PIG EXTRA CREDIT
1. The locations of the endocrine organs in the fetal pig are similar to the humans except for the adrenal glands and the pancreas. In humans, the adrenal glands are on top of the kidneys and superior to the pancreas. In the fetal pig, the adrenal glands are medial to each kidney and inferior to the pancreas.
2. Two endocrine organs located in the throat region are the thymus and the thyroid gland.
3. Three endocrine organs located in the abdominpelvic cavity are the adrenal glands, pancreas and gonads.
4. Given the assumption that human beings have more stress than pigs, I would expect the endocrine organs to be relatively larger in humans.
5. The thymus in the fetal pig is large because it is a fetus. As the pig matures, the thymus will shrink.
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1. The fetal pigs lymphatic drainage pattern is basically similar to those of humans.
2. The thoracic duct receives and drains lymph from everywhere except for what the right lymphatic duct covers. The right lymphatic duct drains lymph from the upper right extremity, head, and thorax delivered by the jugular, subclavian and bronchomediastinal trunks.
3. The differences observed between the origin of the common carotid arteries in the pig and the human were, in the pig, the left common carotid originates from the brachiocephalic trunk and in the human, it originates from the aortic arch.
4. The relative size of the external and internal jugular veins differ in the pig because both internal and external jugular veins were about the same size. In humans, the internal jugular vein has a large size than the external jugular vein.
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2. Two endocrine organs located in the throat region are the thymus and the thyroid gland.
3. Three endocrine organs located in the abdominpelvic cavity are the adrenal glands, pancreas and gonads.
4. Given the assumption that human beings have more stress than pigs, I would expect the endocrine organs to be relatively larger in humans.
5. The thymus in the fetal pig is large because it is a fetus. As the pig matures, the thymus will shrink.
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1. The fetal pigs lymphatic drainage pattern is basically similar to those of humans.
2. The thoracic duct receives and drains lymph from everywhere except for what the right lymphatic duct covers. The right lymphatic duct drains lymph from the upper right extremity, head, and thorax delivered by the jugular, subclavian and bronchomediastinal trunks.
3. The differences observed between the origin of the common carotid arteries in the pig and the human were, in the pig, the left common carotid originates from the brachiocephalic trunk and in the human, it originates from the aortic arch.
4. The relative size of the external and internal jugular veins differ in the pig because both internal and external jugular veins were about the same size. In humans, the internal jugular vein has a large size than the external jugular vein.
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