A4 Final Flashcards

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What is the phylum of this assessment?

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)

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What are the two classes assessed?

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Class. Birds (Aves)
Class. Mammals (Mammalia)

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What is the study of birds known as?

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ornithology

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Explain the external structure of birds.

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  • warm blooded

additional structures:
- feathers (tail=equal ; flight=unequal)
- wings (forelimbs)
- scales (feet, legs)
- claws (talons)
- bill (beak)
- wishbone

overall body:
- loss of skeleton parts: no hand, no foot, no tail, no skull
- reorientated shoulder
- midified wrist
- enlarged sternum
- hollow bones
- pygostyle (fused tail)
- eyeline
- crown
- lone
- breast
- moustache
- rump
- flank

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Explain the digestive system of the Class. Birds.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)

  • complete
  • closed
  • mouth–> CLOACA

feel pray under sand

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Explain the circulatory system of the Class. Birds.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)

HEART:
- 4 chambers (2 atria, 2 ventricles)
- left: oxygenated, higher pressure, thicker walls
- smaller bird = bigger heart
- bigger heart than mammals
- reach metabolic demand

BLOOD VESSELS:
- arteries
- arterioles
- capillaries
- venules
- veins

2 SYSTEMS:
- pulmonary circuit
- systematic circuit

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Explain the respiratory system of the Class. Birds.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)

SYRINX- vocal chord

9 airsacs:
- 1 clavicular
- 2 cervical
- 2 cranial thoracic
- 2 caudal thoracic
- 2 abdominal

controlled by the medulla oblongata

nares, trachea, lungs, bronchus, glottis, larynx,

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Explain the nervous system of the Class. Birds.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)

CNS:
- brain: medulla (heart rate, respiration, blood pressure), optic lobe, cerebellum (coordination), cerebrum (olfcatory lobe).
- spinal chord

PNS:
- cranial nerves
- spinal nerves
- autonomic nerves
- ganglia
- sense organs

Sense Organs:
- Herbst Corpuscles (skin, beak, leg = touch receptors)
- Grandy Corpuscles (dermis of skin)
- Merkel Cells (featherless skin, beak, legs (dermis))

Vision:
- colour
- well
- binocular
- blind gap

Smell:
- limited
- small olfactory lobes

Taste:
- few taste buds

herbs, brandy, melville

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Explain the excretory system of the Class. Birds.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)

KIDNEYS
- 2 kidneys (3 lobes)
- ureter (cortex, medulla, loop of henle)
- gastrointestinal tract
- NO URINARY BLADDER!
- URIC ACID (urine –> urodeum in cloaca)

SALT GLANDS:
- excess water
- close to eyesball –> out by nostril

NO SWEAT GLANDS

LUNGS:
- water out by breathing

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Explain the reproductory system of the Class. Birds.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)

  • seperate sexes
  • internal fertilization

male:
- 2 testes (left>right)
- larger with increased mating
- infront of kidney

female:
- ovary (left, 1 produces eggs and reaches maturity)
- infundibulum, magnum, isthmus, shellgland, uterus
- infront of kidney

out:
lay hard shelled eggs

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Explain the coposition of an egg of the Class. Birds. Explain egg incubation.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)

Hard shelled eggs (produced by…):
- shell (uterus/shell gland)
- membrane (isthmus)
- albumen (magnum)
- yolk (ovary)

Egg incubation:
- direct
- nests
- external sources (burried)

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12
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Explain bird feather formation.

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dermal papilla
follicle
epidermal ridges
open down feather

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13
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State bird flight adaptations.

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  • reduction of skeleton weight
  • fused clavicles
  • high metabolism
  • large airsacs
  • efficient digestive system (lots of food in a short time)
  • efficient respiratory system
  • efficient circulatory system
  • no urinary bladder (water conservation)
  • only 1 ovary
  • sex organs only functional during breeding season (breeding complete–>gonads regress)
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14
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What are the three orders of the Class. Birds?

