Formative Revision Questions Flashcards
What shape is the caecum?
It’s very thin walled and coils itself - beaded in appearance
What does the term coprophagia mean?
Consumption of their own faeces.
What lives within the caecum to aid breakdown of cellulose in plant materials?
Bacteria contained within the caecum aids digestion by breaking down the cellulose from vegetation.
What percentage of the rabbits body weight does the gastrointestinal tract make up of?
10-20%
If a rabbit is stressed or warm, what will happen to their respiratory rate?
Tachypnoea - increased respiratory rate.
State the normal temperature range for rabbits.
38.5-40*c
State the average life span of the rabbit.
5-10 years
What name is given to the fold of the skin under a females rabbit’s chin?
Dewlap
List three components of the axial skeleton of the bird.
Skull
Vertebral column
Sternum
List two components of the appendicular skeleton of the bird?
Legs (hindlimbs)
Wings
Scapula
Pelvic bones
State the name given to fused tail bone of which the flight feathers attach onto.
Pygostyle
What is the correct term given to the glandular stomach of the bird.
Proventriculus
What is the function of the muscular stomach of the bird.
Ventriculus (gizzard) - grinding of food
State the name of the name given to the birds ‘voice box’
Syrinx
State the name given to the body cavity of the bird.
Celomic cavity
