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Fetal Pig dissection
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Biology
9th Grade
06/02/2011

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Salivary Gland
Definition
makes saliva to lubricate food, digest carbohydrates and kill bacteria with lysosome
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Incisor Teeth
Definition
cutting food
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Cheek teeth
Definition
Grinding Food
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Hard Palate
Definition
rigid body structure located in the anterior(front) of the mouth separates nasal cavity from the mouth
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soft Palate
Definition
Posterior to the Hard Palate, not bony, separates nasal cavity from mouth
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Pharynx
Definition
For breathing and swallowing, conducts air from nose and mouth, separates the nasal cavity from the mouth
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Epiglottis
Definition
Play that closes over the Trachea during swallowing
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glottis
Definition
opening to the Trachea
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esophagus
Definition
food tube to the stomach, food pushed along by peristalsis
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Stomach
Definition
Stores food, begins the protein digestion
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Pyloric Sphincter
Definition
Muscle which opens and closes the orifice between the stomach and the small intestine
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Small Intestine
Definition
Complete Digestion, absorbs nutrients into the blood.
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Duodenum
Definition
Beginning of the small intestine where bile and pancreatic enzymes are mixed with food
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Liver
Definition
Makes bile to help digest fats, regulates blood sugar level, breaks down toxic chemicals
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Gall Bladder
Definition
Stores Bile until needed
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pancreas
Definition
Makes digestive enzymes for the breakdown of fats, carbohydrates and proteins
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Ileocolic Sphincter
Definition
Muscle to keep waste in large intestine from backing up into small intestine
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Large Intestine
Definition
Reabsorbs water from solid watse, forming feces
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Pericadium
Definition
sac around the heart, protects and lubricates it
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Vena Cava
Definition
Brings De oxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium of the heart
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right atrium
Definition
receives deoxygenated blood from the body and sends it to the right ventricle.
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right ventricle
Definition
receives blood from right atrium and pumps it into lungs.
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pulmonary artery
Definition
carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs to get oxygen
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pulmonary vein
Definition
carries oxygen-rich blood from lungs to left atrium of heart
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left atrium
Definition
receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle.
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left ventricle
Definition
receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it through the aorta to the rest of the body.
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aorta
Definition
the largest artery, carries oxygen-rich blood from heart to rest of body.
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carotid arteries
Definition
branch off aorta and supply's blood to head, neck, and brain.
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subclavian arteries
Definition
supplies blood to the front legs
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umbilical artery
Definition
carries "dirty" oxygen-poor blood to placenta(in mother)from fetus
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renal arteries
Definition
carries "dirty" (filled with waste)blood to kidneys for filtering
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jugular veins
Definition
drains blood (blue) from neck, head brains to vena cava
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spleen
Definition
contains white blood cells to fight infectious, removes old red blood cells
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nares(nostrils)
Definition
take air in from outside
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larynx
Definition
makes sound
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trachea
Definition
air tube to lung
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lungs
Definition
exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with blood
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Diaphragm
Definition
Muscle under lungs to inhale and exhale
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ribs
Definition
bones protecting the heart and lungs
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Sternum
Definition
Provides ventral support for the ribs
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Kidneys
Definition
filter nitrogen waste, excess salt, water and other chemicals from the blood to form urine
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Ureters
Definition
Carry urine from kidneys to urinary bladder
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urinary bladder
Definition
Stores urine until release from the body
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Urethra
Definition
Carries from bladder to outside of the body
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Testes/ Ovaries
Definition
Testes produce sperm in males/ ovaries produce eggs in females
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epididymis
Definition
finishes making sperm and stores sperm
Term
Cerebrum
Definition
Divided into left and right hemispheres, for thinking , motor control, and senses
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Oviducts
Definition
tube from the ovaries to uterus, fertilization occurs here
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Longitudinal Fissure
Definition
Separates left and right hemispheres
Term
Cerebellum
Definition
Coordinates movement
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Cerebellum
Definition
Coordinates movement
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Medulla oblongata
Definition
controls breathing, blood pressure, coughing, sneezing, swallowing etc.
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Spinal Cord
Definition
conducts messages between brain and body controls reflexs
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