Respiratory
What is included in the respiratory system?
Parts of the body that work together to help you breath: nose, mouth, throat, windpipe, lungs, diaphragm.
What does your nervous system do?
sends messages to the brain and the rest of the body
What is included in the musculoskeletal system?
Muscles, Tendons, Cartilage, Bones, Joints and Ligaments
What is CO2?
Bonus: What does the C, O, and 2 mean?
Carbon Dioxide
Bonus: One carbon, 2 oxygen
What does the digestive system do?
breaks down the food we ingest into tiny parts to give us fuel
What is a glottis in a snake?
A small opening in the mouth that allows snakes to breath while swallowing large prey
What is stargazing? What is the symptom of stargazing caused by?
Stargazing causes a snakes head and neck muscles to contract, making it seem like the snake it looking up at the stars. It is a symptom of IBD (Inclusion Body Disease)
What is a problem some animals have with their bones that causes permanent damage and malformations?
MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease)
What are the 4 blood components?
Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells
What are some of the issues vets may encounter with the digestive system?
CPV (Canine Parvovirus), Bloating, Constipation, Intestinal obstruction, etc.
What is a cause of respiratory infections in reptiles?
Poor/Inappropriate husbandry
How do doctors identify tumors?
Using a CT or MRI scan
What is cartilage?
Flexible but strong tissue that prevents bones from rubbing on each other
What are heartworms?
Something that lives in the heart, lungs, and blood vessels that causes severe lung disease, heart failure, and other internal damage.
Name some parts of the digestive system
mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
What do humans have that allows us to run and breath that lizards and snakes do NOT have?
A diaphragm
The difference between malignant and benign tumors?
Benign: Harmless, made of regular cells that will not spread
Malignant: Can grow uncontrollably, composed of cancer cells, bad (uh oh)
Can pyramiding be reversed?
no, but further problems can be prevented
How many chambers does a crocodile's heart have?
Bonus: What does a crocodile do to it's heart in certain situations? What do they use to do it? What are the situations they do this in?
4
Bonus: They can cut off one chamber of their heart using a shunt. They utilize this shunt during diving and digestion.
What does canine parvovirus (CPV) mainly effect?
dogs and wolves
What are some of the symptoms or respiratory infections?
Coughing, discharge through nose, foaming near mouth, sneezing, wheezing, lethargy, labored breathing, and changes in appetite .
How many neurons are estimated to be in a human body?
10-20 billion neurons in the cerebral cortex and 55-70 billion in the cerebellum. Around 66-90 in total.
What are the bony plates on the back of a croc called?
Osteoderms
What is the order of the blood cycle?
(very hard question dun dun duuuun)
oxygenated blood from lung -> heart -> throughout body through arteries (Oxygen is released)
oxygenated blood returns to heart -> lungs
repeat
What do crocodiles sometimes do to improve digestion?
Ingest rocks/pebbles
Bonus: What other purpose are the rocks used for?