NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES,RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question 1

considerably larger in
birds than in reptiles but are almost homologous to the
mammalian basal nuclei.

Answer 1

cerebral hemispheres

Question 2

Two bones, are
found in the middle ear,

Answer 2

columella and stapes

Question 3

FUNCTION OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Answer 3

*Gas exchange
*Regulation of body temperature
* Vocalization
* Flight adaptation
*Buoyancy and stability
* Filtering of airborne particles
*Storage of air

Question 4

*Birds have a________ air sac located in the neck
region and body cavity that functions to inflate the
lungs.

Answer 4

*Birds have a nine air sac located in the neck
region and body cavity that functions to inflate the
lungs.

Question 4

when the bird breathes in, air bypasses the lungs
and enters the posterior air sacs. At the same time, the air in the
lungs from the last exhalation phase exits the lungs and enters
the anterior air sacs.

Answer 4

Inhalation

Question 5

bird releases air from the posterior air sacs, which
enter the lungs. The air that fills the anterior air sacs from
the inhalation phase is then released from the body through the
trachea.

Answer 5

Exhalation

Question 5

It Purpose is
passageway for air
to be breathed in
and out of the
trachea.

Answer 5

NARES or nostrils