Pig Dissection Abdominal Cavity

The gallbladder is a small structure located on the underside of the liver. What is the function of the gallbladder?

• Store bile

• Chemically digest food

• Mechanically digest food

• Receives food from liver

What is the function of the small intestine?

• Mechanically digest food

• Absorb nutrients from food

• Absorb water from food

• Send food to rectum

The green colied structure in the center of this image receives waste from food after nutrients have been absorbed?

• Liver

• Stomach

• Gall Bladder

• Large Intestine

Name the organ indicated by the probe.

• liver
• gallbladder
• lungs
• thymus

Embedded on the underside of this structure is the....

• liver

• gallbladder

• lungs

• thymus

Name the structure labeled X.

• Epiglottis

• Trachea

• Esophagus

• Stomach

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is structure #33?

• Liver 
• Stomach
• Large Intestine 
• Small Intestine

The system being labeled here is the

• digestive
• respiratory
• reproductive
• excretory

What is the main function of the spleen?

• To make digestive enzymes

• To exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen

• To pump blood and oxygen to all parts of the body

• To store dead red blood cells

What is the purpose of the mesentary?

• To produce digestive enzymes

• To hold the intestines together and to keep the intestines attached to the body

• To break down food and absorb nutrients

• To store old red blood cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7