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)

Order. Falconiformes
Order. Galliformes
Order. Passeriformes

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Explain the Order. Falciniformes. State examples.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)
Order. Falconiformes

  • live in all habitats
  • migratory species (have a preferred habitat)
  • predators

structure:
- strong, hook like beak
- sharp nails
- adherent feathers

eg.
- hawk
- owl
- eagle
- vulture
- falcon

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Explain the Order. Galliformes? State examples.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)
Order. Galliformes

  • worldwide distribution
  • arboreal/terrestrial (easy running, rarely in trees)
  • omnivores (insects, berries, buds)
  • ground nests

structure:
- chicken like appearance
- small/large body
- blunt wings (short and round)
- legs with 4 strong fingers (spudding)

eg.
- chicken
- partridge
- grouse

spudding=digging

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Explain the Order. Passeriformes? State examples.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Birds (Aves)
Order. Passeriformes

  • perching birds / passerines
  • riches species (66% of birds)
  • all terrestrial locations
  • omnivores (grains, fruit, insects, vertebrates)
  • live in trees
  • small birds

eg.
- warble, flucatcher, tit, thrush, treecreeper, wagtail, shrike

pirch=rest

18
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What is the difference between anamnia and amniota?

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Anamnia:
- lower vertebrates: fish, amphibians
- eggs in water

Amniota:
- higher vertebrates: reptiles, birds, mammals
- egg with amnion
- eggs on land
- retain fertilized egg in mother

19
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What are the three groups (infraclass) of the Class. Mammalia?

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Marsupials
Eutherians
Monotremes

20
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Explain the main features of Marsupials. State examples.

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1) posess a pouch
- premature young reside after birth
- recieve milk
- develop

2) less complex placental connection
- young born at a very young age
- latch onto nipple in the pouch

eg.
- kangaroo
- koala
- bandicoot

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Explain the main features of Eutherians. State examples.

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1) complex placental connection
- connects fetus to mother
- during gestation period

eg.
- carnivores
- anteaters
- aquatic mammals
- primates
- humans

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Explain the main features of Monotremes. What are the two families? State examples.

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lay eggs:
- no birth to young
- leathery shell (like reptiles)

no teeth

1) Family Ornithorhynchidea
- bird beak
- eg. platupus

2) Family Tachyglossidae
- sticky tongue
- eg. echidnas (spiny anteaters)

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Explain the external structure of the Class. Mammals.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Mammals (Mammalia)

endothermic (regulate their own body temperature)

Skin:
- 2 layers: superficial non vascular epidermis, dermis/corium
- thermoregulation + nourishment of young (sweat glands)
- sensory organ: Ruffini corpuscle & Meissner corpuscle
- Ruffini corpuscle (pressure and vibration)
- Meissner corpuscle (touch)

Glands:
- sebaceous –> sebum (lipid mixture); hair, skin; water resistance & lubrication
- exocrine –> sweat. perspiration, water; absent in some
- apocrine –> scent glands; chemical communication (eg. skunk)
- mammary –> milk; nourish young

Hair:
- rod of cells + keratin
- skin cells = follicles
- eg. fur, whiskers, defensive quills
- insulation, protection, camouflage, sensory feedback

Horns:
true horns: grow continuously & are not shed
- keratin fibre horn (eg. rhino)
- hollow horn (eg. artidactyl)
- prong horn (eg. antelope)
- antler “velvet” (eg. raindeer)

Hoof, Claws, Nails

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Explain the digestive system of the Class. Mammals.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Mammals (Mammalia)

4 parts:
- injestion
- digestion
- absorption
- elimination

1) Oral Cavity:
- teeth: homodont/heterodont ; diphydont ; dental formula
- glands: parotid, submandibular, sublingual
- saliva: mucus, immunoglobulins, lysozymes, salivary amylase, lipase

2) Pharynx: trachea, esophagus
3) Esophagus
4) Stomach
5) Small Intestine
6) Large Intestine

Accessory Structures:
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Gall Bladder

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Explain the circulatory system of the Class. Mammals.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Mammals (Mammalia)

HEART:
- 4 chambers: 2 atria, 2 ventricles
- atria recieve blood, ventricles pump blood
- right: deoxygenated blood (–> lungs)
- left: oxygenated blood (–> body)
- 3 layers: epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

2 systems:
- pulmanory circuit
- systematic circuit

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Explain the respiratory system of the Class. Mammals.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Mammals (Mammalia)

