External Anatomy
What do pigs use to dig and smell around in the dirt?
What is snout?
This organ is the first part of the digestive tract and is responsible for mastication.
What is the mouth?
How many chambers are in a pig's heart?
What is four (2 atria, 2 ventricles)?
What is the muscled portion along the backbone of the animal.
What is the loin?
This tube carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
This is the largest artery in the pig, leaving the left ventricle to supply the body.
What is the Aorta?
What is the knee-like joint located above the hock on the hind leg.
What is the stifle?
These ridges inside the stomach provide friction and increase surface area.
What are rugae?
This thick, muscular chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body.
What is the Left Ventricle?
This is the term for the joint between the cannon bone and the hoof.
What is the fetlock?
Pigs lack this organ, which is found in humans and is known for getting inflamed.
What is the appendix?
This vessel returns oxygen-poor blood from the head and neck to the right atrium.
What is the Cranial Vena Cava (or Superior Vena Cava)?
These are the bony structures that form the framework of the mouth.
What are jaws?
This is the specific section of the large intestine that is arranged in a spiral pattern in swine.
What is the colon?
Unlike adults, this fetal vessel carries oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta to the liver.
What is the umbilical vein?