Birds 3 Flashcards
(T/F) Bird have no teeth and no soft palate.
True
In the oropharynx of birds, the ______ is a cavity which communicates with the nasal cavity and _________ is the combined openings of both auditory tubes.
choana
infundibular cleft
Within the oropharynx, there are small, rostral openings of ________.
salivary glands
What bone is a projection of the hyoid apparatus into the tongue? What is its function?
entoglossal bone
help swallow & get liquid into oropharynx
Esophagus is on the (left/right) side of the neck in avians.
right
Enlargement of esophagus is ________.
crop
Function of crop.
large intake of food stored for later digestion
The proventriculus is the _________ stomach and the ventriculus is the ________ stomach.
glandular
mechanical
The ventriculus has a thick secretory product called ________ where stones accumulate for grinding and breaking down food.
cuticle
What is “grit”?
stones ingested to grind and break down food in ventriculus
Term for the projection of jejunum which is a remnant of where the yolk sac attached to the intestines.
vitelline (meckel’s) diverticulum
How many ceca are in the bird? What structure is prevalent here?
two
lymphatic tissue
Term for clumps of lymphatic tissue where two ceca come together where the rectum begins.
cecal tonsils
The rectum empties into _________.
coprodeum of cloaca
Term for diverticulum of nasal cavity ventral to the eye underneath the skin which becomes inflammed during infection.
infraorbital sinus
(T/F) The larynx is responsible for vocal function in the bird.
False
What is the function of the larynx in the bird?
protector of airway (prevent food from getting into trachea)
(T/F) Birds have no epiglottis.
True