1) Nasal Cavity:
- air is warmed, humidified, and surveyed for particulates

2) Pharynx
3) Larynx
4) Trachea
5) Primary –> Secondary –> Tertiary Bronchi
6) Terminal Bronchioles
7) Respiratory Bronchioles
8) Alveolar Ducts
9) Alveolar Sacs
- gas exchange occurs in capillaries

+ Diaphragm

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Explain the nervous system of the Class. Mammals.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Mammals (Mammalia)

1) CNS:
Brain:
- large (compared to body size)
- 4 lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
- medulla oblongata, thalamus, amygdala, hippocampus
- cerebellum

Spinal Chord

2) PNS:
Nerves:
- sympathetic / parasympathetic

Sound:
- outer ear –> middle ear –> tympanic membrane (inner ear)
- organ of Corti (organ of sound transduction)
- 3 bones: Ossicles transfer sound to the oval window
- Malleceus (hammer); Incus (anvil); Staples (stirrup); transmit vibrations (tympanic membrane –> inner ear)

Vision:
- retina, cornea, optic nerve, optic disc
- mascular region, fovea
- types:
Binocular Vision (Stereoscopic) eg. carnivores, calculate distance)
Side Vision (Peripheral) 360 * eg. herbivores, pray

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Explain the excretory system of the Class. Mammals.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Mammals (Mammalia)

  • kidneys
  • ureter
  • urinary bladder
  • urethra

nephron- functional unit

–> URINE

Uteri types:
- double uterus (rodents)
- bicornuoate uterus (carnivores, ruminanats) (single all but 2 uterine horns)
- simplex uterus (primates, bats)

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Explain the reproductive system of the Class. Mammals.

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Phylum. Chordates (Chordata)
Class. Mammals (Mammalia)

  • seperate sexes
  • internal fertilization
30
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What are the three R’s? What do they stand for?

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1) REPLACEMENT:
- methods avoiding animal use (eg. computer programs)

2) REFINEMENT
- modifications of husbandry
- enhance animal well being
- eliminate/minimize pain

3) REDUCTION
- minimize numbers of animals
- maximize information obtained from a set number of animals
- without more pain / distress

31
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Explain the usage of mice in research. Explain mice biology.

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Research:
- 95% animals
- biology, psychology, engeneering
- find treatment and cure
- behaviour, sensory, aging, nutrition, genetic studies

Why Mice?:
- small size
- short lifespan
- adaptability
- low cost
- genetic background
- easy humanization (with tumors, immune cells, microbiome)

Biology:
- long loop of Henle
- incisors and molars
- same: stomach, small intestine, cecum, colon
- no sweat glands
- breed continuously (1:1 system / harem mating system)
- sex: measure arogenital distance (male>female)
- communicate via hormones
- colourblind
- poor eyesight
- good hearing
- good smell and taste
- omnivores and coprophagic (feces)

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Explain the usage of rats in research. Explain rat biology.

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Research:
- nutrition genetics, immunology, neurology, diseases, metabolic disease, behaviour
- drug discovery, efficacy and toxicity

Biology:
- nocturnal species
- social animals (in pairs)
- wild chewing

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Explain the usage of rabbits in research. Explain rabbit biology.

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Research:
- atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, ocular, immunology
- production of polycolonal antibodies (higher volume of blood compared to otehr rodents)
- surgical implantation of biomedical devices (larger body size)

Biology:
- thin and fragile skin
- no pads on feet (covered with fur)
- long ears (hearing & thermoregulation) (+ easy to sample blood)
- no sweat glands (panting insufficient for thermoregulation)
- small skeletal mass (8%) (back is prone to traumatic fracture)
- teeth: open rooted (continue to grow and errupt their whole life)
- large cecum and ceacal appendix (bacterial digestion)
- colon: seperation of excreta (proximal, fusus, distal part)
- anus!
- social
- nocturnal
- dominance hierarchies (established behaviourally)
- food: hay (80%), vehetables (10%), pellets (5%), fruits and treats (5%)
- heat stressed: must be kept at lower temperatures

Reproductive system:
male: prepuce, scrotal sac + anus
female: urogenital orfice + anus

Caecotrophy:
produce 2 types of droppings:
- soft feces (rich in bacterial proteins)
- hard feces