unit 4 physical part 2 Flashcards
heart for snakes, lizards and chelonia have
3 chambers
left and right atria
one ventricle with three subchambers
- cavae venosum
- arteriosum
- pulmonale
oxygenated and deoxygenated do not mix
even with a 3 chamber heart, — do not mix in snakes, lizards and chelonia
Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood do not mix
heart location in snake
1/4 snout to vent
when can reptiles do blood shunting
when diving or when tucked in shell
- will shunt blood away from lungs that are not currently working
how to do coelomic exam on turtle
hold back leg
finger in femoral fossa and feel for egg, FB, stone or mass
kidneys in reptile produce
uric acid
kidneys in reptiles are special in
produce uric acid
no loop of henle
renal portal system
which reptiles do not have bladder
crocodilians, snakes, some lizards
why give meds in upper half of body in reptiles
renal portal system can clear meds before they ever get through blood
renal portal system in reptitles
- bring blood to kidneys or shunt away to rest of body
- dehydrating events- winter, dry- bring blood to renal tubular cells instead of to the rest of the body to conserve water
common urologic system diseases
CKD
gout- visceral and articular
nephritis
bladder stones
repro for male
repro for female
cloaca is made of
coprodeum
urodeum
proctodeum
