Exotic Animal Anatomy

dorsal surface at upper base of tail

uropygial gland is located on the

birds of prey

type of bird has claws called talons

coping

term for trimming or reshaping a beak is

calamus

round, hollow, semitransparent part of a contour feather below where the webbed part of the feather begins is the

down

type of feather lacks a true shaft and provides insulation for the bird

bristle

type of feathers serves a birds sense of touch

powder down

type of feather never stops growing

powder down

type of feathers provide waterproofing for a bird

blood feather

growing feather is called

loss of internal bone matrix

which adaption to the skeletal system is key to ability of birds to fly

eye socket

sclerotic ring is found around

keel

bony ridge on the sternum of strong flying birds is the

femur

drumstick

low blood supply

characteristic white muscle

pigeon

red muscles are the predominant muscle type in a

pectoralis

the large muscle that causes the down stroke of a wing is the _ muscle

claw neglect

bumblefoot can result from

3

how many eyelids protect the cornea of a bird eye

antibodies

bursa of fabricius stimulates production of

thyroid

gland secretes hormone that regulates body and feather growth, may stimulate migration urge

crop

birds storage space for ingested food before reaches stomach

proventriculus

glandular stomach in bird

grind food

gizzard

cloaca

located at terminal end of digestive system

nucleated

avian red blood cells differ from mammalian red blood cells in that they are

neutrophils

heterophils in avian blood are equivalent to _ in mammalian blood

thymus and bursa

lymphocytes in birds are produced by

jugular, brachial, medial metatarsal

three veins most often used for venipuncture in birds

right ovary

which gonad is rudimentary and doesnt function

altricial

what type of newly hatched chick is blind and bare skinned when hatched

precocial

what type of newly hatched chicks is covered with downy feathers, has eye opens, and quickly mobile

ectothermic

amphibians and reptiles are generally not able to generate their own body heat are referred to

osteoderms

bony plates found within the dermis of some lizards and crocodilians are called

brilles

snakes have modified scales called _ instead of eyelids that cover their eyes

shedding skin

exuvia

abnormal shedding

dysedysis

vitamin A

turtle suffering from squamous metaplasia has diet deficient in

2 atria, 1 ventricle

reptilian heart is composed of

2 aortas

crocodilian heart is different from mammalian heart is that it has

monocyte

largest white blood cell in reptilian blood is the

ventral coccygeal vein

blood is most frequently drawn from the _ of a snake

turtles/tortise

which animal could the jugular vein be an option for venipuncture

snake

reptiles do not have external ear openings

carnivores

adult amphibians

follow a scent

vomeronasal organ allows animal to

frogs and toads

amphibians can prolapse their stomachs to empty and clean them

chameleons

reptiles have no teeth

temperature

crocodilians rely on _ to determine sex of hatching

presacral, sacral, caudal

3 sections of reptilian spinal column are