Birds Digestion Flashcards
1
Q
The tongue varies from muscular and mobile in
A
Psittacine birds to strap like in passerine birds.
2
Q
What is the diverticulum of the oesophagus located at base of the neck called?
A
A crop-which acts as a food storage chamber.
3
Q
How many stomachs does a bird have?
A
Two. An acid secreting stomach (proventriculous) followed by the ventriculous(gizzard).
4
Q
Birds possess a cloaca
A
A communal chamber into which the gastrointestinal, urinary and reproductive tracts empty before exiting the body through the vent.
5
Q
What is the cloaca split into?
A
The coprodeum- which receives faeces from the gastrointestinal tract.
The urodeum- into which the ureters and reproductive tract empty. It is separated from the coprodeum by a fold.
The proctodeum-which is the last chamber.
