pigs since their immune systems are still developing?

thymus

Is the trachea ventral or dorsal to the esophagus?

Dorsal

In what thoracic cavities are the lungs located?

left and right pleural cavity

What is the largest organ in the abdominal cavity?

liver

What organ do secretions from the gallbladder and pancreas enter?

small intestine

What is the name of the tissue that holds the small intestine together?

duodenum

What is the name of the first part of the large intestine?

cecum

What organ produces digestive enzymes and hormones that regulate blood glucose?

pancreas

To what organ system do the kidneys belong?

urinary system

What two individual systems make up the urogenital system?

urinary and reproductive

What is the cavity-like space in a kidney called?

peritoneal cavity

What organ stores urine?

urinary bladder

What urinary structure transports both urine and sperm?

urethra

Where are sperm stored while they mature?

epididymides

When descending, what do the testes travel through to get to the scrotal sacs?

scrotum

What accessory gland for reproduction in human males is inferior (posterior) to the urinary bladder?

prostate gland

What female reproductive structures transports eggs to the location where embryos/fetuses develop?

oviducts (fallopian tubes)

Where, in a pig, are the embryos/fetuses located during development?

uterus

What reproductive structures produce sex hormones in males and the females?

testes and ovaries

What respiratory structure has cartilanginous rings that keep the airway open?

trachea

What does food travel through to enter the duodenum when leaving the stomach?

pyloric spincter

What is the tissue surrounding the heart called?

pericardial sac

How does blood pass from the intestinal capillaries to the capillaries of the liver?

portal system