Avain A&P

Question 1

What does the integument of birds include?

Answer 1

Skin, beak, claws, feathers

Question 2

Define Zygodactyl

Answer 2

2nd and 3rd digits point anteriorly while digits 1 and 4 are oriented posteriorly.

Question 3

Define anisodactyl

Answer 3

1 digit points posteriorly while digits 2-4 point posteriorly

Question 4

5 types of feathers

Answer 4

Contour, semiplume, down, filoplume, bristle.

Question 5

What are pneumatic bones and where are they located?

Answer 5

They are hollow bones, located in the skull, vertebrae, pelvis, sternum, ribs, humerus, sometimes femur

Question 6

What are the largest muscles in the body and what are they used to assess

Answer 6

The pectoral muscle is the biggest, they are used to determine their body condition and are for IM injections

Question 7

What is the function of the copredeum?

Answer 7

Receives feces the rectum

Question 8

What are the 3 components of normal bird droppings

Answer 8

Liquid urine, semisolid white or cream urates, feces

Question 9

What makes up the white portion of bird droppings?

Answer 9

Urates

Question 10

What is the major excretion product in birds?

Answer 10

urates

Question 11

Which side of the female reproductive tract develops slowly?

Answer 11

Left side

Question 12

How long is the process from ovulation to egg laying?

Answer 12

15 hours

Question 13

Where does the egg production take place?

Answer 13

various regions of the oviduct produce the egg white and egg shell

Question 14

The bird heart is ________ times larger than that of mammals

Answer 14

1 1/2

Question 15

Heart rate ranges from ___-____bpm in large parrots and up to ______bpm in very small species

Answer 15

250-350, 1400

Question 16

The control centers in the brain for _________ and _________ are larger that those for, ________, __________, and _________

Answer 16

vision, hearing, taste, touch, and smell

Question 17

What is the pectin oculi

Answer 17

Highly vascular, ribbonlike structure

Question 18

How are birdds able to have voluntary control over the size of their pupils?

Answer 18

The iris contains striated muscles

Question 19

What diagnostic indicator is not useful in birds due to their voluntary control over their pupil size

Answer 19

pupillary light response

Question 20

What dies the external auditory canal do?

Answer 20

Funnels sound to the middle ear and tympanic membrane

Question 21

What is the columella?

Answer 21

Single bone in the middle ear and connects to the inner ear.

Question 22

Within the inner ear is the labyrinth. What are its 2 functions

Answer 22

maintain balance and equilibrium

Question 23

What is feather-destructive behavior also called?

Answer 23

Plucking/picking

Question 24

Wagging their tail means?

Answer 24

Happy and relaxed

Question 25

Grinding beak

Answer 25

comfortable

Question 26

Regurgitate food

Answer 26

Closely bonded too

Question 27

Chewing

Answer 27

juvenile parrots go through a “beaking” phase, dont outgrow this

Question 28

biting

Answer 28

exhibit dominance, express fear, exhibit jealousy