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==<font color="purple">Avian Alimentary System Flashcards</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="26">
 
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|q1=True or False: The avian tongue has a bone in it?
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|a1=True
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|l1=The Avian Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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|q2=In which direction are the horny papillae of the tongue facing?
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|a2=Caudally
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|l2=The Avian Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
|<big>'''True or False: The avian tongue has a bone in it?'''
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|q3=Are taste buds present on the avian tongue?
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|a3=Yes
*'''''True'''''
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|l3=The Avian Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
||[[The Avian Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q4=Which substances are present in avian saliva?
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|a4=Amylase
|<big>'''In which direction are the horny papillae of the tongue facing?'''
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|a=Mucous
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|l4=The Avian Hard Palate - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
*'''''Caudally'''''
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|q5=What is the function of the crop?
||[[The Avian Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a5=Store of food
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|l5=Crop- Anatomy and Physiology
|<big>'''Are taste buds present on the avian tongue?'''
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|q6=Which nerve innervates the crop?
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|a6=Vagus nerve (CN X)
*'''''Yes'''''
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|l6=Crop- Anatomy and Physiology#Innervation
||[[The Avian Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q7=Pigeons slough their epithelial cells of the crop to produce which substance?
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|a7=Crop milk
|<big>'''Which substances are present in avian saliva?'''
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|l7=Crop- Anatomy and Physiology#Species Differences
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|q8=What structure connects the proventriculus to the gizzard?
*'''''Amylase'''''
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|a8=The isthmus
*'''''Mucous'''''
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|l8=The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology
||[[The Avian Hard Palate - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q9=What is the function of the proventriculus?
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|a9=Secrete digestive enzymes
|<big>'''How does a bird breathe when its beak is closed?'''
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|l9=The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function
||<big> Air passes from the trachea into the oral cavity, then through the <font color="white">'''''choanal opening'''''</font> in the roof of the hard palate, into the <font color="white">'''''infundibulum'''''</font> then into the <font color="white">'''''nasal pharynx'''''</font> before exiting through the <font color="white">'''''nares'''''
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|q10=What type of epithelium lines the proventriculus?
||[[The Avian Hard Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a10=
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*Glandular epithelium
|<big>'''What is the function of the crop?'''
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*Columnar
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|l10=The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
*'''''Store of food'''''
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|q11=True or False: Parietal cells are present in the proventriculus?
||[[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a11=False
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|l11=The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
|<big>'''Which nerve innervates the crop?'''
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|q12=How many layers of lamina muscularis are present in the proventriculus and in the gizzard?
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|a12=
*'''''Vagus nerve (CN X)'''''
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*Inner oblique
||[[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology#Innervation|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Middle circular
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*Outer longitudinal
|<big>'''Pigeons slough their epithelial cells of the crop to produce which substance?'''
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|l12=The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|q13=What is the function of the gizzard?
*'''''Crop milk'''''
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|a13=Mechanical digestion
||[[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology#Species Differences|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l13=The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology#Structure and Function
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|q14=Why does the gizzard appear yellow in colour?
|<big>'''What structure connects the proventriculus to the gizzard?'''
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|a14=It is yellow due to bile reflux from the duodenum
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|l14=The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology#Structure and Function
*'''''The isthmus'''''
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|q15=What type of epithelium is present in the gizzard?
||[[The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a15=
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*Cuboidal
|<big>'''What is the function of the proventriculus?'''
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*Keratinised
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*Koilin cuticle present
*'''''Secrete digestive enzymes'''''
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|l15=The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology#Histology
||[[The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q16=Which species do not have a gizzard?
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|a16=
|<big>'''What type of epithelium lines the proventriculus?'''
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*Raptors
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*Owls
*'''''Glandular epithelium'''''
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*Gulls
*'''''Columnar'''''
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|l16=The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology#Structure and Function
||[[The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q17=What organ is present in between the duodenal loops?
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|a17=The pancreas
|<big>'''True or False: Parietal cells are present in the proventriculus?'''
