I. EXCRETORY SYSTEM
A. Kidney
B. Ureter
C. Urinary Bladder
D. Urethra
Ophistocepha Cuora
Organ Description lus sp. Scoliodon sp.ambionensis pigeon
I. DIGESTIVE
A. Oral Cavity
Beak/ mouth Obtains food (no teeth)
Mouth Connects mouth to the rest of the digestive
Esophagus tract (mouth to crop to proventriculus)
Crop Stores food and water until they are paseed to the GI tract
Proventriculus (true stomach) is the glandular stomach where digestion primarily begins.
II. Respiratory
Buccal cavity Anterior part of the cavity inclosed by the jaws and gill arches
Pharynx Path for food and air
Six Internal gill slits Aids in respiration
Spiracle used to pump water through the gills while the animal is at rest
External gill slits Aids in respiration
Gill pouches Where internal gill slits leads to
Branchial bar Supports gills
Interbranchial septum Supports gills
Demibranch Aids in respiration; may be used for filter feeding
Holobranch Brings venous blood to the gills
TRACHEA Windpipe, connects the larynx and bronchi of the tortoise
ESOPHAGUS Between the mouth and the stomach
LUNGS
PERICARDIAL SAC Encloses the heart
PLEUROPERITONEAL
Large cavity
CAVITY
External nares
Internal nares
Glottis Leads to the trachea
Syrinx Actual voice box
Bronchus shuttle air to and from the lungs.
Air sacs permit a unidirectional flow of air through the lungs
1. Peritoneum
2. Pleuroperitoneal cavity
3. Mesentery
a. mesogaster
b. mesentery
c. mesorectum
d. mesovarium
e. mesorchium
f. mesotubarium
4. Gastro-hepato duodenal ligament/ lesser omentum
a. hepatoduodenal ligament
b. gastrohepatic ligament
5. suspensory or falciform ligament
6. Liver
7. Gallbladder
8. Esophagus
9. Stomach
10. Duodenum
11. Bile duct
12. Pancreas
13. Pancreatic duct
14. Spleen
15. Valvular intestine
16. Spiral valve
17. Large intestine or colon
18. Rectal or digitiform gland
19. Transverse septum
20. Coronary ligament
21. Abdominal pores
22. Parietal pericardium
23. Pericardial cavity
24. Visceral pericardium
25. Sinus venosus
Large internal cavity that constitutes the greater part of the
coelom
Smooth shining membrane that lines the body wall