Module 2: Avian Urinary System
Cards (35)
- avian kidneys are (Shape)
- how many lobes do avian kidneys have
- avian kidneys lack
- 2 types of nephrons found in avian kidney
- reptilian type nephrons have no
- size of glomeruli of reptilian nephron
- reptilian nephrons operate on _ filtration rate
- reptilian type nephrons are responsible for secreting majority of _
- mammalian type nephron are located in
- mammalian nephrons operate on _ filtration
- mammalian nephron can _ urine
- instead of urea, avian kidneys produce _ as a form of nitrogenous waste
- nitrogenous waste that is very toxic and requires a huge amount of water to be excreted
- avians have _ temperature and basal metabolic rate
- counterpart of vasopressin in birds
- avians that have urinary bladder
- 3 parts of cloaca
- part of cloaca that passes urine
- part of cloaca that passes feces from colon
- part of cloaca that receives egg & is the reproductive tract
- composition of avian droppings
- normal condition of storing urine in the bladder while it fills
- contractions responsible for urinary continence
- occurs when an animal dribbles urine at frequent intervals instead of filling its bladder
- increased urine output
- decreased urine output
- no urine output
- difficult or painful micturition
- slow, dropwise, painful discharge of urine caused by spasm of urethra & bladder
- stranguria is a clinical sign of
- act of emptying bladder to urethra
- removal of urine to external environment
- large volume of water
- large amount of salt in urine
- glomeruli are _ shaped