AVIAN MEDICINE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Whichcstatementciscfalse?
Thecrightcovarycincbirdsciscnonfunctional.
Thecrightctestiscisclargercincmalecbirds.
Spermatozoacarecstoredcincthecseminalcvesicle.
Spermatozoactravelcincfluidcproducedcbyctubulescincthectestes.c-cans-
Thecrightctestiscisclargercincmalecbirds.
Acbodycorcflightcfeatherciscknowncasca
downcfeather
contourcfeather
lume
filoplumecfeatherc-cans-contourcfeather
Thecprocesscofccastingcoffcfeatherscbeforecreplacementcfeatherscappearciscknown
cas
pluming
molting
shafting
featheringc-cans-molting
Wherecshouldcthecbeamcbeccenteredcwhencradiographingcancavianccoelom?
`Overctheccloaca.
Atctheclevelcofcthecmandible.
,Atctheccaudalctipcofctheckeel.
Overctheccrop.c-cans-atctheccaudalctipcofctheckeel
Thecvoicecorgancofcbirdsciscthe
Syrinx
Cere
Choana
Setaec-cans-Syrinx
Whichcofcthecfollowingcstatementscisctrue?
Birdschavecacportalcsystemcthatccarriescbloodcfromcthecextremitiesctoctheclivercso
cthatcmetaboliccwasteccancbecremoved.
Theccountercurrentcsystemcofcheatcexchangecincbirdscreducescthecamountcofchea
tclosscfromcthecbody.
Smallercbirdscgenerallychavecachighercheartcratecthanclargercbirds.
Birdschavecacrelativelycslowcmetabolismcbecausectheycarecsocsmall.c-cans-
Theccountercurrentcsystemcofcheatcexchangecincbirdscreducescthecamountcofchea
tclosscfromcthecbody.
Whenctubecfeedingcacbird,cthecgavagectubecshouldcbecpassedcintoctheccropcbyc
positioningcthectube
Overcthectonguecandctocthecrightcsidecofcthecmouth
Overcthectonguecandctocthecleftcsidecofcthecmouth
Overcthectonguecandcincthecmiddlecofcthecmouth
Overcthectonguecandcintocthectracheac-cans-
Overcthectonguecandctocthecrightcsidecofcthecmouth
Whatcstructureciscfoundcincthecmammalianckidneycbutcnotcthecaviancurogenitalcsy
stem?
nephrons
, glomeruli
renalcpelvis
uretersc-cans-renalcpelvis
Whichciscacfunctioncofcaircsacs?
Theychelpcwarmcthecbodycbycthecinternalcevaporationcofcwater.
Theycprovidecbuoyancyctocsongbirds.
Theycactcascreservoirscforcaircandcprovidecwarmthcandcmoisturectocfacilitatecitscd
iffusioncthroughclungccapillaries.
Similarctoccrops,ctheycservecascstoragecareascforcundigestedcfood.c-cans-
Theycactcascreservoirscforcaircandcprovidecwarmthcandcmoisturectocfacilitatecitscd
iffusioncthroughclungccapillaries.
Oncwhatcanimalcwouldcyoucexpectctocfindcwattles?
Rabbit
Amphibian
Chicken
Guineacpigc-cans-Chicken
Thecglandularcportioncofcthecstomachcincbirdsciscreferredctocascthe
Diverticulum
Ventriculus
Proventriculus
Cloacac-cans-proventriculus
Whichcofcthecfollowingcisctheclargestcveincandcmostcrecommendedcsitecforcvenipu
ncturecincpsittacines?
rightcjugularcvein
medialcmetatarsalcvein
ANSWERS
Whichcstatementciscfalse?
Thecrightcovarycincbirdsciscnonfunctional.
Thecrightctestiscisclargercincmalecbirds.
Spermatozoacarecstoredcincthecseminalcvesicle.
Spermatozoactravelcincfluidcproducedcbyctubulescincthectestes.c-cans-
Thecrightctestiscisclargercincmalecbirds.
Acbodycorcflightcfeatherciscknowncasca
downcfeather
contourcfeather
lume
filoplumecfeatherc-cans-contourcfeather
Thecprocesscofccastingcoffcfeatherscbeforecreplacementcfeatherscappearciscknown
cas
pluming
molting
shafting
featheringc-cans-molting
Wherecshouldcthecbeamcbeccenteredcwhencradiographingcancavianccoelom?
`Overctheccloaca.
Atctheclevelcofcthecmandible.
,Atctheccaudalctipcofctheckeel.
Overctheccrop.c-cans-atctheccaudalctipcofctheckeel
Thecvoicecorgancofcbirdsciscthe
Syrinx
Cere
Choana
Setaec-cans-Syrinx
Whichcofcthecfollowingcstatementscisctrue?
Birdschavecacportalcsystemcthatccarriescbloodcfromcthecextremitiesctoctheclivercso
cthatcmetaboliccwasteccancbecremoved.
Theccountercurrentcsystemcofcheatcexchangecincbirdscreducescthecamountcofchea
tclosscfromcthecbody.
Smallercbirdscgenerallychavecachighercheartcratecthanclargercbirds.
Birdschavecacrelativelycslowcmetabolismcbecausectheycarecsocsmall.c-cans-
Theccountercurrentcsystemcofcheatcexchangecincbirdscreducescthecamountcofchea
tclosscfromcthecbody.
Whenctubecfeedingcacbird,cthecgavagectubecshouldcbecpassedcintoctheccropcbyc
positioningcthectube
Overcthectonguecandctocthecrightcsidecofcthecmouth
Overcthectonguecandctocthecleftcsidecofcthecmouth
Overcthectonguecandcincthecmiddlecofcthecmouth
Overcthectonguecandcintocthectracheac-cans-
Overcthectonguecandctocthecrightcsidecofcthecmouth
Whatcstructureciscfoundcincthecmammalianckidneycbutcnotcthecaviancurogenitalcsy
stem?
nephrons
, glomeruli
renalcpelvis
uretersc-cans-renalcpelvis
Whichciscacfunctioncofcaircsacs?
Theychelpcwarmcthecbodycbycthecinternalcevaporationcofcwater.
Theycprovidecbuoyancyctocsongbirds.
Theycactcascreservoirscforcaircandcprovidecwarmthcandcmoisturectocfacilitatecitscd
iffusioncthroughclungccapillaries.
Similarctoccrops,ctheycservecascstoragecareascforcundigestedcfood.c-cans-
Theycactcascreservoirscforcaircandcprovidecwarmthcandcmoisturectocfacilitatecitscd
iffusioncthroughclungccapillaries.
Oncwhatcanimalcwouldcyoucexpectctocfindcwattles?
Rabbit
Amphibian
Chicken
Guineacpigc-cans-Chicken
Thecglandularcportioncofcthecstomachcincbirdsciscreferredctocascthe
Diverticulum
Ventriculus
Proventriculus
Cloacac-cans-proventriculus
Whichcofcthecfollowingcisctheclargestcveincandcmostcrecommendedcsitecforcvenipu
ncturecincpsittacines?
rightcjugularcvein
medialcmetatarsalcvein