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Pig Practical Biol 431 Exam Questions and Answers
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Pig Practical Biol 431 Exam Questionsand Answers
Thymus Gland - Answer--endocrine system
-site of T lymphocyte maturation and releases thymosin
Thyroid Gland - Answer--endocrine system
-produces thyroid hormone and calcitonin
-controls metabolic rate
Adrenal Gland - Answer--endocrine system
-produces corticosteroids and epinephrine. Stress response. flight or fight response.
regulate metabolism
Pancreas - Answer--endocrine and digestive system
-makes digestive enzymes that break down food as well as insulin
Ovaries - Answer--endocrine and reproductive
-produces and contains the eggs/ova; and release female sex hormones like estrogen
and progesterone
Testes - Answer--endocrine and reproductive
-produce sperm cells
Spleen - Answer--lymphatic system
-filters and cleans blood
Salivary Glands - Answer--digestive system
-release amylase. secrete saliva, moisten food
Pharynx - Answer--digestive system and respiratory
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Esophagus - Answer--digestive system
-food passageway, swallowing
Stomach - Answer--digestive system
-mechanical and chemical breakdown of food, temporary food storage, HCl release
Liver - Answer--digestive system
-produces bile, detoxification of chemicals
Gallbladder - Answer--digestive system
-stores bile
, Small Intestine - Answer--digestive system
-main site of food absorption, breakdown of food
Pyloric sphincter - Answer--digestive system
-control food movement from stomach to duodenum
Large Intestine - Answer--digestive system
-propel fecal matter to anus, make vitamin B and K. Absorb water
Rectum - Answer--digestive
-feces formation, storage; absorb remaining water, process indigestible materials
Anus - Answer--digestive
-opening for defecation
Soft Palate - Answer--digestive
-closes off oral cavity from nasal and pharyngeal passage during swallowing
Hard Palate - Answer--digestive
-separate oral cavity from nasal cavity; helps with breathing and chewing
Peritoneum - Answer--digestive
-suspends conduit/tube for food and air
Mesentary - Answer--digestive
-hold internal organs in place; provide internal organs with bloody supply and nervous
input
Facial Nerve - Answer--nervous
-Innervates Taste Buds, facial nerves, & salivary glands
Phrenic Nerve - Answer--nervous
-innervates diaphragm
Vagus Nerve - Answer--nervous
-helps regulate heart beat, innervates heart
Tongue - Answer--muscular
-manipulates food during chewing and initiates swallowing; permits enjoyment and
appreciation of ingested food (taste buds)
Diaphragm - Answer--muscular
-separates thoracic cavity from lower abdominopelvic cavity; aids in respiration
Epiglottis - Answer--respiratory
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