Fetal Pig Anatomy Quiz

1. Which statement correctly describes the umbilical vein in a living fetus?

2. A probe passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter. Which structure should it enter next?

3. Which external observation identifies a female fetal pig?

4. A long, flat, dark reddish organ is found alongside the greater curvature of the stomach. Which organ is it?

5. During dissection, a student finds two tubes behind the mouth. One stays open because its wall contains firm cartilage rings. Which tube is it?

6. A tightly coiled section of the large intestine is visible in the abdominal cavity. What is this characteristic fetal pig structure called?

7. Which sequence correctly traces swallowed material from the oral cavity to the stomach?

8. Which muscular sheet separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

9. Which external structure attaches to the ventral midline of a fetal pig and connects it to the placenta before birth?

10. Which structure sits at the upper end of the trachea and contains the vocal folds?

11. In fetal circulation, which vessel allows much of the blood leaving the right side of the heart to bypass the uninflated lungs by flowing from the pulmonary trunk toward the aorta?

12. When the small intestine is lifted, a thin membrane keeps its coils attached and carries blood vessels to them. What is this membrane?

13. A student is searching for a diffuse, lobulated gland in the tissue near the stomach and duodenum rather than a hollow digestive organ. Which structure fits that description?

14. A student traces urine as it leaves a kidney. Which narrow tube carries it toward the urinary bladder?

15. If air is gently introduced through the trachea of a prepared specimen and the passage is unobstructed, which organs should expand first?

16. Which small sac on the underside of the liver stores bile?