Cat Organs/Functions

Tongue

Manipulates food, mixes it with saliva ; also needed for speech and taste

Incisor Teeth

Used for cutting food

Canine Teeth

Used for gripping food

Molar Teeth

Used for grinding and chewing food

Esophagus

Transports food from mouth to stomach

Stomach

Stores and mechanically digests food (grinds)

Gallbladder

Stores bile

Liver

Produces bile, detoxifies blood, produces clotting proteins, stores vitamins and minerals

Pancreas

Produces digestive enzymes, hormones, and insulin; break down fats

Small intestine

Completes digestion and ABSORBS NUTRIENTS

Large intestine (colon)

Absorbs water and electrolytes; bacteria produce vitamins B and K; produces stool

Cecum

same as large intestine

Mesentery

Holds blood vessels and small intestines together

Parotid gland

Produces saliva

Parotid duct

Transports saliva from gland to mouth

Kidney

Filters nitrogen containing waste from blood; regulates water levels

Ureter

Carries urine from kidney to bladder

Urinary bladder

stores urine

Urethra

Carries urine from bladder out of the body

Ovary

Produces eggs and sex hormones

Fallopian (uterine) tube

carries eggs from ovary to uterus (site of fertilization)

Uterus

nourishes a growing fetus

Vagina

Passage to allow entry of sperm and exit of fetus

Teste

Produces sperm and testosterone

Epididymis

Stores and matures sperm

Vas (ductus) deferens

Transports sperm from epididymis to seminal vesicle

Seminal vesicle

Produces seminal fluid (semen) to nourish sperm

Prostate

Produces prostatic fluid to nourish sperm

Penis

Contains urethra for exit of sperm and urine

Trachea

Transports air from mouth to bronchi (and vice versa)

Larynx

Contains and protects vocal cords

Epiglottis

Flap at superior end of larynx that prevents food from entering trachea

Primary bronchi

Branch from trachea to carry air to/from each lung

Diaphragm

Causes expansion of lungs and breathing

Lungs

Exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen in bloodstream

Lymph nodes

Store white blood cells to fight infections

Spleen

Stores white blood cells and recycles red blood cells

Heart

Pumps blood

Thymus

Matures white blood cells