Avian photos Flashcards by Karalee Wagner

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Which organ is circled green? Which organ is circled pink?

A

Green: small intestine
Pink: ventriculus

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What is the name of the bone circled?

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Alula

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What is the name of the bone circled?

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Scapula

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What avian bone is this, and where is it found?

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Columella. Singular auditory ossicle found in middle ear

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What is this structure called?

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Choana

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Which organ is highlighted pink? Which is highlighted green?

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Pink: left ovary
Green: left kidney

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Is this left or right? How do you know?

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Left side. Left ovary is fully formed, while right is vestigial.

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What are these projections called, and what is their purpose?

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Uncinate process. Connects ribs to increase strength

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What is this structure?

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External auditory canal

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What is the part highlighted green called?

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Apteria. Featherless area

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What is the brown portion called

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Pterylae. 7 tractors where feathers grow

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Which organ is circled red? Which is circled blue?

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Red: heart
Blue: liver

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Which organ is circled yellow? What is the organ that surrounds it that is circled in red?

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Yellow: pancreas
Red: small intestine

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What is this?

A

Blood feather

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Which muscle is circled in red? Which is circled green?

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Red: pectorals
Green: supracoracoid

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What are these structures?

A

Air sacs

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Which bone is circled red? Which is highlighted green?

A

Red: coracoid
Green: furcula

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Which bone is circled red? Which is circled yellow?

A

Red: tibiotarsus
Yellow: tarsometatarsus

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Which bone is circled red? What is the protection circled in yellow called?

A

Red: sternum
Yellow: keel

Q

What is the bone around the eye called?

A

Sclerotic ring

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Which bone is circled red? Green?

A

Red: Pelvis
Green: synsacrum

Q

What type of feather is this? How do you know?

A

Remige. One side is less long due to the force of wind inhibiting their growth

Q

Name the feathers

A

1: rectrice
2: remige
3: semiplume
4: filoplume
5: bristle
6: down

Q

Label the parts of the feather

A

1: barb
2: barbule
3: hooks
4: calamus
5: downy barbs
6: vane
7: rachus

What organ is circled red? Which organ starts below the yellow line?

Red: cecum (one on each side) Yellow: large intestine

What organ is circled?

Testes

Which organ is circled?

Crop

What type of foot is labeled 1 & 2?

1: anisodactyl 2: zygodactyl

What structure is being pointed at?

Cloaca

What structure is being pointed at?

Proventriculus

What is this?

carpus

Which bone is this?

Metacarpals

Which bone is labeled 1? Which is labeled 2?

1: digit 3 2: digit 2

What bone is this?

Pogostyle