Quizlet Pig Lab Practical

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  1. adrenal gland: secretes adrenaline
  2. aorta: carries blood from left ventricle to rest of body
  3. brainstem: vital reflexes
  4. bulbourethral glands: produces preejaculatory fluid
  5. caecum: houses microoraganisms that aid in cellulose digestion
  6. cerebellum: muscle coordination
  7. cerebrum: controls thought, memory, reasoning
  8. common cartoid arteries: carries blood from bicartoid trunk to head
  9. coronary arteries: carries blood from aorta to muscle of heart wall
  10. diaphragm: used to inhale
  11. ductus arteriosis: carries blood from pulmonary trunk to aorta
  12. ductus deferens: carries sperm from epididymis to urethra
  13. duodenum: major digestion occurs here
  14. epididymis: stores sperm until mature
  15. epiglottis: prevents food from entering larynx
  16. esophagus: carries food from pharynx to stomach
  17. fallopian tubes: carries ova from ovaries to uterus
  18. gallbladder: stores and concentrates bile
  19. hard palate: forms roof of mouth
  20. heart: pumps blood
  21. inferior vena cava: carries blood from lower regions of body to right atrium
  22. jugular veins: carries blood from head to superior vena cava
  23. kidney: produces urine
  24. large intestine: absorption of vitamins, houses E. Coli
  25. larynx: used to make sounds
  26. left atrium: pumps blood from pulmonary vein to left ventricle
  27. left ventricle: pumps blood into aorta
  28. liver: produces bile, stores glycogen
  29. lungs: gas exchange
  30. ovaries: secretes estrogen and progesterone, produces ova
  31. pancreas: produces digestive juices, produces insulin and glucagon
  32. penis: used in copulation
  33. pericardial membrane: keeps heart from rubbing on inside of chest
  34. pulmonary arteries: carries blood from pulmonary trunk to legs
  35. pulmonary trunk: carries blood from right ventricle to pulmonary arteries
  36. pulmonary veins: carries blood from lungs to left atrium
  37. pyloric sphincter: controls passage of food from stomach to small intestine
  38. rectum: stores fecal material until eliminated
  39. renal artery: carries blood from aorta to kidney
  40. renal vein: carries blood from kidney to posterior vena cava
  41. right atrium: pumps blood from vena cava into right ventricle
  42. right ventricle: pumps blood into pulmonary trunk
  43. scrotal sac: controls temperature of testes
  44. seminal vesicles: produces seminal fluid
  45. small intestine: digestion and absorption of nutrients
  46. soft palate: prevents food from entering nasopharynx
  47. spleen: produces blood cells, destroys damaged blood cells, stores blood cells
  48. stomach: digestion of protein
  49. superior vena cava: carries blood from upper regions of body to right atrium
  50. testis: controls testosterone, produces sperm
  51. thymus: produces cells for immune system
  52. thyroid: secretes thyroxin, controls metabolic rate
  53. trachea: carries air between larynx and bronchi
  54. umbilical artery: carries blood from aorta to placenta
  55. umbilical vein: carries blood from placenta to liver
  56. ureter: carries urine from kidney to urinary bladder
  57. urethra: carrires urine from urinary bladder to outside of the body
  58. urinary bladder: stores urine until elimintation
  59. vagina: birth canal