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Rabbits & Lab Animals Flashcards

1
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describe the integument in rodents

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dense hair coat with guard hairs along the back

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what is special about integument in hamsters that can be used for restraint

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abundant dorsal skin

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3
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describe the tails of mice and rats

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long with scales and sparse hairs

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4
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describe the tails in hamsters

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short and haired

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5
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describe the tails in guinea pigs

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absent

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6
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the palmar and plantar surface of the pes are hairless/haired

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hairless!

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7
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do rodents have a high or low surface area? what does this mean for thermoreg. and water retention

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high surface area –> prone to heat and water loss

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8
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3 means of thermoregulation in rodents

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  • behavioural means of cooling
  • tail and ears used to disperse heat
  • brown fat on neck and between shoulders
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9
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T/F: rodents pant, sweat and salivate to thermoregulate

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FALSE: rodents have no sweat glands, no ability to pant and limited ability to salivate

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10
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what specialized glands do mice and rats have

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none

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11
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what specialized glands do hamsters have

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  • bilateral flank glands (syrian)
  • Midventral gland (Dwarf)
  • bilateral mouth glands (Dwarf)
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12
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what specialized glands do guinea pigs have

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coccygeal (grease) gland

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13
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describe hair growth in rabbits

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occurs in periodic waves

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14
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what is a dewlap

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present on female rabbits, pluck fur to make nest

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15
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ways in which rabbits thermoregulate

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  • large ears for heat dispersion
  • NO sweat glands, NO ability to pant and limited ability to salivate
  • DO NOT possess brown fat
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16
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T/F: rabbits use sweat glands, panting and salivation for thermoregulation

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FALSE

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17
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T/F: rabbits use brown fat for thermoregulation

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FALSE

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18
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what specialized glands do rabbits possess

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submental glands (chin)
inguinal glands (lateral to genitals)

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19
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do rodents have good eyesight

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no, have poor eyesight

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20
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at what time of day are rodents most active

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they are nocturnal and crepuscular

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21
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what kind of vision do rabbits have

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panoramic vision

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22
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T/F: rabbits and rodents have well developed sense of hearing, touch and smell

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TRUE

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23
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what gives rodents and rabbits spatial orientation in the dark

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prominent vibrissae on upper lip

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24
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which species is the harderian gland present

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both rodents and rabbits

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25
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function of the harderian gland

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secretes red and oily porforin to lube eyes and is a pheromone

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26
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how many thoracic digits do mice, rats and hamsters have

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5

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27
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how many thoracic digits do guinea pigs have

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4

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28
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how many thoracic digits do rabbits have

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5

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29
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how many pelvic digits do mice, rats and hamsters have

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5

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30
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how many pelvic digits do guinnea pigs have

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3

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31
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how many digits do rabbits have

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4

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32
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do rabbits and rodents have a haversian system in their bones

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rodents lack it because they are small enough but lagomorphs have

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33
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what muscles facilitate gnawing in rodents

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masseters, temporalis and pterygoideus muscles close to the jaw and digastricus opens mouth and pulls the mandible caudally

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34
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what causes vertebral fractures in rabbits

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powerful hind legs and light skeleton

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35
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which vertebra fractures the easiest in rabbits

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L7 :( rip

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36
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in which types of guinea pigs does the pubic symphasis fuse? what age?

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males and unbred females at 6 mo

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37
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what kind of incissors do rodents have

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elodont (pgimented in some species, containing iron)

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38
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what kind of cheek teeth do rodents have

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anelodont

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39
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how many rows of molar cusps do hamsters have

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2

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40
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what kind of teeth are rabbit incisors and molars

41
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what is special about rabbit incisors

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have a second set (peg teeth)

42
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what kind of teeth are guinea pig incisors and molars

43
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what kind of diet do hamsters, mice and rats eat

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they are omnivores

44
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T/F: mice, rats and hamsters are coprophagic

45
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describe the tummy of mice, rats and hamsters

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monogastric: have glandular and non glandular portions seperated by margo plicatus

46
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describe mice, rat and hamster small intestine

47
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describe cecum in mice, rats and hamsters

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large with lymphoid tissues

48
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describe colon in mice, rats and hamsters

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short (with asc, trans and desc portions), no sacculations

49
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describe rectum in mice, rats and hamsters

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short with anal glands

50
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describe the cheek pouches of hamsters

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no glands, immunologically privileged, blood supply maintained during eversion

51
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describe the diet of guinea pigs

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herbivores, coprophagic

52
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T/F: guinea pigs have tonsils

