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Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?
air capillaries
What kind of gas exchange occurs?
counter current gas exchange
the lungs function in respiration/ventilation?
respiration
The air sacs function in
ventilation
Name the 8 air sacs from cranial to caudal
cervical
clavicular
cranial thoracic (X2)
caudal thoracic (X2)
abdominal (X2)
What produces sound?
syrinx
Where is the syrinx located?
cranial to the junction of the trachea and primary bronchi
What other function does the syrinx have besides producing sound?
aerodynamic balance
Contains the glottis & larynx
laryngeal mound
Goes to from mouth to auditory tubes
infundibular cleft
Why are sinus infections difficult to control?
The infraorbital sinus has many diverticula
keratin flap in dorsal part of naris
operculum
the process which results in increased bone deposition in non-pneumatic bones about 10 days prior to laying
Osteomyelosclerosis
This lobe of the pancreas contains most of the islets
splenic lobe
This gland produces calcitonin
ultimobranchial gland
Fertilization occurs where?
infundibulum
albumen is produced in the
magnum
the egg is in the magnum for how long
3 hours
Shell membranes are formed in the
isthmus
Plumping of the albumen and shell deposition occurs here
Uterus
waxy substance deposited on the shell to prevent dessication and penetration by bacteria
cuticle/bloom
A developed chick is called
Precocial
These chicks have less yolk and hatch at an earlier stage of development
Altricial
These store spermatozoa for 10-14 days
vaginal glands
quiescent phallus
Detumescent
lymph filled phallus
tumescent
word describing if the phallus enters the female or not
Intromittent (non-intromittent)
the phallus is formed by the walls of the
proctodeum
the parts of the phallus
lateral phallic bodies
ejaculatory groove
median phallic body
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Avian endocrine/respiratory/repro
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avian anatomy
Updated
2016-05-02T23:41:10Z
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