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Details Title: Fetal Pig Description: Final Exam Total Flash Cards: 23 Created: 06/01/2004 13:15:09	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term trachea Definition the white tube made of rings of cartilage and found in the neck of the pig Term thymus Definition the gland in the fetal pig and in humans that is thought to provide the newborn with immunity to disease by producing lymphocytes Term spleen Definition stores blood in the fetal pig Term kidneys Definition the pair of organs that filter the blood to remove poisonous substances Term gall bladder Definition for digesting fats the body uses bile. Bile is produced by the liver and then stored in the... Term thymus Definition the largest gland in the pig's body Term trachea Definition when eating and you or the pig chokes, "the food went down the wrong pipe" which means that it passed down the .... Term umbilical cord Definition during pregnancy the piglet receives oxygen and food from its mother. It receives it through its... Term left side of the abdomen Definition if you or the pig were hit in the stomach, that would mean the blow struck the...? Term esophagus Definition to get out of the stomach, food must leave either through the small intestine or the ...? Term stomach Definition the very strong hydrochloric acid or HCL is produced in the pig's ... Term larynx Definition the organ that produces squealling in the pig is the.... Term diaphragm Definition the body part responsible for breathing are the chest muscles, lungs and Term tubes carrying oxygen from the trachea to each lung Definition a very heavy cough may be a symptom of bronchititis. This is an infection or swelling of the bronchi which are: Term spleen Definition in the adult the red blood cells are produced in the bone marrow, but in the fetus they are produced and stored in the... Term pancreas Definition an organ that enzymes for digesting food and also produces insulin is the ... Term small intestine Definition almost all digestion of food that we or a pig eats takes place in the: Term ureters Definition the white tubes that carry urine away from the kidney may suffer from blockage by kidney stones. These tubes are the... Term scrotum Definition in the male fetal pigs the testes were found in the Term colon Definition the organ responsible for collection undigested food and packing it into pellets called feces is the... Term thyroid Definition the gland that produces a hormone that controls the rate at which humans or pigs burn up food is the... Term urinary bladder Definition the organ or sac that collects and holds the urine until it is removed from the body through the urogenital opening is the ... Term heart Definition the organ responsible for moving blood containing food oxygen through the body is the...