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Bio 241: Animal Biology > Lab: Bird Anatomy > Flashcards

Lab: Bird Anatomy Flashcards

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What is the function of #1? Function?

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Feathers; camouflage, waterproofing, insulation, attracts a mate, lifting and steering during flight

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What is the function of #2? Function?

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Filoplumes; hair-like feathers for decorative and sensory functions

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What is the function of #3? Function?

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Rectrices; tail feathers used for steering

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What is the function of #4? Function?

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Body Contour Feathers; cover & insulate body

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What is the function of #5? Function?

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Primary Feathers; main feather type used in flight

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What is the function of #6? Function?

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Secondary Feathers; main feathers used in flight

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What is the function of #7? Function?

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Tertiary feathers; main feathers used in flight

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What is the function of #8? Function?

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Coverts; shorter feathers covering edge of wing for smoothing air as it travels over wing.

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What is the function of #9? Function?

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Pygostyle; muscular caudal region of birds torso for feather attachment

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What is the function of #10? Function?

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Uropygial Gland; produces oil, fatty acids, and wax for waterproofing

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What is the function of #11? Function?

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Head; houses sensory organs

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Eyes; receive and interpret visual stimuli

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What is the function of #13? Function?

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Ear; recognize distinctions in pitch, tone, and rythym

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What is the function of #14? Function?

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Bill; contain mandible and maxillae

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What is the function of #15? Function?

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Maxilla; upper jaw bone for food manipulation

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What is the function of #16? Function?

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Mandible; lower jaw bone for food manipulation

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What is the function of #17? Function?

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Rhamphotheca; outer sheath of mandibles composed of keratin

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What is the function of #18? Function?

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Nares; entrance to respiratory system

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What is the function of #19? Function?

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Operculum; keeps water out of nares or retains water. Filters out dust and pollen

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What is the function of #20? Function?

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Tongue; ensures food goes down the esophagus

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What is the function of #21? Function?

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Glottis; opening to respiratory system

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What is the function of #22? Function?

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Choanal Slit; provides connection btw trachea & nares

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What is the function of #23? Function?

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Anisodactyl Toes (P) ; allows for perching

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What is the function of #24? Function?

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Webbed Feet (G) ; Eases walking on sand and swimming in water

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What is the function of #25? Function?

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Cloaca/vent; common exit for digestive and excretory waste; exit for eggs

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What is the function of #26? Function?

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Cervical Vertebrae (13-25); allows flexibility for bending and moving head to groom

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What is the function of #27? Function?

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Furcula; fused to collarbone (wishbone) absorbs stress of flying

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What is the function of #28? Function?

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Coracoid Bone; leads from head of humerus to breastbone; unique to birds

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What is the function of #29? Function?

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Humerus; comprises wing, helps withstand pectoral muscles pull during flight

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What is the function of #30? Function?

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Sternum/keel; breastbone of birds

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What is the function of #31? Function?

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Scapula; shoulder blade

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What is the function of #32? Function?

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Pectoral Girdle; provides points of attachment for muscles

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What is the function of #33? Function?

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Pectoralis Major; powers flight by elevating & depressing wing

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What is the function of #34? Function?

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Pelvic Girdle; Composed of ileum, ischium, and pubis

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What is the function of #35? Function?

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Innominate Bone; fusion of ileum, ischium, and pubis

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What is the function of #36? Function?

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Synsacrum; Fuses with Innominate Bone to make pelvic girdle a single bone

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What is the function of #37? Function?

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Femur; thigh bone, comprises upper leg

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What is the function of #38? Function? (Gull only)

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Salt Gland; removes excess salt from diet and secretes it through nasal ducts

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What is the function of #39? Function?

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Esophagus; food travels down to stomach via peristalsis

40
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What is the function of #40? Function?

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Crop; temporarily stores food before stomach

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What is the function of #41? Function?

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Proventriculus; secretes mucus, acids, and enzymes to soften food (1/2 of stomach)

42
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What is the function of #42? Function?

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Gizzard; muscular stomach (1/2 stomach) grinds food

43
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What is the function of #43? Function?

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Small Intestine; chemically digests food and absorbs nutrients (3 sections)

44
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What is the function of #43a? Function?

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Duodenum; receives enzymes from the pancreas and liver (part of S.I)

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What is the function of #43b? Function?

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Jejunum; middle portion of Small Intestine

46
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What is the function of #43c? Function?

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Ileum; end portion of Small Intestine

47
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What is the function of #44? Function?

