chelonian

Question 1

what is a Chelonia?

Answer 1

shelled reptiles

Question 2

factors of a tortoise?

Answer 2

live on dry land, high dome shell, largely herbivorous, tough leg skin

Question 3

factors of a turtle?

Answer 3

marine species, webbed feet, carnivorous

Question 4

factors of a terrapin?

Answer 4

freshwater and land, webbed feet with claws, carnivorous

Question 5

are their organs in their shell?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

what does heliothermic?

Answer 6

bask in sun to heat up

Question 7

what size can chelonians grow to?

Answer 7

10cm - 2.4m

Question 8

what is the life span of chelonian species?

Answer 8

100-200 years

Question 9

what does oviparous mean?

Answer 9

they lay eggs

Question 10

how do they avoid extreme cold?

Answer 10

they will brumate

Question 11

what does cryptodira mean?

Answer 11

hidden neck

Question 12

what does pleurodira mean?

Answer 12

side necked

Question 13

what is the carapace?

Answer 13

upper shell

Question 14

what is the plastron?

Answer 14

lower part of the shell

Question 15

Chelonia species have sternums. T or F

Answer 15

false

Question 16

factors of the skull?

Answer 16

head is small to allow retraction, rigid jaws, they have a beak edged with keratin

Question 17

do they have, paired nostrils, partial hard palate, trachea, 2 lungs and diaphragm?

Answer 17

false they have no diaphragm

Question 18

how do they inspire air?

Answer 18

achieved by increasing the lung volume, which causes a decrease in lung air pressure, and as a result air is sucked in.

Question 19

how do they expire air?

Answer 19

limbs are retracted into the shell, causing an increase in soft tissue and pressure within the coelomic cavity which forces air out of the lungs.

Question 20

how do aquatic species breathe?

Answer 20

aided by the pressure of the water which can draw in and out of the lungs.

some freshwater turtles can absorb oxygen via their cloaca.

some can also breathe through their skin.

Question 21

do they have teeth?

Answer 21

no they have a horny beak

Question 22

what are their tongues like?

Answer 22

fleshly and tightly attactched

Question 23

do they have digestive enzymes?

Answer 23

no

Question 24

what are their stomach like?

Answer 24

spindle shaped and very simple

Question 25

what do they have in their urogenital system?

Answer 25

2 kidneys, two ureters, bladder

Question 26

how to handle chelonian species?

Answer 26

hold with two hands one either side of the shell and behind the forelimbs

Question 27

where to give an IV injection?

Answer 27

jugular vein, dorsal tail vein

Question 28

where to give an IM injection?

Answer 28

tricep muscle, quadriceps muscle