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Pig Dissection: Digestive

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28 questions

Virtual Pig Dissection

Here is the list of structures you should be able to identify:
  • Tongue
  • Salivary Glands
  • Pharynx
  • Papillae (taste buds)
  • Soft palate / Hard palate
  • Esophagus
  • Liver
  • Small Intestine
  • Duodenum
  • Ileum (Jejunum)
  • Large Intestine (colon)
  • Cecum
  • Gall bladder / Bile duct
  • Pancreas
  • Pyloric Sphincter
  • Cardiac Sphincter
  • Mesentery
  • Rectum
  • Anus
There is at least one question on almost every slide in the virtual pig dissection. Scroll down and click next to move on to the next slide.
1

Sensory papillae are more commonly called ____ and are found on the ____. (choose 2)

1

ID the structure

1

The little flap of tissue to the left of the 3 is the:

1

What enzyme is active in this area...and what does it break down?

1

What is the funtion of the flap in question 3?

Skip ahead to "Through the Peritoneal Membrane"
1

Match the serous membrane with its location

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
peritoneum
abdominal cavity
pleural
lungs
pericardium
heart
1

What is the function of a serous membrane?

1

ID the structure:

1

ID the structure:

1

ID the structure:

1

Identify the structure (its the thin membrane attached to the small intestine)

1

Which is longer: small intestine or large intestine?

1

Why is the small intestine this long?

2

Most food stuffs are absorbed in the small intestine, but what IS absorbed in the large intestine?

1

ID the structure:

1
1

What is the liver's role in digestion?

1

What is the function of the gall bladder?

1

Bile aids in the breakdown of:

Since fats and water dont mix, bile emulsifies the fat into microscopic droplets to aid in their digestion.
As you can see from this picture, bile can be released from the liver directly into the small intestine via the hepatic duct into the common bile duct. If bile is not needed at the time, it can divert into the gall bladder via the cystic duct (a sphincter prevents it from going into the duodenum).
1
Draggable itemCorresponding Item
common bile duct
empties into the duodenum
bile
leads out of the liver
gall bladder
leads out of the gall bladder
sphincter of oddi
leads out of the pancreas
cystic duct
secreted by the liver
pancreas
stores bile
hepatic duct
closes off end portion of common bile duct and pancreatic duct
pancreatic duct
produces insulin
1

Place a small circle on the picture where you think the pyloric sphincter is:

1

The folds in the stomach as pictured above, are called:

1

In the image above, which number is the pancreas?

1

Where pepsin is active:

1

Where trypsin is active:

The pancreas produces a number of enzymes that aid in digestion. These enzymes may flow into the small intestine via the common bile duct (exocrine), or they may enter the bloodstream (endocrine)
1

What are two endocrine hormones are produced in the pancreas?

1

What letter on the image above is the mesentery?

1

What structures are prominent in the mesentery?