Respiratory
What is the primary function of the respiratory system
Gas exchange
What is the primary function of the digestive system
Break down food and absorb nutrients
What is the primary function of the urinary system
Remove waste and maintain fluid balance
What is the main function of the reproductive system
Produce offspring
What is the stomach compartment only found in certain herbivores
Rumen
What is the tube that runs from the larynx to the lungs?
Trachea
Where does digestion start
the mouth
What is the filtering unit of the kidney
Nephron
What is the "heat" cycle called
Estrus cycle
What gas is released on expiration
CO2
What is the primary respiratory muscle
diaphragm
How many teeth does an adult cat have
30
What is the function of the ureters?
To move urine from the kidneys to the bladder
What is the substance in a mothers milk that carries vital antibodies
Colostrum
The process of moving food through the GI tract is called
Peristalsis
Epiglottis
What does the liver produce?
Bile
Where does blood filtration occur in the kidney? (where in the kidney is the filtration part of the nephron located)
Renal cortex
What is the term used to describe the time of fetal growth
Gestation
Where in the GI tract does nutrient absorption occur?
Mucus in the nasal passages are important for what reason
defense for our immune system
What are the three sections of the small intestine
Duodenum, jejunum, ilium
What hormone produced by the kidneys signal the production of red blood cells?
Erythropoietin
What are the 5 stages of the estrous cycle
Anestrus, proestrus, estrus, metestrus, diestrus
What happens when negative pressure is reduced in the thoracic cavity
The lung can collapse