Pig Anatomy by Ethan

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Across
  1. 4. Holds bile until needed to digest fatty acids.
  2. 8. Absorbs 90% of the nutrients from feed eaten. Very long, but small in diameter.
  3. 11. Food storage and digestion.
  4. 12. Hollow organ that expands to store urine produced by kidneys.
  5. 14. Toward the head.
  6. 16. Four chambered muscle used to pump blood.
  7. 17. Toward the back.
  8. 18. Remove waste and excess water from the blood.
Down
  1. 1. Toward the tail.
  2. 2. Small bumps on the tongue (taste buds).
  3. 3. Brown, flat, oval organ that filters and stores blood.
  4. 5. Toward the front/belly.
  5. 6. Functions in digestion, metabolism, and storage of nutrients. Bile is produced here which helpsemulsify fats.
  6. 7. Muscle covered in mucous membranes with areas used for tasting.
  7. 9. Provide oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the blood
  8. 10. Flexible flap at the larynx. Acts as a switch to allow air into the larynx and food into the
  9. 13. Thin muscular sheet of tissue only found in mammals that separates the chest andabdominal cavities; expands to allow air in the lungs and compresses to expel air.
  10. 15. Absorbs water and vitamins while converting digested food into feces. Short but largein diameter.