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|l17=The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure
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|q18=Where do the pancreatic and bile ducts enter the duodenum?
*'''''False'''''
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|a18=In the caudal part
||[[The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l18=The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure
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|q19=What is the Vitelline Diverticula?
|<big>'''How many layers of lamina muscularis are present in the proventriculus and in the gizzard?'''
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|a19=
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*Small outgrowth of the jejunum
*'''''Inner oblique'''''
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*Connect to yolk sac in the embryo
*'''''Middle circular'''''
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*Also called Merkel's diverticulum
*'''''Outer longitudinal'''''
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|l19=The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Vitelline Diverticula
||[[The Proventriculus - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q20=How many caeca are present in avians?
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|a20=Two
|<big>'''What is the function of the gizzard?'''
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|l20=The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure
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|q21=What type of epithelium and glands lines the caeca?
*'''''Mechanical digestion'''''
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|a21=
||[[The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Columnar
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*Mucous cells
|<big>'''Why does the gizzard appear yellow in colour?'''
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|l21=The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
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|q22=Which avian species does not have caeca?
*'''''It is yellow due to bile reflux from the duodenum'''''
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|a22=Parrots
||[[The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l22=The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Species Differences
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|q23=What colour is the avian liver?
|<big>'''What type of epithelium is present in the gizzard?'''
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|a23=Dark brown
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|l23=Avian Liver - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure
*'''''Cuboidal'''''
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|q24=How many lobes does the avian liver have?
*'''''Keratinised'''''
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|a24=
*'''''Koilin cuticle present'''''
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*Two
||[[The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*The right lobe is larger than the left lobe
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|l24=Avian Liver - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure
|<big>'''Which species do not have a gizzard?'''
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|q25=Which species do not have a gall bladder?
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|a25=
*'''''Raptors'''''
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*Pigeons
*'''''Owls'''''
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*Parrots
*'''''Gulls'''''
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|l25=Avian Liver - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure
||[[The Gizzard - Anamtomy & Physiology#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q26=What part of the cloaca does the alimentary system terminate in?
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|a26=The coprodeum
|<big>'''What organ is present in between the duodenal loops?'''
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|l26=The Avian Vent and Cloaca - Anatomy & Physiology#The Cloaca
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*'''''The pancreas'''''
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|<big>'''Where do the pancreatic and bile ducts enter the duodenum?'''
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*'''''In the caudal part'''''
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||[[The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What is the Vitelline Diverticula?'''
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*'''''Small outgrowth of the jejunum'''''
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*'''''Connect to yolk sac in the embryo'''''
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*'''''Also called Merkel's diverticulum'''''
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||[[The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Vitelline Diverticula|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How many caeca are present in avians?'''
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*'''''Two'''''
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||[[The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What type of epithelium and glands lines the caeca?'''
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*'''''Columnar'''''
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*'''''Mucous cells'''''
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||[[The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Which avian species does not have caeca?'''
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*'''''Parrots'''''
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||[[The Avian Intestines - Anatomy & Physiology#Species Differences|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What colour is the avian liver?'''
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*'''''Dark brown'''''
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||[[Avian Liver - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How many lobes does the avian liver have?'''
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*'''''Two'''''
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*'''''The right lobe is larger than the left lobe'''''
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||[[Avian Liver - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Which species do not have a gall bladder?'''
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*'''''Pigeons'''''
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*'''''Parrots'''''
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||[[Avian Liver - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What part of the cloaca does the alimentary system terminate in?'''
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*'''''The coprodeum'''''
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||[[The Avian Vent and Cloaca - Anatomy & Physiology#The Cloaca|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How do galliformes release extra ammonia for protein synthesis?'''
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||<big>Turkeys and chickens can move urates from the <font color="white">'''''urinary tract'''''</font> to the <font color="white">'''''colon'''''</font> and then into the <font color="white">'''''caeca'''''</font> recycling ammonia for protein synthesis
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