Rat disection

cecum

pouch used for digesting cellulose

colon

removes water from digestive food

diaphragm

main muscle used for breathing

duodenum

receives chyme, bile, and digestive enzymes

esophagus

food goes down it to get to the stomach

heart

pumps blood throughout the body

lleum

nutrient and water absorption

kidney

removes poisons from the blood

larynx

voice box

liver

filters out toxins/ produces

lungs

enables breathing

mandibular gland

a salivary gland that breaks down food in the mouth

ovaries

produces eggs and female hormones

pancreas

produces digestive enzymes and insulin

penis

ejaculates sperm for reproduction/ urination

spleen

produces lymphocytes/ filters blood

stomach

stores and breaks down food to be digested

testes

produces/stores sperm and produces male hormones

trachea

a tube in the throat that aids in breathing

urinary bladder

holds urine

uterus

stores unborn fetus

cecum

pouch used for digesting cellulose

colon

removes water from digestive food

diaphragm

main muscle used for breathing

duodenum

receives chyme, bile, and digestive enzymes

esophagus

food goes down it to get to the stomach

heart

pumps blood throughout the body

lleum

nutrient and water absorption

kidney

removes poisons from the blood

larynx

voice box

liver

filters out toxins/ produces

lungs

enables breathing

mandibular gland

a salivary gland that breaks down food in the mouth

ovaries

produces eggs and female hormones

pancreas

produces digestive enzymes and insulin

penis

ejaculates sperm for reproduction/ urination

spleen

produces lymphocytes/ filters blood

stomach

stores and breaks down food to be digested

testes

produces/stores sperm and produces male hormones

trachea

a tube in the throat that aids in breathing

urinary bladder

holds urine

uterus

stores unborn fetus