Avian, Reptile and Amphibian Flashcards
What is a blood feather
An alternate name of a growing feather during feather development
What are heterophils
Neutrophil in reptiles
What is the larger muscle used to depress and elevate a wing?
The pectoralis and supracoracoideus
What is a type of feather that never stops growing?
Powder down feather?
What is Ecdysis
The scientific name that describes the shedding of the skin in reptiles
What is the terminology that describes the cold-blooded nature of reptiles?
Ectothermic
That is the specific type of white blood cell that is produced and matured by the bursa of Fabricius
Lymphocytes
What is the ventriculus?
The structure that acts as the muscular stomach of the bird and is often filled with ingested grit to help break down ingesta
What is the gastrointestinal structure where chemical digestion occurs and is located caudal to the crop?
The Proventriculus
How many chambers does a reptilian heart have?
Three
What is the common outflow tract of amphibians and reptiles in which both urine and feces exit the body?
The cloaca
What is the bird’s storage pouch for food located caudal to the esophagus?
The crop
What make up 80% of the avian’s respiratory system?
Air sacs
What is the bone that replaces the malleus, incus, and stapes in avian
Columella
What is the specific terminology of the first forelimb digit in avians?
The alula bone
