Exotics Questions - Avian

Question 1

Name the three parts of the axial skeleton of the bird

Answer 1

Skull

Vertebral column

Sternum

Question 2

Name the three parts of the appendicular skeleton of the bird?

Answer 2

Pelvis and hind limbs

Feet

Muscles it

Question 3

What name is given to the fused tail bone that attaches the tail feathers and acts as a rudder?

Answer 3

Pygostyle

Question 4

Name each part of the digestive system of the bird?

Answer 4

Oesophagus
Crop
Proventriculus
Gizzard
Intestine
Caeca
Cloaca

Question 5

Which part of the stomach is also known as the muscular stomach?

Answer 5

Prevonetriculus

Question 6

Which part of the stomach is also known as the muscular stomach?

Answer 6

The gizzard

Question 7

Name the 3 bones that make up the pectoral girdle?

Answer 7

The scapula

Coracoid

Clavicle

Question 8

What is a birds beak made of?

Answer 8

Keratin

Question 9

which of the feathers trap air underneath them and insulate the bird?

Answer 9

Down

Question 10

What is the voice box called?

Answer 10

Syrinx

Question 11

How much larger is the avian heart compared to the mammal heart?

Answer 11

50-100%

Question 12

How many airsacs does a bird have?

Answer 12

9

Question 13

Which gland produces a waterproofing substance?

Answer 13

Uropygial

Question 14

Birds have descended from which other creature?

Answer 14

Reptiles

Question 15

What is the protective ring of bony plates around the orbit called?

Answer 15

Sclerotic ring

Question 16

How many cervical vertebrae does a bird have?

Answer 16

11-25

Question 17

How many coccygeal vertebrae does a bird have?

Answer 17

12

Question 18

What are the processes called that unite the ribs?

Answer 18

The uncinated processes

Question 19

Which area is fused to the pelvis and acts as a shock absorber?

Answer 19

Synsacrum

Question 20

Which 2 species of bird do not have a keel?

Answer 20

Emu

Ostrich

Question 21

Which species of bird has 2 toes pointing forward and 2 toes pointing backwards?

Answer 21

Psittacines

Question 22

What is the outer layer of the birds skin called?

Answer 22

Epidermis

Question 23

What is the substance called that a bird will regurgitate to feed its young?

Answer 23

Bolus

Question 24

Which eye structure allows colour vision?

Answer 24

Cones