11. Avian

Question 1

Biliverdin

Answer 1

Green pigment excreted in bile

Question 2

Cere

Answer 2

Fleshy structure around the nares in some birds

Question 3

Hepatic cirrhosis

Answer 3

Consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by scar tissue and regenerative nodules , leading to loss of liver function

Question 4

Hepatic fibrosis

Answer 4

Same as cirrhosis

Question 5

Hypocalcemia

Answer 5

Dificiency of calcium in blood stream

Question 6

Inappetence

Answer 6

Lack of appetite

Question 7

Nares

Answer 7

Nostrils

Question 8

Passerines

Answer 8

Small birds such as finches and canaries with pint beak and three toes point forward and one toe points backward

Question 9

Pneumatic bones

Answer 9

Bones filled with air that connect directly to respiratory tract

Question 10

Polydipsia

Answer 10

Excessive thirst

Question 11

Psittacine

Answer 11

All true parrots , parakeets , macaws.

Curve duper beak and second and third toes face forward while first and fourth toes face backwards

Question 12

Sexual dimorphism

Answer 12

Described animals were there is a physical differences between males and females of same species other than sex organs

Question 13

Toxicosis

Answer 13

Illness due to poisoning

Question 14

Urates

Answer 14

The end product of nitrogenous waste production from liver. Excreted by kidney as a pasty white or yellow material found in bird droppings.