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Common features of avian anatomy

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o Shaped and constrained by flight
o High metabolism
o Physiologically extreme
o Birds are reptiles, some similarities are expected

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avian beak structure

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Avian beak: Keratin layer = ramphotheca (rhinotheca + gnatotheca)
>2 parts

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funny things birds have on their heads

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-knob
-casque
-comb
-wattles
-snoot
-creast

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types of bird feet

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Cursorial - ostrich (2 toes in front)
Raptors
Perching
Webbed

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different bird feet toe configurations (that are important to us)

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anisodactyl - 3 front, 1 back (almost all species)
zygodactyl - X-shape: 2 front, 2 back (almost all the parrots)

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important pads on bird foot and why its important

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-metatarsal pad - common site for dermatitis
-digital pads

> many foot issues in practice

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main roles of feathers

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o Flight
o Insulation
o Communication o Sensitive

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types of feathers

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o Contour feathers (flight and covert feathers)
o Down feathers (includes powder down)
o Bristles
o Filoplumes (simplified covert feathers)

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feather anatomy

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ranchis in the middle, vanes radiate out
calamus at base (quil)

> each vane has small barbs and hooks of distal barbules

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types offeathers

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tail, flight, semiplume, filoplume, bristle, down

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flight feathers - where they attach, anatomical division

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attach to periosteum of the bone
Primary remiges > 10 feathers inward from wing tip
Secondary remiges > on caudal wing aspect

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apteric areas

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have no feathers

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plumage maintenance

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o Molting
- Frequency varies
- Pattern varies
o Preening
- Use uropygial gland on the rump
- Use beak
- Use powder down feathers
o Water and dust bath (+ rain)

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‘preening gland’ real name and purpose

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uropygial gland - make feathers nice and waterproof

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structure of bird skeleton - main adaptations for flight

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  • Pneumatization of most bones by the air sac system
    o Except distal wing and legs
    o Species variation
  • Fusion of bones
    o Carpometacarpus
    o Tibiotarsus
    o Vertebral column (notarium, synsacrum, pygostyle)
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what bones are fused in birds

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o Carpometacarpus
o Tibiotarsus
o Vertebral column (notarium, synsacrum, pygostyle)

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bones of the pectoral girdle

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-scapula
-coracoid bone
-clavicle

> different from mammals

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spring mechanism for flight: components - muscles, bones

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m. supracoracoideus - goes through triosseal canal

  • sternum
  • coracoid
  • clavicle
  • humerus

m . pectoralis

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what is cranial kinesis? who can do it

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forward motion in beak, esp. in parrots

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important flight muscles

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-M. supracoideus > goes through hole, inner
-M. pectorlais, outer

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Coelomic Cavities: what ones are present

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  • Extremely complex in birds
    o Pleural and pericardial cavities
  • Lungs
    o 4 hepatoperitoneal cavities - Liver
    o 1 intestinoperitoneal cavities
  • All abdominal organs
  • Abdominal air sac
    o Cranial group of air sac are in subpulmonary cavity (not a coelomic cavity)
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subcavity devisions of celomic cavity, and what they contain

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-Subpulmonary cavity (contains cranial air sacs)
-Hepatoperitoneal cavities (contain liver)
-Intestinoperitoneal cavity (contain organs + abd air sac)

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a very different system in birds compared to mammals, and why important

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respiratory - important for anesthesia and treatment of resp disease

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differences in bird resp system

