Anatomy of a Pig
Across
- 3. stores red blood cells in case of blood loss and white blood cells to fight foreign substances
- 8. the pigs voice box - allows it to speak
- 9. Tube leading from the throat to the stomach
- 12. takes blood from the right ventrical to the lungs
- 13. collects blood from the right atrium and takes it to the lungs
- 14. carries air from the lungs to the throat
- 15. collects blood that is low in oxygen and filled with food and pumps it to the left ventrical
- 17. produces the egg cells in the female as well as some hormones which regulate the menstrual cycle
- 18. the opening between the vocal chords and the larynx
- 19. removes excess water and waste from the blood
- 21. sack that stores bile until it can move to the duodenum
- 22. collects blood from the left atrium and takes it to the lungs
- 23. brings blood that is low in oxygen but high in CO2 from the upper body to the heart
Down
- 1. produces milk in adult female pigs to feed the young pigs
- 2. makes digestive enzymes used in the small intestine and makes insulin which regulates blood sugar in the body
- 4. carries the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
- 5. transports bile from the gull bladder and liver to the duodenum
- 6. collects blood that is low in oxygen and filled with food and pumps it into the right ventrical
- 7. stores urine until it is excreted from the body
- 10. Provides the fetal pig with nutrients from the mother
- 11. absorbs water and nutrients from food and puts them in the bloodstream
- 14. Give the pig the ability to taste
- 16. produces a few different hormones that regulate bodily systems
- 20. All of the small intestine except for the duodenum
- 22. takes in oxygen and defuses it into the bloodstream