Circulatory
The name of the fluid that carries oxygen, waste gases, and hormones throughout the body.
Blood
The main organ that allow animals to intake or exhale air
Lungs
Humans, horses, and pigs have this digestive system: _________
Monogastric
The muscle responsible for powering the circulatory system
A primary role of the skeletal system
Support, movement, protection
The vessels that carry oxygenated blood AWAY from the heart
Arteries
The name of the structure inside of lungs that increase surface area, allowing for a greater exchange of gases
Alveoli
Cattle and goats have this digestive system: __________
Polygastric
This type of muscle experiences voluntary movement
Skeletal Muscle
List the components of the axial skeleton
Skull, vertebral column, ribcage, pelvis
The vessels that carry deoxygenated blood TOWARDS the heart
Veins
Part of the respiratory tract that diverts food and air into the appropriate passageways
Pharynx
The two organs that allow chickens to break down food, despite not having teeth or a stomach
Crop and gizzard
This determines the tenderness of a cut of meat in a livestock carcass
How often the muscle was worked
The names of the bones that compose fingers & toes
Phalanges
The role of capillaries
The "middleman" - they allow for the exchange of materials between blood vessels and organ tissue
Cartilage structure that allows animals to vocalize by vibrating
Larynx
This happens to food that cannot pass through the reticulum
It is sent back to the rumen and up the esophagus to be rechewed
The three main roles of the muscular system
Movement, Support, Heat generation
Name of the bones that protect the joint of livestock hindlimbs (kneecap)
Patella
The name of the nodes that release disease fighting materials into the bloodstream
Lymph Nodes
How the trachea prevents dust from entering lungs
The four chambers of the polygastric system, in order, are:
Rumen
Reticulum
Omasum
Abomasum
The shape of the muscle that lines the inside of organs
Non-striated
Location of Metacarpal bones
End of forelimbs before branching into phalanges