Reptile

Question 1

Which lung in the snake is absent of vestigial?

Answer 1

the left lung

Question 2

The lung in the snake is divided how?

Answer 2

anterior is vascularized, posterior is an air sac

Question 3

How many rows of teeth does a snake have

Answer 3

6 rows

Question 4

what are the rows of teeth in a snake

Answer 4

2 maxillary rows, 2 palatal rows, 2 mandibular rows

Question 5

Vertebrae that is fused to the carapace are called

Answer 5

dorsal vertebrae

Question 6

Where are the sensory pits located in a non venomous snake?

Answer 6

labial pits, along upper lip region

Question 7

where are the sensory pits located in venomous snakes?

Answer 7

between the eyes and external nares

Question 8

The spectacle is made of what kind of tissue

Answer 8

epidermis

Question 9

Snakes ears lack

Answer 9

tympanic membrane and a middle ear, and external opening

Question 10

snakes can hear

Answer 10

low frequency sounds

Question 11

hemipenes are

Answer 11

paired copulatory organs

Question 12

hemipenes are located in

Answer 12

sacs called diverticula

Question 13

where are the hemipenes on the snakes body

Answer 13

caudal to the cloaca

Question 14

who has a hemipene

Answer 14

lizards and reptiles

Question 15

turtles use their penis for

Answer 15

only for sperm transport

Question 16

turtles secrete what like birds

Answer 16

urates

Question 17

reptiles that have bladders

Answer 17

turtles and lizards (most)

Question 18

the urinary bladder of a tortoise may take up to

Answer 18

1/3- 1/2 of body cavity

Question 19

the stomach of the snake is located on the

Answer 19

left side

Question 20

the stomach’s shape

Answer 20

elongated, not c shaped

Question 21

the largest organ in the snake is

Answer 21

the liver

Question 22

in the snake, the spleen is used for

Answer 22

lymphatic function only

Question 23

the small intestines shape

Answer 23

relatively uncoiled

Question 24

shape of snake kidney

Answer 24

long and lobated

Question 25

vertebrae that have ribs on the snake are located

Answer 25

cranial to the vent

Question 26

ventral scales are called

Answer 26

scutes

Question 27

turtle IM injections make be given in the

Answer 27

foreleg

Question 28

snake IM injections given in the

Answer 28

epaxial muscles

Question 29

Lizard IM injections given

Answer 29

Epaxial, foreleg, biceps/triceps

Question 30

snake IV injection given

Answer 30

IC, palatine vein, buccal vein

Question 31

lizards IV injection given

Answer 31

jugular, ventral abdominal vein, ventral coccygeal vein

Question 32

turtles IV injection given

Answer 32

jugular, brachial venous sinus, ventral coccygeal, sub-carapacial sinus

Question 33

what temperature fluid should be given to reptiles

Answer 33

luke warm

Question 34

toads and frogs belong in the order

Answer 34

Anura

Question 35

amphibian metamorphosis includes (5)

Answer 35

+ eyelids, -gills, -tail & fin, -gill slits, +color pattern

Question 36

amphibians breath by

Answer 36

buccopharyngeal movements

Question 37

frogs and toads belog in the order

Answer 37

Anura

Question 38

Turtles belong in the order

Answer 38

Testudinia

Question 39

Lizards and snakes belong in the order

Answer 39

Squamata

Question 40

Salamanders belong in the order

Answer 40

Caudata

Question 41

Sub order of snakes

Answer 41

serpentes

Question 42

paddle like limbs belong in which type of turtle

Answer 42

marine/sea turtles

Question 43

Chelonian with horny carapace and elephant like hind feet

Answer 43

land tortoise family

Question 44

which family of snakes are considered primitive snakes

Answer 44

Boidae

Question 45

difference between boas and pythons

Answer 45

pythons lay eggs, boas give live birth

Question 46

both toads and frogs have

Answer 46

tympanum

Question 47

difference between toads and frogs

Answer 47

T: parotid glands, wart skin. F: no glands, smooth skin

Question 48

crocodilians have _ vent

Answer 48

longitudinal

Question 49

family of lizards with no eyelids

Answer 49

Geckos

Question 50

members of the order squamata have _ vent

Answer 50

transverse

Question 51

family of lizard with parietal eye

Answer 51

iguana

Question 52

3 methods in which reptiles take water

Answer 52

1. Soaks, 2.Misting, 3.Drippers

Question 53

calcium phosphorous ratio

Answer 53

2:1

Question 54

how should supplements be added

Answer 54

on solid food right before feeding

Question 55

trace minerals should be in contact with

Answer 55

vitamins

Question 56

is mineralized, distilled water, or soften water better for reptiles

Answer 56

no, soft water dangerous

Question 57

percent of reptiles carrying salmnellosis

Answer 57

84-94%

Question 58

many reptiles are a reservoir for what equine disease

Answer 58

Western Equine Enchephalitis

Question 59

2 sources of primary heat

Answer 59

heat tape, floor lamp

Question 60

source of secondary heat source

Answer 60

incandescent bulbs

Question 61

3 types of cage substrate that may be used

Answer 61

Newpaper, top soil, sand

Question 62

common name for infectious stomatitis

Answer 62

mouth rot

Question 63

clinical signs of infectious stomatitis

Answer 63

anorexia, hyperthermia, petechia, excessive salvation, necrotic deposits, osteomyelitis

Question 64

4 clinical signs of respiratory disease

Answer 64

open mouth breathing, elevated head, nasal/ocular discharge

Question 65

4 types of parasitic infections

Answer 65

nematodes, flatworms, ticks/mites, protoazoans