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PIGEON DISSECTION WHAT BODY PARTS DOES A BIRD HAVE TO HELP IT FLY? EVERYTHING! EVERY body system in a bird is modified in some way to help it fly! ARCHAEOPTERYX First bird Fossil image from: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/archaeopteryx.html Image from: http://www2.thny.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/exfiles/archaeopteryx.htm PIGEON LATIN meaning ANIMALIA KINGDOM _____________ PHYLUM ____________________________ CHORDATA VERTEBRATA “backbone” SUBPHYLUM ___________________________ AVES Plural of “avis”= bird CLASS _______________________________ COLUMBIFORMES ORDER _____________________________ FEATHERS VANE RACHIS Image from: http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/554notes1.html MODIFICATIONS of INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM • Feathers- (light weight & sturdy) provide lift & protect against heat loss • Preen gland keeps feathers “fly-able” • Streamline body to decrease air/wind resistance BEAKS Image from: http://www.antbits.co.uk/ant_pages/bio-pages/bio-02.html EXTERNAL NARES CERE NICTITATING MEMBRANE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE inside head SCALY SKIN on feet CLAWS Kestral Image from: http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/birdbrain2.html EYES BIG for size of head See in COLOR Eyes on front of facegives depth perception Seen in predators Eyes on sides of headGives wide range of vision Seen in prey BROOD PATCH Skin-to-egg contact keeps growing babies WARM Males that sit on eggs have it, too Image from: http://www.ventanaws.org/images/bsol/SongSparrow.jpg CLOACA & VENT Image by Riedell/VanderWal©2005 PREEN GLAND Oil makes feathers waterproof Preening straightens feathers and re-hooks barbules Image from: http://www.rit.edu/~vertzo/Pigeon/PigeonPages/Home.html SKELETAL Hollow bones = light weight Image from: BIODIDAC FUSED BONES = Sturdy FURCULA PYGOSTYLE STERNUM Image modified from: http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/554notes1.html MODIFICATIONS of SKELETAL SYSTEM Bones = hollow/air sacs extend into bones to make them LESS DENSE = fused to make them STURDY FURCULA – stabilizes shoulders during flight STERNUMattaches flight muscles PYGOSTYLEsupport for tail MUSCULAR SYSTEM PECTORALIS & SUPRACORACOIDEUS make up 35% of total body weight MODIFICATIONS of MUSCULAR SYSTEM HUGE PECTORALIS MUSCLE provides power to move wings CROP Image by Riedell/VanderWal©2005 No digestion happens here Stores and moistens food waiting to be digested Allows food to move faster/next batch is waiting CROP MILK http://www.joanbramsch.com/images/feeding.jpg COLUMBIFORMES- crop makes nutritious fluid called CROP MILK for babies HEART Heart = 1 ½ to 2 times larger than in equal size mammal Heart rate much faster to move more blood HEART Image by Riedell/VanderWal©2005 COMPLETE SEPTUM NOW 4 chambers 2 atria/2 ventricles 1 loop 2 chambers 2 loops 3 chambers Fish amphibians & reptiles 2 loops 4 chambers birds & mammals 4 CHAMBER HEART 2 LOOPS Sinus venosus RIGHT LEFT Lungs Atrium Atrium Ventricle Body organs Conus arteriosus FROG & TURTLE CIRCULATION Body organs RIGHT Atrium Right Ventricle Lungs LEFT Atrium Left Ventricle BIRD & MAMMAL CIRCULATION 4 chambers/2 loops BIRD CIRCULATION MODIFICATIONS of CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Heart large for body size-pumps more blood Closed 2 loop system- most efficient/faster Complete septum/4 chamber heart- keeps Low/High oxygen blood totally separated Rapid heart rate- delivers more oxygen/faster MODIFICATIONS of ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ENDOTHERMIC METABOLISMprovides maximum energy for extended activity (flying) BURNING more GLUCOSE faster… is where the heat comes from! LIVER with GALL BLADDER inside PANCREAS GIZZARD GIZZARD Muscular Contains gravel/rocks to grind food SMALL INTESTINE (Duodenum & Ileum) LARGE INTESTINE isn’t very large! Absorbs less water back from feces (Water is HEAVY!) EXITS through CLOACA COLIC CAECA Pouches on intestine Contain bacteria to digest plants MODIFICATIONS of DIGESTIVE SYSTEM • Fast efficient digestive system fuels endothermic metabolism for more energy for extended activity • CROP- stores next batch so food always moving through • 2 part stomach (Crop/Gizzard)so food moves through faster • COLIC CAECA- help break down plants • LONG SMALL INTESTINE-absorbs lots of nutrients • SHORT LARGE INTESTINEAbsorbs less water / feces not stored… out of body as it is made so weigh less TRACHEA BRONCHI Cartilage rings keep airway open Image by Riedell/VanderWal©2005 SYRINX VOICE BOX Image by Riedell/VanderWal©2005 LUNGS Remove 31% of oxygen ; Human lungs remove 24% AIR SACS STORE AIR No gas exchange ALLOW OXYGEN IN LUNGS on the INHALE and on the EXHALE OXYGEN on the EXHALE Animation from: http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm/birds MODIFICATIONS of RESPIRATORY SYSTEM • SUPER EFFICIENT RESPIRATORY SYSTEM gets the most oxygen possible • Extra AIR SACS allow oxygen in lungs on both the INHALE AND EXHALE • Air sacs extending into bones makes skeleton less dense • Alveoli increase surface area for more gas exchange KIDNEYS & URETERS MODIFICATIONS of EXCRETORY SYSTEM Excrete nitrogen waste as URIC ACID- so uses less water to dilute No URINARY BLADDER- so urine (water) not stored… less weight TESTES TESTES KIDNEYS URETERS CLOACA OVARY make eggs OVIDUCTS add albumen/shell INTERNAL FERTILIZATION OVIPAROUS Lay amniotic eggs http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/avianreproduction.html http://www.usgs.nau.edu/swwf/images/WIFL%20nest%20with%20eggs%20-%20MD.jpg DIRECT DEVELOPMENT 2 KINDS OF BABIES ALTRICIAL = HELPLESS hatch without feathers, eyes closed, can’t walk, parents must feed every 20 min Ex: songbirds, pigeons, raptors http://www.kathyskritters.com/tales/robins/images/baby_robins_5-13.jpg DIRECT DEVELOPMENT 2 KINDS OF BABIES PRECOCIAL – MORE INDEPENDENT hatch with fuzzy down, can follow parent and feed itself soon after hatching EX: Ducks and geese http://cowpi.com/journal/2004/06/the_dangers_of_leadership.html MODIFICATIONS of REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM • Female has only ONE OVARY & OVIDUCT on left side … less weight • OVIPARITY- lay eggs OUTSIDE of body … less weight • REPRODUCTIVE ORGANSenlarge during breeding season/shrink rest of time… less weight TUBES IS TUBES? OVIDUCTS- carry eggs from ovary to cloaca VAS DEFERENScarry sperm from testes to cloaca URETERS- carry urine from kidneys to cloaca http://www.wtamu.edu/~rmatlack/pigeon_dissection/brain.jpg MODIFICATIONS of NERVOUS SYSTEM • Large brain for body size = “smarter” • Bigger CEREBRUM for more complex behaviors problem solving; learning; navigation; • Bigger CEREBELLUM- for muscle coordination • Bigger OPTIC LOBES for better vision; 3D & Color • Concentration of iron in brain to act as compass