Ch 7 anatomy
The fluid environment of a cells that includes all the cellular matter and organelles
What is the cytoplasm?
The role of the circulatory system
What is distribute oxygen and nutrients and removed CO2 and waste?
When a gene has been "turned off"
What is a knock-out?
The meaning of a BID dosage prescription
What is twice a day?
A meat eater like cats and ferrets
What is a carnivore?
two or more different organs that work together to provide a common function
What is an organ system?
The blood cell type responsible for preventing excessive bleeding
What is thrombocytes?
Genes that are located adjacent to one another on the same chromosome and tend to be inherited together
What is gene linkage?
How many centimeters are in 1 inch
What is 2.54?
This system includes the pituitary gland, adrenal glands, thyroid, and gonads
What is the endocrine system?
The 4 categories of tissue
What is Epithelial/endothelial, Connective, Muscle, and Nerve?
The system responsible for filtering blood
What is the lymphatic system?
The age female breeders are typically retired
What is about 6 months old or had 6-7 litters?
How much a 22lb dog would weight in kg
What is 10kg?
The space between neurons that electrical impulses are transferred
What is the synapse?
The classification for carpals and tarsals
What are short bones?
This organ specifically breakdown down roughage and cellulose for digestion
What is the cecum?
When a male is added to a cage of females, resulting in the initiation of their estrous cycles for timed breeding
What is the Whitten effect?
The concentration of a solution with 5g of dextrose per 100mL of liquid
What is 5%?
This is the reason bone fractures in birds are serious
What is bird pneumatic bones are connected to the respiratory system?
The valve that separates the right atrium and right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve?
The master controller of the voluntary and involuntary actions of the body
What is the central nervous system?
The 5 different types of phenotypes
Visible- observable
Behavioral- aggression or fear responses
Demonstrable- observable motor skills/differences
Inducible- triggerable with certain drugs
Physiological- different capabilities of system functions
The atomic weight divided by the charge number of the ion is how to calculate this
What is equivalents?
The 3 types of granulocytes
What are neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils?