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I just did this dissection on Friday. They're more smooth and firm. I'm 99% sure that this is because a fetus' lungs wouldn't have to expand and contract yet so it wouldn't take on that flexible, spongy texture. That's the answer I'm putting on my lab report anyway!
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe size of a fetal pig's lungs is fairly small and are smooth and spongy in texture. In its fetal stage, the lungs do not function to oxygenate but to grow and develop through highly oxygenated blood from the mother.
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∙ 11y agoType your answer here... the fetal pigs trachea feels smoothly bumpy because the connective tissue that forms around the trachea but when that gets cut along the dissection then the trachea would feel rough, rigged and bumpy.
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∙ 9y agoThe texture of the lungs is light, spongy, and porous. Its spongy texture allows for the expansion of the lungs during inhaling.
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∙ 15y agoThe trachea is a tube connecting the larynx and bronchi, with some cartilages holding it.
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∙ 12y agolooks like slightly raised rings wrapped around a tube.
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∙ 9y agoThe esophagus of a pig is slightly smooth and also hard. It is a muscle that is used to contract food downwards towards the stomach.
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∙ 9y agoThe texture of the lungs in a fetal pig are of a solid nature. This is because the lungs have not been inflated.
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∙ 9y agoThe appearance of the lung tissue in a fetal pig is smooth and solid. This is because the pig has never used its lungs to breathe.
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∙ 13y agoit's used for breathing
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How are fetal pigs obtained?
in the mouth
What preservatives are used on fetal pigs to be dissected?
formaldehyde
Do male and female pigs have the same number of teats?
Usually, yes. But the teats on a bore are for no purpose.
What is the tube held open by rings of cartilage lined with cilia and mucous membrane?
The trachea.
Why do the walls of the trachea do not collapse because they contain?
The walls of trachea contain c-shaped rings or cartilagenous rings.These soft bones provide rigidity to the trachea , that is why the walls of trachea doesn't collapse when there is less air.
What keeps the trachea from collapsing in the fetal pig?
The uterus keeps the trachea from collapsing in a fetal pig.
What is the function of the rings of the cartilage that surround the trachea in the fetal pig?
to support trachea
What is the function of the trachea in the fetal pig?
nothing
What is the Shape of fetal pigs kidney?
The shape of a fetal pigs kidney is oval. -knowing this from just doing fetal pig exam
Why do they call a baby pig a fetal pig?
Fetal pigs is the name of pigs that haven't been born yet. They were taken from their mother as fetuses -- thus, fetal pigs. Baby pigs that have been born are called piglets.
What is The airway from mouth to lungs in a fetal pig?
Trachea
What is the texture of the trachea?
please wait...
What is the texture of a fetal pig's epiglottis?
The epiglottis in a fetal pig is located at the back of the mouth. It is a cone-shaped structure with an elasticated texture.
What is the texture of a fetal pig's lungs?
smoothe
How are fetal pigs obtained?
in the mouth
What is the order of fetal pigs?
Artilodactyla
What is the function of external auditory aperture in fetal pigs?
The external auditory aperture is present in fetal pigs. This organ is the eventual opening for the auditory lobes in adult pigs.
