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Week Two: Avian Nursing Part 1 Flashcards

1
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What is the purpose of primary feathers?

A

Feathers for flying. “Flight feathers”

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2
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What are the only feathers we trim on a bird?

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Primary feathers

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3
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What are secondary feathers?

A

Flight feathers along the radius and ulna

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4
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Where are contour feathers found?

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Along the body

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5
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What are down feathers and what are the two types?

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Fluffy feathers; oil or powder

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6
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What are the main parts of a feather?

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Rachis (hard spine), barbs (feathery big parts that stick out), and barbules (soft feathery small parts)

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7
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What is the difference between the pterylae area and the apterylae areas?

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Pterylae- feathered places

Apterylae- spots that do not have feathers (like around eyes and beak)

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What is the keel?

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The breastbone on flight birds

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9
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What are some examples of fused bones on birds?

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Synsacrum and pygostyle

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10
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Where is the synsacrum found? Where is the pygostyle found?

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Synsacrum- around pelvis area

Pygostyle- fused coccygeal area; tail area

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11
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What are the hollow bones on a bird called and where are they found?

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Pneumatic bones; femur and humerous

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12
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What is the difference between cere and operculum?

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Cere- around the nares

Operculum- flappy thing over the nares

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13
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What is different about birds’ tracheal rings?

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The are complete rings

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14
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What is different about avian’s breathing mechanisms?

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They have no diaghragm

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15
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What is a syrinx?

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Voicebox of avians

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16
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What do air sacs hold? (be specific, don’t just say air!)

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Warm air

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17
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Why is an understanding of the renal portal system important when dealing with drugs in avians?

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If we give drugs on the bottom half of an avians body, the drug will go through the kidneys before it reaches the heart

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18
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What is the difference between urine and urates?

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Urine- urine

Urates- Whity, chalky pee

19
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What is the coelomic cavity?

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Thoracic and abdomen cavity of avians (both together)

20
Q

What is the crop?

A

Pouch in the avian’s esophagus that has food in it

21
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What is the proventriculus of an avian?

A

the narrow glandular first region of a bird’s stomach between the crop and the gizzard

22
Q

What is the ventriculus of an avian?

A

Gizzard, grinding of the food happens here

23
Q

Male avian sex organs are _____

A

Internal

24
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How do you determine the sex of an avian?

A

Visual, surgical (using an endoscope), or blood tests

25
Q

Avian’s RBCs are _____

A

Nucleated

26
Q

What does polychromasia mean?

A

Many colors

27
Q

Heterophils are equivalent to what?

A

Neutrophils

28
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What are thrombocytes?

A

Nucleated platelets

29
Q

What is the difference between molting and preening?

A

Molting- new feathers coming in

Preening- fixing feathers

30
Q

What are some normal parrot behaviors?

A

Bathing and preening, playing, sleeping, regurgitation if they like you, pinning (flashing), shivering and fluffing, vocalizing

31
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What is pinning/flashing?

A

Pupil changes size rapidly

32
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What are some abnormal parrot behaviors?

A

Feather destruction, sitting on the cage floor, fluffed feathers, regurgitation and vomiting, sudden friendliness, no poop, mouth breathing, falling

33
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What are some normal cockatoo behaviors?

A

Biting (they find it funny), talking, being curious/destructive

34
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What are some common breeds of cockatoos?

A

Umbrella, Moluccan, Rose-breasted, Sulphur-crested, Goffin’s

35
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What are some normal behaviors for Budgerigar’s?

A

Very social with other birds, preening, food sharing, being flighty around humans

36
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What is some normal traits of Eclectus?

A

Sexually dimorphic (males are green, calmer, and less aggressive while females are red and mean like in real life), generally quieter and less active

37
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What are some traits of cockatiels?

A

Sweet, feisty, social, vocal (good at whistling and singing)

38
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What are some traits of African Greys?

A

Extremely intelligent, they don’t have a preen gland which means they have powdered downs, great vocalizers, cautious, prone to feather destruction under stress or boredom, dusty

39
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What are some common species of African Greys?

A

Congo (black beaks and bright red tails), Timneh

40
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What are some traits of lovebirds?

A

Likely to whistle or sing, more people-friendly when housed alone, protective of cage mates

41
Q

What are some traits of Macaws?

A

Largest of the commonly owned parrots, loudest birds, active and vocal, can learn words, stress leads to feather plucking, LARGE amounts of poop, very strong beaks

42
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What are some traits of Conure?

A

Smaller parrots, active and vocal, very close with owners but can nip and bite

43
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What are some common species of Conure?

A

Sun, Green-cheeked

44
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What are some traits of Amazons?

A

Big-bodied (chubs), good talkers, need interaction and toys

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