Mink Dissection

The windpipe of the organism

The windpipe of the organism

Trachea

Where food travels down to reach the stomach

Esophagus

Where food travels down to reach the stomach

Esophagus

The windpipe of the organism

Trachea

Contains vocal cords and helps makes sure food doesn’t go into the trachea

Larynx

What air goes through to reach the lungs

Trachea

Produces immune system cells

Thymus gland

Pumps blood throughout the body

Heart

carry air to and from lungs

Bronchi

helps breathing by making contractions which increase the volume of the thorax and inflates lungs.

Diaphragm

Carries air to and from lungs

Bronchi

Helps breakdown food and sends it to the small intestine

Stomach

Produces enzymes and helps breakdown substances to make sure blood flows well.

Liver

Contain immune cells for safe keeping

Greater omentum

Absorb nutrients and breakdown foods

Intestines

churns foods doing a lot of the digesting

Stomach

helps with breathing through increasing volume

Diaphragm

breakdowns substance enabling better blood flow

Liver

works along side with the Liver to create enzymes

Gall bladder

Fights germs in the blood

Spleen

controls and filters substances

Liver

helps along with the pancreas to create enzymes

Gall bladder

fights blood pathogens

Spleen

churns food and digest it

Stomach

filters bad substance out from your blood

Liver

Helps absorbs vitamins

Duodenum

does most digestion with acid

Stomach

creates enymes with the pancreas

Gallbladder

increases surface area which then increases digestion and absorption

Gastric rugae

helps produce enzymes that help digest food, especially protein

Pancreas

allows food to pass into small intestine

Pyloric sphincter

produces enzymes with the pancreas and gall bladder

Liver

where most digestion occurs

Stomach

allow food to go into small intestine.

Pyloric sphincter

Produces insulin

Pancreas

small organ usually connected to liver

Gall Bladder

helps break food down finely through a churning process with the help of its acid

Stomach

helps absorb nutrients for food and leads to rectum

Intestines

uses chemical and physical digestion to breakdown with acid

Stomach

one of the most important organs

Liver

drains deoxygenated blood from the upper body into the right atrium

Superior vena cava

pumps blood throughout the body

Heart

just like the superior version of it’s self except gets blood from the bottom half of the body

Inferior vena cava

receive oxygen poor blood and pumps it into the right ventricle

Right atrium

accepts the deoxygenated blood and shoots it to the lungs

Right Ventricle

drains deoxygenated blood from the upper body into the right atrium

Superior vena cava

just like the superior version of it’s self except gets blood from the bottom half of the body

Inferior vena cava

receives oxygen-rich blood and pumps it into left ventricle

Left Atrium

pumps the oxygenated blood throughout the body

Left ventricle

pumps the oxygenated blood throughout the body

Left Ventricle

Removes waste from the blood and makes urine.

Kidney

Toward the head/front

Cranial Anterior

Away from the back

Dorsal

Toward the point of attachment

Proximal

Toward the midline

Medial

Toward the tail/back

Caudal/Posterior

toward from the belly

Ventral

Away from point of attachment

Distal

Away from midline

Lateral

Line that goes down the center of the mink vertically

Midline

Plane that cuts through the middle of mink from left to right

Transverse Plane

Plane that Horizontally cuts down the middle of the mink

Frontal Plane

Plane that cuts through the middle of the mink from top to bottom

Sabittal Plane