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FALSE they lack tonsils

53
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describe the tummy of guinea pigs

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monogastric (glandular stomach only)

54
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describe the small intestine of guinea pigs

55
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describe the cecum of guinea pigs

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large cecum with haustra: hindgut fermentation with lymphoid tissue

56
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what is special about the colon in guinea pigs

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colon is a mucus trap with colonic furrow (traps bacteria from cecum to colon)

57
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describe rabbit diet

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herbivores, cecotrophic (produce 2 different types of waste material)

58
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do rabbits have tonsils

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yes, paired in oral cavity

59
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describe the stomach of rabbits

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monogastric with glandular and non glandular portions

60
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describe the small intestine of rabbits

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short, small

61
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describe the cecum in rabbits

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large because they are hindgut fermenters

62
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describe the colon in rabbits

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upper:haustra, taeniae, warzen
lower: lacks haustra and taenia
- fusus coli (pacemater of intestine, peristaltic and antiperistaltiic contractions)
- production of cecotrophs

63
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how many types of poop are produced by rabbits

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2 because they are cecotrophic (cecal pelletes and fecal matter)

64
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4 types of GALT in the digestive tract of rabbits

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peyers patches (ileum)
sacculus rotundus (terminal ileum)
cecal tonsil (proximal cecum)
cecal appendix (terminus of cecum)

65
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how many and which lobes of the liver are present in mice, rats, hamsters and guinea pigs

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4: left lateral, medial, right lateral, caudal

66
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how may lobes of the liver are present in rabbits. name them!

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6: left lateral, left medial R. lateral, R medial, quadrate and caudate

67
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T/F: rats dont have gall bladders

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so true bestie

67
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describe the pancreas in most rodents and rabbits

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diffuse pancreas

68
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describe the pancreas in guinea pigs

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triangular with 3 lobes

69
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function of spleen in rodents

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site of extra medullary hematopoiesis

70
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describe the spleen in rabbits

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relatively small due to large amount of GALT

71
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how many left lung lobes are present in a mouse, rat, guinea pig and rabbit? wb right? name them

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1 left lobe
4 right lobes: cranial, middle, caudal accessory

72
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how many left lobes of the liver are present in the hamster? what about right? name them

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1 left lobe
5 right lobes (cranial, middle, caudal, intermediate, accessory)

73
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are rabbits and rodents obligate mouth breathers or obligate nasal breathers

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obligate nasal breathers

74
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what is the nasal cavity lined with

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50% lined with olfactory epithelium

75
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what do pulmonary veins contain in rodents

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cardiac muscle fibres

76
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what is special about the thymus in rodents and rabbits

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persists throughout adulthood

77
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how many chambers are in the heart of rodents and rabbits

78
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what is special about the rabbit right AV valve

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it is bicuspid rather than tri

79
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describe kidneys in rodents and rabbits

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unipapillate and bean shaped

80
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proteinuria is common in which species

81
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in which species are calcium crystals contained in urine

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guinea pig and rabbit

82
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why is bright red urine in rabbits noraml

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because plant pigments

83
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how do you sex mice, rats and hamsters

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anogenital distance is shorter in females vs males

84
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how to sex guinea pigs

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females have a V shaped urogenital area

85
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how do you sex rabbits

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difference in inguinal sacs and scrotum is cranial to anal/genital area

86
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T/F: male reproductive inguinal canals remain open for life in rodents and rabbits

87
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copulatory plugs are common in

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malerodents

88
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what kind of peen do rodents have

89
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what kind of peen do hamsters and guinea

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has prongs or styles on penis

90
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name 7 male accessory sex glands present in mice and rat

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gland of ductus deferens(also called ampullary gland), vesicular gland, coagulating gland, dorsal lateral prostate, ventral prostate, bulbourethral gland, prepubital gland

91
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name 5 male accessory sex glands in guinea pigs

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bulbourethral gland, seminal vessicle, coagulating gland, dorsal lobe of prostate, ventral lobe of prostate

92
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4 male accessory sex glands in rabbits

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seminal gland, vesicular gland, prostate, bulbourethral gland, paraprostatic gland

93
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T/F rodents gave separate urethral and vaginal openings

94
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what is special about mice and rat female reproductive anatomy

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has paired clitoral glands

95
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what is special about guinea pig female reproductive anatomy

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have vaginal membrane during anestrus

96
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describe the uterus of rodents

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bicornuate uterus

97
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describe rabbit uterus

98
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in which species are nipples present in males

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guinea pigs

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