Structure and Function of Organisms
Bio 206L

Lab 8: Rat anatomy

1.             What structure is found in human anatomy but not in the rat anatomy? _________ __________

2.             The rat heart is in what position to its liver? __________________________

 3.             Name the first three arterial branches off the aortic arch: _________________________________ _________________, _________________________ _______________________  ___________, and _________________________ _______________________ ________________________.

 4.             What membrane surrounds the heart? ____________________ ___________________________

 5.             Name the two vessels that branch off the brachiocephalic artery: _________________________ _________________ ________________and ____________ _______________ _____________ ______________________..

 6.             What vein drains the liver? ______________ _______________.

 7.             What vein drains blood from the intestines? ________________ __________________ ________

 8.             Which artery carries blood with lowest amount of oxygen?  __________________ ____________

9.             Which vein carries blood with the highest amount of oxygen? ________________ ____________

 10.           Name the initial branch off the abdominal aorta that leads to the hepatic artery, gastric artery, and splenic artery. _____________________ __________________

11.           What muscles are found between the ribs that are important for breathing?___________________ ______________________________

 12.           Urine leaves the kidney via the ______________ and is stored in the _________________ and leave the body through the ______________________.

13.           The _____________________ is a structure homologous to the male penis.

 14.           The ____________________ in the female rate is homologous to the testis in the male rat.

15.           How is the uterus of the female rate different from that of humans? _______________________________________________________________________________

16.           Sperm is produced in the _________________, stored in the ________________________ travels up through the ____________ _____________________ to the urogenital tract or ____________.

17.           The brain is covered with a thick membrane known as the ________________ _______________.

18.           The __________________ nerve lies between the common carotid artery and the jugular vein.

19.           Involuntary muscle coordination and balance is controlled by the ___________________ of the brain.

20.           Regulation of autonomic functions such as heart rate and pace of breathing is controlled by the _______________________ of the brain..

21.           Voluntary control of muscles, conscious sensation perception, processing of information occurs in the ____________________ of the brain.

22.           What position is esophagus to the dorsal root ganglion.  ___________________

23.           The position of the esophagus is _____________________ to the trachea.

24.           The position of the trachea is __________________ to the larynx. 

25.           Caudal to the junction of the small intestines and the large intestines can be found the __________

26.           The ________________________ at the base of the tongue covers the opening to the trachea.

 27.           The skull, vertebral column, and the rib cage make up the ____________________ ________________________.

 28.           The pectoral girdle, the forelimbs, the pelvic girdle, and the hind limbs make up the ___________________________ ________________________..

 


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