Rabbits & Lab Animals Flashcards
describe the integument in rodents
dense hair coat with guard hairs along the back
what is special about integument in hamsters that can be used for restraint
abundant dorsal skin
describe the tails of mice and rats
long with scales and sparse hairs
describe the tails in hamsters
short and haired
describe the tails in guinea pigs
absent
the palmar and plantar surface of the pes are hairless/haired
hairless!
do rodents have a high or low surface area? what does this mean for thermoreg. and water retention
high surface area –> prone to heat and water loss
3 means of thermoregulation in rodents
- behavioural means of cooling
- tail and ears used to disperse heat
- brown fat on neck and between shoulders
T/F: rodents pant, sweat and salivate to thermoregulate
FALSE: rodents have no sweat glands, no ability to pant and limited ability to salivate
what specialized glands do mice and rats have
none
what specialized glands do hamsters have
- bilateral flank glands (syrian)
- Midventral gland (Dwarf)
- bilateral mouth glands (Dwarf)
what specialized glands do guinea pigs have
coccygeal (grease) gland
describe hair growth in rabbits
occurs in periodic waves
what is a dewlap
present on female rabbits, pluck fur to make nest
ways in which rabbits thermoregulate
- large ears for heat dispersion
- NO sweat glands, NO ability to pant and limited ability to salivate
- DO NOT possess brown fat
T/F: rabbits use sweat glands, panting and salivation for thermoregulation
FALSE
T/F: rabbits use brown fat for thermoregulation
FALSE
what specialized glands do rabbits possess
submental glands (chin)
inguinal glands (lateral to genitals)
do rodents have good eyesight
no, have poor eyesight
at what time of day are rodents most active
they are nocturnal and crepuscular
what kind of vision do rabbits have
panoramic vision
T/F: rabbits and rodents have well developed sense of hearing, touch and smell
TRUE
what gives rodents and rabbits spatial orientation in the dark
prominent vibrissae on upper lip
which species is the harderian gland present
both rodents and rabbits
function of the harderian gland
secretes red and oily porforin to lube eyes and is a pheromone
how many thoracic digits do mice, rats and hamsters have
5
how many thoracic digits do guinea pigs have
4
how many thoracic digits do rabbits have
5
how many pelvic digits do mice, rats and hamsters have
5
how many pelvic digits do guinnea pigs have
3
how many digits do rabbits have
4
do rabbits and rodents have a haversian system in their bones
rodents lack it because they are small enough but lagomorphs have
what muscles facilitate gnawing in rodents
masseters, temporalis and pterygoideus muscles close to the jaw and digastricus opens mouth and pulls the mandible caudally
what causes vertebral fractures in rabbits
powerful hind legs and light skeleton
which vertebra fractures the easiest in rabbits
L7 :( rip
in which types of guinea pigs does the pubic symphasis fuse? what age?
males and unbred females at 6 mo
what kind of incissors do rodents have
elodont (pgimented in some species, containing iron)
what kind of cheek teeth do rodents have
anelodont
how many rows of molar cusps do hamsters have
2