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Small mammals 1 pt 4 Flashcards

1
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gerbil sebaceous gland location

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ventral abdominal

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2
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hamster sebaceous gland location, type

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– androgen-dependent dorsal flank

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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- tail characteristics

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  • R, M – long and hairless
  • G – long and hairy, degloving
  • H – short and hairy
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4
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gerbil footpads

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  • G – hindfeet covered in fur, cannot grip
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5
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- how much mammary tissue

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extensive, tactile vibrissae

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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- musculoskeletal characteristics

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  • G – long hindlegs, good jumpers * All – delicate skeleton, os penis
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7
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ventral marking gland or pad in gerbils - what is this?

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  • Gerbils of both sexes have a distinct orange-tan oval area of alopecia on the midventral region
  • The gland is androgen-dependent and therefore more prominent in males.
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- eyes and their glands, characteristics

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  • All – harderian glands, porphyrin → chromodacryorrhea (red lacrimal secretion)
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  • R – protruding, reduced nictitating membrane (plica semilunaris)
  • R – retro-orbital venous plexus
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  • M, H – retro-orbital venous sinus
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- ear gland

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Zymbal’s gland – auditory
sebaceous gland

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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- nose gland

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  • Steno’s gland – lateral nasal gland
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- diet

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  • Various, often omnivorous
  • Some coprophagy, B vitamins
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12
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
* OralCavity

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  • Small mouth
  • H – cheek pouches, feed and bedding
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- teeth

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  • 2 x (I1/1 C0/0 PM0/0 M3/3) = 16
  • Only incisors are aradicular elodont
    – lower > upper
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    Molars are:
  • Brachyodont: short clinical crown
  • Anelodont: not continuously growing
  • Bunodont: occlusal surface with rounded enamel cusps
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- intestines structure and function

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Structure
* Relatively smaller cecum
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Function
* R – some cecal fermentation
* G – desert animal, efficient water absorption

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15
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what myomorph has no gall bladder?

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rat

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16
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- breathing

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obligate nasal

17
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- gerbil and hamster kidney considerations

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  • G – 96% long loop nephrons, concentrated urine
  • H – concentrated urine
18
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- male urogneital characteristics

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  • Open inguinal canals
  • Urethral plug
19
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Rats, Mice, Gerbils, and Hamsters
- uterus

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Bicornuate uterus; level of fusion varies with species

20
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Ferrets
- type of animal
- general diet, lifestyle

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  • Mustelid
  • Predator
  • Carnivore
  • Nocturnal
  • Terrestrial and fossorial
21
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Ferrets skin
- hair and glands

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  • Heavy seasonal shed (Spring and Fall) – clipped hair
  • Active sebaceous glands – musky, yellow/orange, oily
  • Anal gland – often removed when 5-6 weeks old
22
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Ferret senses

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Poor eyesight, great sense of
smell

23
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Ferrets GI - what can they do that lagomorphs and rodents can’t?

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Can vomit (unlike lagomorphs and rodents)

24
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Ferrets teeth

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  • 2 x (I3/3 C1/1 PM3/3 M1/2) = 34
  • All brachyodont, anelodont
25
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ferret digestive system

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  • Simple, no cecum or appendix
  • GI transit time 3-4 hours
26
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ferret pancreas shape

27
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ferret spleen considerations

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  • Marked enlargement common – benign extramedullary hematopoiesis
  • Sequestration of blood with anesthetics
28
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ferret adrenals near what?

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  • Right near CVC
29
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Ferrets female repro system
- uterus, vulva
- estrus, related condition

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– bicornuate uterus, single cervix; vulva can become swollen; persistent oestrus March-August, induced ovulators, bone marrow suppression
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- prolonged estrus (over 1 month) > hyperestrogensism > medullar aplasia > death

30
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Sugar Gliders
- type of animal
- metabolism
- unique body form

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  • Marsupial, omnivorous, nocturnal, arboreal
  • Metabolism – 2/3 placental (eutherian) mammals, cloacal temp. < body temp.
  • Patagium
  • Pouch – female, little to no epipubic bones
31
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Sugar Gliders
- scent glands

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  • Scent glands – frontal (M), gular (M), paracloacal (M > F)
32
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sugar gliders teeth

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  • 2x (I3/2 C1/0 PM3/3 M4/4) = 40
  • All brachyodont, anelodont
  • Diprodont – protruding lower incisors
33
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Sugar Gliders - GIT > cecum, what they ferment

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  • GIT – large cecum – ferment gum
34
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Hedgehogs
- type of animal, diet, lifestyle

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  • Erinaceid, herbivorous (mainly insectivorous), nocturnal, terrestrial
35
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hedgehog metabolism unique thing

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– torpor if excessively hot or cold

36
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hedgehog teeth

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– anelodont, brachydont

37
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  • hedgehog morphology and behaviour, top 2 things
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  • Spines – keratinous, hollow, follicles within skin (not quills)
  • Mantel, curling

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