Fetal Pig Dissection Project By: Riley Eaton & Kayla Mendez

Our pig: Charlotte Gender: female Age: Newborn

Umbilical Cord: The umbilical cord carries oxygenated blood and nutrients from the placenta to the fetus through the abdomen, where the navel forms. It also carries deoxygenated blood and waste products from the fetus to the placenta.

Anus: The caecum has a second portion where it connects to the colon, where digest is passed to the rectum and anus where the remaining digest is excreted.

Hard and soft pallet: Hard pallet: It forms a partition between the nasal passages and the mouth. On the anterior portion of the roof of the hard palate are the plicae, irregular ridges in the mucous membrane that help facilitate the movement of food backward towards the larynx. Soft Pallet: the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth.

Teeth & taste buds: Teeth: tear and break down food to make it easier to swallow. Taste buds: Taste buds within the papillae are responsible for the sensations associated with food ingestion: salty, sweet, sour, and bitter.

Liver & Gall bladder: The function of the liver is to secret bile. The gall bladder stores the bile

Intestines: The small intestine is where most chemical digestion occurs The large intestine reabsorbs water

Stomach & Rugae: The stomach is a muscular sack both chemical and mechanical digestion. The Rugae is inside the stomach

Kidneys: Kidneys filter waste from the blood

Pancreas: The function of the pancreas is to release insulin

Thyroid Gland: The function of the thyroid gland is to regulate metabolism

Spleen: Destroys bad red blood cells.

Diaphragm: The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle under your lungs.

Heart: The function of the heart is to pump blood throughout the body.

Lungs: The function of the lungs is to excrete CO2 and water vapor.

Trachea & Esophagus: The trachea is made of rings of cartilage that create an airway. The esophagus is a tube that connects the mouth and stomach.