1- Incisions in your Explain the purpose of the pig as illustrated in figure 4.
In the figure fourth is the fetal pig incisions. The picture show many different part in the pig that we need to know to really understand what we going to do before starting doing our experiment .We need to know each part where there are and their functions so when we start open our pigs that we do not mess it at all.
2-How are the two sexes distinguished by external anatomy?
The two sexes distinguished by external anatomy by looking the male and the female. The female have a single urogenital opening just ventral to the anus. A prominent genital papilla project from the urogenital opening. But the male have a scrotum sac like swelling containing the testes and located ventral to the anus. The male urogenital opening is faintly visible just posterior to the umbilicus .
3- What structure separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity in figure 5?
The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity .
4 What structure are located in the thoracic cavity? What structures are located in the abdominal cavity?
Structure are located in the thoracic cavity are lungs and heart. Structure are located in the abdominal cavity are stomach, gallbladder, liver, kidneys, large intestine, pancreas, spleen, and small intestine.
5 List the digestive system organs in order, starting with the mouth.
Mouth, esophagus, stomach , duodenum, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus
6 What functions are performed by the liver?
The liver makes the bile and then sends it into the gall bladder to the pumped into the small intestine.
7 What blood vessels have direct connections to the heart? Aorta, vena cavae, pulmonary vein and artery.
8 Why is the fetal pig used to teach about vertebrate and mammalian anatomy?
We used the fetal pig to teach about vertebrate and mammalian anatomy because their organism are similar and their circulation system