The tube that connects the pharynx with the stomach and produces mucus, which keeps the passageway moist and facilitates swallowing.
What is the esophagus?
100
The ridged roof of the mouth which separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavities.
What is the hard palate?
100
One of two arterial trunks that gives off 2 main arteries, which send branches to the fore legs, shoulder, neck, and head regions.
What is the aortic arch?
100
The organ that consists of nephrons and processes blood.
What is the kidney?
100
A whitish tube the size of a pencil that connects the pharynx or larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air.
What is the trachea?
200
An organ of the digestive system that connects from the stomach to the large intestine and where most nutrient absorbtion takes place.
What is the small intestine?
200
The flap of tissue attached to the ventral side of the pharynx that serves to cover the glottis during swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
200
A pair of branches that supply the kidneys with blood.
What are the renal arteries?
200
The organ that collects urine excreted by the kidneys before disposal by urination.
What is the urinary bladder?
200
An endocrine gland involved in the immune response during infancy and lies on either side of the trachea and extends over the heart.
What is the thymus?
300
The muscle located at the esophagal end.
What is the cardiac sphincter?
300
The muscles that help expand and shrink the size of the chest cavity in breathing and that are located between the ribs.
What is the intercostal muscle?
300
The vein in which several veins from the head, neck, shoulders, and fore legs join to form it and it enters the anterior portion of the right atrium.
What is the superior vena cava?
300
The tube that runs posteriorly to the urinary bladder and transports urine to the bladder for storage.
What is the ureter?
300
The organ that detoxifies substances that enter the body, is involved with protein synthesis, and the production of biochemicals necessary for digestion.
What is the liver?
400
A tube that runs posteriorly along the dorsal body wall and that the large intestine leads into.
What is the rectum?
400
When the muscle is contracted, it is lowered to enlarge the thoracic cavity.
What is the diaphragm?
400
A part of the heart involved in transporting blood to the lungs and located on the lower portion of th heart.
What is the right ventricle?
400
An inner cavity of the kidney.
What is the renal pelvis?
400
The organ that stores bile and appears as a small upside down sac under the right lobe of the liver.
What is the gall bladder?
500
A tube like structure that connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx and is a common pathway for both air and food till they diverge as larynx and esophagus.
What is the pharynx?
500
The organ involved with breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.
What is the larynx?
500
It prevents the back flow of blood as it is pumped from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve?
500
A radially striated layer of the kidney.
What is the medulla?
500
An endocrine gland that produces some important hormones like insulin.