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They are similar in size, anatomy, and function. They both have four chambers and four valves.

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Renal Papilla - This is a cone-shaped projection of the medulla enclosed by the pelvis. In the pig's kidney there is only one papilla, in man there are many.

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It's about the same size and works in the same way. It's even used in schools to teach about the human heart, because it's so similar looking.

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Yes a pig has the same heart as Human heart

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ones in a pig and the others in a human

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A fetal pig's heart is found inside a pig

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Which animal is most closely related to a human?

PIG. There are very many similarites, we dissected a fetal pig in my anatomy class to prove this. BAsically the entore inside of the pig is very similar to a human, it's just proportionally smaller. The heart is in the same place between the lungs, the liver and gal bladder are very similiar, the whole digestive system is extremely similiar. The urinary system is nearly identical. The only major differences in the pig is the face. It has a different facial expression than humans do. The pig ahs bigger ears, a tail, and it's eyes are not colored like humans are, but more like a dogs. A pig ahs hooves, while humans do not. There skin is very similar to humans too. Pigs have more body hair too. PIG. There are very many similarites, we dissected a fetal pig in my anatomy class to prove this. BAsically the entore inside of the pig is very similar to a human, it's just proportionally smaller. The heart is in the same place between the lungs, the liver and gal bladder are very similiar, the whole digestive system is extremely similiar. The urinary system is nearly identical. The only major differences in the pig is the face. It has a different facial expression than humans do. The pig ahs bigger ears, a tail, and it's eyes are not colored like humans are, but more like a dogs. A pig ahs hooves, while humans do not. There skin is very similar to humans too. Pigs have more body hair too.