Anatomy Flashcards
(158 cards)
What muscle flecess the knee and rotates the leg outward?
sartorius
Why are most of the economically important chickens in the nation white feathered?
their carcusses look cleaner after processing
The northern bobwhite Quail are in the ___ family.
odontophoridae
How long will the egg stay in the isthmus?
1.25 hours
The hormone ____, regulates the rate of metabolism and is involved with pigmentation, structure, and feather molting.
thyroxin
Sperm survive in the avian female’s body for ____ but for a ____ in the mammalian female body.
1 week; 1 hour
Animals in the class ____ are feathered, bied, warm-blooded vertebrates with a four-chambered heart.
aves
The hormone _____ is responsible for growth and maturation of ovarian follicles in the ovary and is under the influence of a gradual increase/decrease in duration of the diurnal photoperiod.
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
What is the genus an species name for the domestic chicken?
Gallus gallus
Gizzards of birds fed ____ feed are less developed than are gizzards of birds fed _____ feed.
ground; whole
What are the bines called that make up the top of the beck of a chicken?
maxilla
Male poultry lack an expernal ____.
penis
What is the pulse rate for poultry?
300 beats per minute
What makes the fowl’s air sacs ver susceptible to respiratory infections?
lack of blood vessels preventing gas exchange
pectoral muscles accound for ___to___ of the bird’s total weight.
15-20%
How long does the egg stay in the uterus?
20-21 hours
Feathers originate from distinct feather tracts called ____.
pterylae
The cloaca is a cavity for entrance for all of the following EXCEPT:
integumentary
The ____ and ____ serve as secondary sex characteristics, regulate the bird’s body temperature, and are closely related to gonadal activity of the bird..
combs and wattlees
The ___ is a narrow strip of tissue ling in the duodenal loop ad secretes digestive enzymes and the hormone insulin.
pancreas
What are the extra long tail feathers called?
sickles
Which bone makes up the thigh for the chicken?
femur
What is the genus and species name for the wild and domestic turkey?
meleagris gallipavo
_____ muscle activity causes _____ level of moglobin and thus the reason for the white meat in chickens and turkeys.
less; lower