Question

Fetal Pig Anatomy

Reproductive system

-WHAT ADVANTAGE DOES THIS LARGE Y-SHAPED UTERUS PROVIDE THE FEMALE PIG?

-IS THE OVARY DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE UTERINE TUBE/OVIDUCT?

Arteries of lower trunk

-WHAT ARE THE STRUCTURES THAT THE RENAL ARTERIES ARE SUPPLYING BLOOD TO?

-ARE THE DEEP ARTERY OF THE THIGH AND THE FEMORAL ARTERY IN THE PIG SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT TO THOSE IN YOU LEG?

-ARE THE UMBILICAL ARTERIES CARRYING BLOOD FROM FETUS TO PLACENTA, OR FROM PLACENTA TO FETUS?
-BASED ON YOUR ANSWER ABOVE, IS THE BLOOD IN THE UMBILICAL ARTERIES OXYGEN-RICH OR OXYGEN POOR?
-FINALLY, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE UMBILICAL ARTERIES AFTER BIRTH?

Veins of the lower trunk

-WHAT CHAMBER OF THE HEART DOES THE VENA CAVA DELIVER BLOOD TO?

-HOW MANY HEPATIC VEINS CAN YOU SEE ENTERING THE VENA CAVA?

-WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLOOD (OXYGEN AND NUTRIENT CONTENT) IN THE UMBILICAL VEIN?

Nervous System

-WHY ARE THESE ENLARGEMENTS PRESENT ALONG THE SPINAL COLUMN?

-WHAT DOES ‘CAUDA EQUINA’ MEAN...AND WHY IS IT APPROPRIATE NAME FOR THESE NEURONS?

Answer 1

Fetal pig anatomy

Reproductive system