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Animal Tech V - Exotic Pets > Reptilian Medicine > Flashcards

Reptilian Medicine Flashcards

1
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Divided into 4 orders: Chelonia, Crocodylia, Rhyncocephalia, and Squamata

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Reptilia

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2
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Turtles

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Chelonians

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3
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Crocs, gators, caimans

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Crocodylia

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4
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Tuatara

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Rhyncocephalia

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5
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Snakes and lizards

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Squamata

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6
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Snakes

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Serpentes

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7
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Lizards

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Saurians

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8
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Rely on environmental temp to cool/warm their body

“Cold blooded”

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Ectothermic

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9
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Egg laying

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Oviparous

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10
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Gives birth to live young

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Viviparous

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11
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Eggs hatch within the female then give birth to live young

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Ovoviviparous

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12
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Reproduce without a male

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Parthenogenesis

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13
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Dorsal shell of turtles

Made of 50 bones

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Carapace

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14
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Ventral shell of turtles made of 9 bones

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Plastron

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15
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Common emptying chamber

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Cloaca

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16
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Keratinized epithelium (scale-like structure) covering bones of the shell

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scute

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17
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WBC unique to reptiles that have the same function as heterophils

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Azurophils

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18
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WBC that replace neutrophils

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Heterophils

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19
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Eyelids fuse together to form a transparent spectacle

AKA ocular scale

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Brille

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20
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Elongated and very mobile

Contributes greatly to their ability to swallow large prey items

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Quadrate bone

21
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Normal shedding

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ecdysis

22
Q

Inability to shed skin normally and completely

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Disecdysis

23
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“Jacobson’s organ”
Connected to the oral cavity that allows the snake to pick up scents
Oral cavity to the olfactory bulb

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Vomeronasal sense

24
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“Third eye” that facilitates hormone production and thermoregulation

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Parietal eye

25
Q

Improper Ca/Phosphorus ratio
C/S: anorexia, deformed shell
Tx: diet correction

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Metabolic Bone Disease

26
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1 preventable dz with diet and UV light

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MBD

27
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Infection of the shell involving loss of scutes
Wet or Dry
Tx: topical for mild cases and systemic Abx for more severe cases

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Shell rot

28
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Deposition of uric acid that’s caused by kidney dz, dehydration, and increases in protein
C/S: lethargy, swollen joints, and anorexia
Dx: serum uric acid levels
Tx: unrewarding; euth is recommended

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Gout

29
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Can be caused by poor diet, oversized eggs, small enclosures, wrong substrate, or stress

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Egg binding

30
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Common problem, but pathenogenesis is not completely understood (could be linked to low Vit A)
May be because of no external opening and can’t drain
Sx required in most cases

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Aural abscess

31
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Inflammation of the oral cavity caused by bacteria, fungus, or trauma
AKA mouth rot

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Stomatitis

32
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C/S: conjunctivitis, blepharitis, nasal discharge, dyspnea, and ear abscesses
Tx: Vitamin A and diet correction

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Hypovitaminosis A

33
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One of the most common presentations but difficult to assess

Related to husbandry

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Resp dz

34
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Zoonotic bacterial infx

No effective way to eliminate this from the intestinal flora

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Salmonellosis

35
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When it comes to housing, terrestrial species should have more ____________ space

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horizontal

36
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When it comes to housing, arboreal species should have more _____________ space

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vertical

37
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Small, oval, nucleated cells

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Thrombocytes

38
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When collecting blood from a turtle, this is the best route

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Jugular

39
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When collecting blood from the jugular in a turtle, you should collect

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cranial to caudal

40
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What color tube should you use for blood collection?

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Green

Lithium heparin

41
Q

How many chambers do reptilian hearts have?

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3

42
Q

Primary nitrogenous waste

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Uric acid

43
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To sex a snake, you should use this technique

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Cloacal probing

44
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If the snake is a male, the probe will

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travel further

45
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Primary injection site and blood draws

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Tail vein

46
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Ability to shed the tail as a distraction technique

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Tail autonomy

47
Q

Some species of ____________ practice parthenogenesis

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saurians

48
Q

This technique is unreliable for sexing in saurians

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Cloacal probing

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