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  • complete tracheal rings
  • sound produced by syrinx
  • presence of large air sacs
  • respiratory system pneumatizes most bones and cavities
  • cross-current gas exchange
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anatomy of upper respiratory system - components
o Nares o Nasal cavities o A single paranasal sinus - Infraorbital sinus  Lateral wall is made of soft tissues  Many diverticula  Pneumatizes the skull
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simplified lanrynx structure of birds
oNo epiglottis or vocal cords oCrista ventralis in some species
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difference in birds trachea vs mammals
Complete and overlapping tracheal rings
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purpose and location of syrinx
o Sound production o At bronchial bifurcation inside thorax
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how many air sacs in most birds
9 air sacs in most birds 1. infraorbital sinus 2. cervicocephalic diverticulum 3. cervical 4. interclavicular a) intrathoracic diverticulum and b) extrathoracic diverticulum 5. cranial thoracic 6. caudal thoracic 7. abdominal
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resp system flow in bird
Trachea. > primary bronchi > mesobronchi > parabronchi > atrium > infundibulum > Air capillaries
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microscopic nature, flow, and exchange of bird resp system
* Highly efficient lungs o Cross-current gas exchange o Thinner air-blood barrier o Very large exchange surface o Unidirectional flow (in most of the lungs)
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breathing mechanism in birds - how many breaths for full cycle, what muscles used
* Inspiration and expiration are both active * Two inspirations / exhalations required for a full cycle * Mainly use intercostal muscles o Other muscles can be recruited - Tail bobbing
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major clinical implications of birds resp system for anesthesia
- use uncuffed endotracheal tubes - air sac perfusion anesthesia possible - fast induction and recovery
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major clinical implications of birds resp system for surgery
- some surgeries require penetration into the air sac system - wound irrigation may cause fluid aspiration (eg. pneumatized bone fracture, abdominal surgery, sinusotomy)
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major clinical implications of birds resp system for disease pathogenesis
- highly succesptible to airborne toxins
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major clinical implications of birds resp system for diagnostics
- air sac system allows coelioscopy - decreased ultrasound windows throught the body
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major clinical implications of birds resp system for therapeutics
- nebulized particles should be below 1 - 2 microns to reach air capillaries
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avian heart structure and important differences from mammals
* Heart larger than in mammals o Especially in falcons * 4 chambers o Left AV valve > standard anatomy o Right AV valve > muscular flap with its own nerve * Some important differences from mammals o Higher stroke volume, heart rate, and blood pressure o Right ascending aorta o Different ECG
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biird GI system basic flow to gizzard
esophagus > crop > esophagus > proventriculus > gizzard
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no crop in what birds?
No crop in owls, ducks, ratites
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proventriculus and ventriculus tissue and structure
- proventriculus more flicced, has glandular tissue - ventriculus/gizzard is muscular
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ceca structure in birds
o Birds have 2 ceca (vestigial in parrots and passerines)
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liver, tolk sac remnant, and pnacreas structure in birds
o Liver has 2 lobes and 1 gallbladder (no gallbladder in Psittaciformes except cockatoos) o Remnant of yolk sac is called Meckel’s diverticulum o Pancreas is within duodenal loop
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cloaca structure in birds
* Cloaca has 3 chambers o Coprodeum - Rectal opening o Urodeum - Ureteral openings - Vaginal opening - Vas deferens openings o Proctodeum - Bursa of Fabricius - Phallus of some birds (ostrich, duck)
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urinary system in birds structure and location. what dont they have?
* Several kidney lobes- typically 3 (cranial, middle, caudal) > Located dorsally in the synsacrum * Ureters run ventrally on kidneys and open into the urodeum * No bladder in any bird
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internal anatomy of kidney, and differences from mammals
* No gross demarcation between cortex and medulla, no pelvis o Renal lobules * Two types of nephrons o 70% loopless “reptilian” nephrons (cortical) o 30 % looped “mammalian” nephrons (medullary) * Lower concentrating ability
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Uricotelism in birds; what is it, how is it produced
o Uric acid is the primary nitrogenous waste product in birds o Producedintheliver o Uric acid is relatively non-toxic, does not diffuse, but has decreased solubility o 90% eliminated by tubular secretion
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advantages of Uricotelism vs ureotelism
o Uric acid is non toxic o UA does not diffuse through membrane (useful in eggs) o UA excretes more nitrogen o Can be excreted with little water
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disadvantages of Uricotelism vs ureotelism
o Poorly soluble, may produce gout o More costly to produce
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osmoregulation in birds vs mammals and in general
* Lower renal concentrating ability * But, o Birds can modulate their GFR and urine output in response to hydration status o Renal portal system perfuses renal tubules o Post-renal handling of urine by cloaca, colon, and ceca o Some species have salt glands
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bird feces components
urine, feces, urates
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components of and peculiarity of bird female repro system
ovary > infundibulum > magnum > isthmus > uterus > vagina > cloaca -Only left ovary and oviduct (a few exceptions)
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Function of the 5 parts of the oviduct
o Infundibulum - Picking up oocyte during ovulation - Site of fertilization - Deposition of chalazae o Magnum - Deposition of albumen o Isthmus - Deposition of shell membranes o Uterus (shell gland) - Shell formation and deposition of calcium - Where egg spends most of its time o Vagina - Sperm storage - Muscles for laying
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how long does process from ovulation to egg laying take?
about 24h
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Oviposition, important hormones, and laying
oSmall end first oHormones induce laying: - Arginine vasotocin - Prostaglandins E2 and F2α > can be used to treat egg binding
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egg incubation; important considerations and timing
o Natural or artificial - Humidity - Temperature - Turning (unlike reptiles) o Lots of diseases associated with improper incubation parameters o Duration of roughly 24-32 days
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components of the male avian reproductive system
* Two testicles > Internal > Can get huge during reproductive activity (not in parrots) * deferent duct * urodeum
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what birds have a phallus? what is the erectile mechanism?
ducks, ratites Erectile mechanism is lymphatic
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bird brains: differences and similarities to mammals in macroscopic structure
* Different organization and terminology than mammals * Hindbrain, midbrain, thalamus, and cerebellum are similar to mammals o But no cortex, replaced by a “nidopallium” * Birds have a nuclear brain organization o Whereas mammals have a layered organization
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bird neuron and cranial nerve differences from mammals
o Birds have more neurons than mammals o 12 cranial nerves (like mammals)
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bird spinal cord differences from mammals
o Spinal cord extends to the limit of vertebral column o No cauda equina o Glycogen body in lumbosacral sinus
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Main differences with mammals for bird eye
Large eyes Minimal motion Striated iris muscles > control dilation Scleral ossicles Avascular retina Pecten

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