Bones
What are the names of the bones in your wrists and hands?
Carpals and phalanges
What is the purpose of the deciduous hoof?
Protects the mother pig's birth canal
What does prolactin do?
Stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk
What is the name of the organ that pumps blood?
Heart
What is the main function of the kidneys?
Filter blood and produce urine
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
What is the pig's hock equivalent to in the human body?
Calcaneus/heel
What does oxytocin do?
Stimulates labor contractions (also known as the love hormone)
What part of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body?
Right Atrium
What is the renal cortex?
The outermost layer of the kidney where blood flows in and out
What are the differences between male and female skeletons?
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What is the purpose of the cecum?
Aids in digesting plant matter
What does HGH (human growth hormone) do?
Regulates development in youth as well as bone density, muscle mass, and fat distribution in adults
What does the aortic valve do?
It is the connection between the left ventricle and the aortic artery
What is renal circulation?
25% of your blood is being filtered through your kidneys at all times, blood comes in through the renal arteries and leaves through the renal veins
How many ribs does an adult human have?
24
What is the pyloric sphincter?
The valve to control the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
What does ADH (antidiuretic hormone) do?
Increases water absorption to dilute solutes in the blood
What is the difference between pulmonary and systemic circulation?
Pulmonary goes to the lungs and systemic goes to the rest of the body
How many nephrons are in one kidney?
1 million
What bones make up the axial skeleton?
Shull, ribs, sternum, and spine
What is the difference between the thymus gland and the thyroid gland?
The thymus aids the immune system and disappears after puberty while the thyroid is permanent and regulates metabolism
What is the difference between FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and LH (luteinizing hormone)?
FSH stimulates gamete production while LH stimulate estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone production
How does blood circulate through the heart?
Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium and travels through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, it is then pumped to the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery which leads to the lungs where it undergoes gas exchange and becomes oxygenated, it then travels through the pulmonary veins into the left atrium, it is then pumped through the bicuspid (mitral) valve into the left ventricle, from there it is pumped through the aortic valve into the aortic artery where it is distributed to the body
What does the loop of Henle do?
It reabsorbs water and salt