Fetal Pig: Structures to Know

Fetal Pig: Structures you will be expected to be able to identify

Head and Throat: parotid gland, submaxillary gland

Mouth Cavity and Pharynx: hard palate, soft palate, esophagus, larynx, epiglottis, glottis, thymus, trachea, thyroid gland

Abdominal cavity: umbilical vein, body wall, diaphragm, parietal and visceral peritoneum, mesenteries, liver, gall bladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, spleen, umbilical arteries, umbilical vein, allantoic bladder (=urinary bladder), kidneys

Thoracic Cavity and Neck: pleura, pleural cavity, pericardium

Digestive Tract: esophagus, stomach, rugae, pyloric valve, small intestine, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, villi, large intestine, colon, rectum, anus, cecum, liver, gall, bladder, common bile duct, pancreas

Urogenital system: urinary bladder, urethra, kidneys, ureter, adrenal gland, inguinal canal, urethra, vas deferens, penis, testis; ovaries, uterus (horns), vagina, oviduct (=fallopian tube)

Circulatory System: heart- right and left atria, right and left ventricles, superior and inferior vena cavae, pulmonary trunk (artery) and veins, aorta, coronary arteries.

General Plan of Circulation Veins of Head Shoulders and Forelimbs: internal jugular vein, external jugular vein, precava vein, hemiazygous vein

Arteries of Head Shoulders and Forelimbs: aorta, brachiocephalic trunk, left subclavian artery, carotid trunk, right subclavian artery, axillary artery, brachial artery, radial and ulnar arteries.

Pulmonary Circulation (Fetal Shortcuts, and changes in circulation at birth): know it and the terms: pulmonary trunk and arteries, foramen ovale, ductus arteriosus, ductus venosus Postcaval Venous Circulation: postcava (not injected so just locate it)

Hepatic Portal system

Arteries of the Trunk and Hind Limbs: aorta, celiac artery, anterior mesenteric artery, renal a., spermatic or ovarian a., posterior mesenteric a. external and internal iliac arteries femoral artery, umbilical arteries

Structure of the Heart: atria, ventricles, coronary artery, pulmonary trunk, aorta, precava and postcava, pulmonary veins, tricuspid, and bicuspid valves, semilunar valves.