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Fetal Pig
Final Exam
23
Biology
Not Applicable
06/01/2004

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trachea
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the white tube made of rings of cartilage and found in the neck of the pig
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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
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spleen
Definition
stores blood in the fetal pig
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kidneys
Definition
the pair of organs that filter the blood to remove poisonous substances
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gall bladder
Definition
for digesting fats the body uses bile. Bile is produced by the liver and then stored in the...
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thymus
Definition
the largest gland in the pig's body
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trachea
Definition
when eating and you or the pig chokes, "the food went down the wrong pipe" which means that it passed down the ....
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umbilical cord
Definition
during pregnancy the piglet receives oxygen and food from its mother. It receives it through its...
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left side of the abdomen
Definition
if you or the pig were hit in the stomach, that would mean the blow struck the...?
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esophagus
Definition
to get out of the stomach, food must leave either through the small intestine or the ...?
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stomach
Definition
the very strong hydrochloric acid or HCL is produced in the pig's ...
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larynx
Definition
the organ that produces squealling in the pig is the....
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diaphragm
Definition
the body part responsible for breathing are the chest muscles, lungs and
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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:
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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...
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pancreas
Definition
an organ that enzymes for digesting food and also produces insulin is the ...
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small intestine
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almost all digestion of food that we or a pig eats takes place in the:
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ureters
Definition
the white tubes that carry urine away from the kidney may suffer from blockage by kidney stones. These tubes are the...
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scrotum
Definition
in the male fetal pigs the testes were found in the
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colon
Definition
the organ responsible for collection undigested food and packing it into pellets called feces is the...
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thyroid
Definition
the gland that produces a hormone that controls the rate at which humans or pigs burn up food is the...
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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 ...
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heart
Definition
the organ responsible for moving blood containing food oxygen through the body is the...
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