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Mesentery; membrane that holds intestine together

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What is the function of #45? Function?

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Colon; contains caecum, stores waste

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What is the function of #46? Function?

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Caecum; houses bacteria necessary for digestion of plant and insect material

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What is the function of #47? Function?

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Rectum; stores undigested food before excretion

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What is the function of #48? Function?

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Liver; removes toxins from blood and creates bile

52
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What is the function of #49? Function?

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Gall Bladder (G) ; stores bile created by liver

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What is the function of #50? Function?

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Spleen; immune response functions

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What is the function of #51? Function?

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Pancreas; produces insulin to regulate blood sugar

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What is the function of #52? Function?

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Heart; 4 chambered, delivers/recieves blood

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What is the function of #52a? Function?

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Left Atrium; receives newly oxygenated blood from pulmonary veins

57
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What is the function of #52b? Function?

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Left Ventricle; receives blood from L. atrium and pumps out via Aortic Arch

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What is the function of #52c? Function?

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Right Atrium; receives O2 poor blood, empties into R. Ventricle

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What is the function of #52d? Function?

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Right Ventricle; receives O2 poor blood from R. Atrium and pumps into lungs

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What is the function of #53? Function?

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Aortic Arch; pumps blood out to body from L Ventricle

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What is the function of #54? Function?

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Brachiocephalic Artery; carry blood from heart to shoulders, wings, and head

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What is the function of #55? Function?

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Common Carotid Artery; carry blood to head,break down of Brachiocephalic Artery

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What is the function of #56? Function?

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Vertebral Artery; carry blood to head

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What is the function of #57? Function?

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Brachial Artery; carries blood to wings

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What is the function of #58? Function?

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Pectoral Artery; carries blood to wings

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What is the function of #59? Function?

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Thoracic Artery; carries blood to the thoracic region

67
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What is the function of #60? Function?

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Descending Aorta; carries O2 rich blood to rest of body

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What is the function of #61? Function?

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Celiac Artery; carries blood to gastric region

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What is the function of #62? Function?

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Renal Artery; carries blood to kidneys

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What is the function of #63? Function?

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Femoral Artery; carries blood to lower appendages

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What is the function of #64? Function?

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External Illiac Artery; carries blood to lower appendages

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What is the function of #65? Function?

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Tail Arteries; supply blood to pygostyle

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What is the function of #66? Function?

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Pharynx; common chamber for respiratory and digestive systems

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What is the function of #67? Function?

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Trachea; carries inhaled air to lungs

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What is the function of #68? Function?

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Syrinx; voice box; communication

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What is the function of #69? Function?

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Primary Bronchus; carries air to respective lung

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What is the function of #70? Function?

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Lung; main structure for gas exchange

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What is the function of #71? Function?

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Mesobronchi; transfer O2 through capillaries

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What is the function of #72? Function?

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Cervical Air Sacs; Unidirectional Flow of air, fill with spent air from lungs

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What is the function of #73? Function?

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Interclavicular Air Sac; fill with spent air from lungs

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What is the function of #74? Function?

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Anterior Thoracic Air Sac; Releases air from the body

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What is the function of #75? Function?

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Posterior Thoracic Air Sac; when ribs contract air moves into

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What is the function of #76? Function?

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Abdominal Air Sac; fill with O2 rich air

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What is the function of #77? Function?

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Kidneys; receives blood from the heart and filters blood waste

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What is the function of #78? Function?

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Ureters; waste is transported here for excretion through cloaca

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What is the function of #79? Function?

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Testes; sperm production and storage

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What is the function of #80? Function?

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Vas Deferens; tube for sperm to be released from body

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What is the function of #81? Function?

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Ovary; egg production and storage

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What is the function of #83? Function?

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Oviduct; tubes for eggs to be released from body

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What is the function of #84? Function?

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Brain; thoughts and actions formed here (CNS)

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What is the function of #85? Function?

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Spinal Cord; relays impulses to body (CNS)

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What is the function of #86? Function?

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Cerebral Hemispheres; intelligence and ability to create communities, communicate and do tasks

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What is the function of #87? Function?

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Optic Lobes; visual perception

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What is the function of #88? Function?

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Olfactory Lobes; interpret sense stimuli (poor in birds)

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What is the function of #89? Function?

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Cerebellum; coordination of muscles

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What is the function of #90? Function?

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Medulla; involuntary functions

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What is the function of #91? Function?

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Adrenal Gland; produces adrenaline during fight or flight responses

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