lab 1 - terminology of the thorax, abdomen, and back

Question 1

throat

Answer 1

between the lower mandible and chest

Question 2

jugulum

Answer 2

the most ventral midline region of the throat

Question 3

breast

Answer 3

the chest

Question 4

abdomen

Answer 4

the belly, from the breast to the cloaca

Question 5

crural feathers

Answer 5

the feathers that cover the top of the leg, usually continuous from the abdomen feathers

Question 6

side

Answer 6

the abdomen area of the bird right under the attachment of the wing

Question 7

axillary region

Answer 7

the base of the ventral wing, the bird’s armpit

Question 8

flank

Answer 8

the area between the bird’s leg and wing, lying below the pelvis

Question 9

undertail coverts / crissum / circumcloacal region

Answer 9

loose feathers around the cloaca, including the coverts covering the base of the tail

Question 10

anal pteryla / cloacal circlet

Answer 10

2 rows of feathers arranged in concentric circles around the cloaca

Question 11

back / interscapular region

Answer 11

dorsal region of the thorax, area between the wings

Question 12

scapulars

Answer 12

the feathers that overlie the scapula bone at the base of the dorsal wing, shoulder wings

Question 13

rump

Answer 13

the back of the bird above the tail, the booty

Question 14

upper tail coverts

Answer 14

a single row of feathers covering the bases of the tail feathers, bottom of the rump