Rat Anatomy

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Front Back
External abdominal oblique
Compress abdominal cavity, pull chest downwards
Testes
Glands that produce testosterone and sperm
Penis
Urine leaves body, reproduction
Prepuce
Foreskin
Renal artery and vein
Artery- carries blood from heart to kidneysvein- carries blood back to heart
Vas deferens
Carries mature sperm to the urethra
Vesicular/coagulating glands
Secrete fluid that forms the copulatory plug
Prostate gland
Secrete prostate fluid (a component of semen)
Spermatic cord
Connects testes to abdominal cavity
Spleen
Filters blood
Large intestine
Converts food to feces, absorbs essential vitamins from gut bacteria, reclaims water from feces
Duodenum
Smallest/shortest segment of small intestine that participates in chemical digestion of food
Anterior/posterior venae cava
Anterior- carries blood from upper half to heartposterior- carries blood from lower half to heart
Thymus
Develops/trains T cells
Anus
Removes waste products from the body