Name the region

What is the tubular structure shown and what is the connective tissue that prevents the structure from collapsing?

Name the respiratory organ(s) that surround the heart

What structures are responsible for gas exchange?

What interaction occurs between the respiratory & circulatory systems at the alveoli?

Which network of blood vessels surround the alveoli & allow the interaction of gas exchange to occur?

How many chambers are in a mammalian heart?

Which chamber of the heart is the strongest?

Why has the left chamber evolved to be the strongest chamber of the heart?

What 2 body systems interact together and are located within the thoracic cavity?

In what cavity are the liver, stomach, kidneys and intestines located in?

Enzymes breaking down food is an example of which type of digestion?

Identify the organ identified in this picture (hint: there are NO cartilage rings on it)

Name the muscular contraction that moves food through the entirety of the digestive system.

Name the muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

In which organ does the most nutrient absorption take place?

Identify this thin, transparent membrane that keeps the small intestine coiled in place.

What is the dense network of finger-like projects responsible for the absorption of glucose and amino acids called?

Villi help to increase the surface area of organs in order to obtain MORE NUTRIENT ABSORPTION. In what organ will you find villi?

What does the large intestine absorb?

What portion of the large intestine is responsible for storing solid waste until it is removed from the body?

Name the organ that has 4 lobes and is the largest visible organ

What is the fluid called that is secreted by the liver? (hint: it aids in the digestion of fats)

Which organ is responsible for storing bile? (Rats do not have this organ but most mammals do)

Which organ secretes glucagon and insulin to help regulate sugar levels in the blood stream?

Identify this organ that sits in the upper part of the abdomen and next to the stomach.

What is the function of the spleen?

Identify the yellow structures

Identify the yellow structure

What structure temporarily stores urine prior to being expelled from the body through the urethra?

What is the function of the uterine horn?

What is the purpose of mammary glands?

What structure attaches the fetus to the placenta?

What structure is responsible for gas exchange and the diffusion of nutrients between fetus and mother?

What is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood?

What type of vessels carry blood from the body back to the heart?