Chelonians

What is the beak called?

What is the dorsal shell called?

what is the ventral shell called?

What connects the dorsal and ventral shell

What are the keratin shields covering the shell called?

The scutes on the edge of the shell are called

The scutes that are between the marginals and the vertebrals are called

the scute on the dorsal neck region is the

inner lining of carapace and plastron

pericardial and pleuroperitoneal cavities

composed of parietal peritoneum and pericardium

this lies dorsal to the heart and empties into the right atrium

These are located on either side of the cloaca and are used to store water

This functions as gills when the aquatic turtles are submerged

male copulatory organ

the seminal fluid flows externally along the ______ when mating

Name the scutes on the plastron from cranial to caudal

This bone of the skull is located dorsally and projects caudally

True or false, chelonians have paired occipital condyles like amphibians
True False

Chelonians have how many cervical vertebrae

These are fused with the carapace

How many sacral vertebrae do chelonians have?

How many caudal vertebrae?

What do turtles use to increase and decrease lung volume

What are other ways aquatic turtles acquire oxygen

These superficial veins run from the hind limbs to the hepatic portal vein

The anastomosis between the two ventral abdominal veins cranial to the pelvic girdle

These are the main collecting system for venous blood from the musculoskeletal system

How many chambers does the heart have?

What keeps oxygenated blood from mixing with deoxygenated blood in the single ventricle

Does the left aortic arch receive oxygenated or deoxygenated blood?

Does the right aortic arch contain oxygenated or deoxygenated blood?

This carries mostly deoxygenated blood to the lungs

This supplies the forelimb, neck and head with oxygenated blood

The 4 major veins that enter the sinus venosus

This side of the bilobed bladder is larger and most bladder stones localize here

This lies dorsal to the heart and empties into the right atrium

The oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins empties into what structure?

Four major veins entering the sinus venosus