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Ectothermic Dry body covered with scales Keratin Toes have claws Well developed lungs Heart is 3-chambered Internal fertilization Amniotic egg
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Order Testudinata (Chelonia) - turtles Order Crocodilia - crocodiles and allies Order Squamata - snakes and lizards
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Shell Cryptodira: “hidden-necked” turtles which retract their necks into the shell Pleurodira: “side-necked” turtles which wrap their heads around the side of the shell
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Tetrapods Head (with a neck) Beak Shell: connected by a bridge Carapace Plastron Scutes Tail Ability to pull head, neck, limbs, tail into shell
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Carapace Scutes Neck Head Tail Plastron Beak Where would the bridge be found?
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Internal AND external skeleton Vertebral column fused to the carapace (and limb girdles)
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Skull Mandible
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Proscapular process Coracoid Scapula Humerus Radius Ulna Metacarpals Phalanges
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Vertebrae Pelvic girdle Femur Tibia Fibula Tarsals Metatarsals Phalanges
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Very similar to humans Deltoid (retraction of forelimbs) Pectoralis major (retraction of forelimbs) Triceps Biceps Latissimus Dorsi Gastrocnemius Gluteus (retraction of hindlimbs)
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Retrahens capitis collique Retracts head and neck into the shell Flexor caudae lumbalis Flexor caudae obturator Draw tail in
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Some predaceous, some herbivorous Beak Mouth and Tongue Excretion of some digestive enzymes in saliva to begin digestive process Turtles swallow large pieces of food
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Esophagus Tubular Connects mouth and stomach Stomach: Digestive enzymes and acids within decompose the food Walls of the organs in the digestive system are composed of smooth muscle Push the food through the system Aids in decomposition of the food by churning during the digestive process
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Liver is the largest organ in the body of a turtle. Bile production Gall bladder Pancreas: sliver like gland located next to the small intestine Aids in the digestive process by introducing digestive enzymes into the small intestine
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Small and Large Intestine Villi located on the small intestine wall absorb nutrients Duodenum The large intestine absorbs water Anus
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Breathe through lungs Mouth and Cloaca Respiration through nose and mouth When oxygen levels are low, some turtles have the ability to take in oxygen through their cloaca
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Glottis, Larynx, Trachea The glottis of the turtle is a small opening positioned behind the tongue. It acts like a barrier between the mouth and the larynx. The larynx is leads to the trachea.
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Trachea – connection between larynx and bronchii Bronchii Connect trachea to lungs
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Lungs Directly under the turtle's carapace Bronchii break into tinier tube like structures called bronchioles. The bronchioles then continue the pattern, leading to the alveoli Alveoli greatly increase the internal surface area and increase the efficiency of the lungs.
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Three chambered heart 2 atria 1 ventricle Partially divided – septum Surrounded by a pericardium
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Sinus venosus Pulmonary arteries and veins Systemic arteries and veins Aorta
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Left atrium Ventricle Right atrium Sinus venosus Systemic arteries Systemic veins Pulmonary arteries Pulmonary veins Lungs Body Aorta
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Olfactory nerve Olfactory lobe Cerebrum (in hemispheres) Pineal gland between the two hemispheres on dorsal surface Ventral surface: hypothalamus and pituitary gland: hormones; regulation of body Optic lobe Choroid Plexus: secretion of cerebrospinal fluid Cerebellum Medulla oblongata
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Kidney Ureters Urinary bladder (with accessory bladders) Cloaca
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Internal fertilization Amniotic organisms Egg is better adapted for life on land All oviparous with no parental care Females: Ovary Oviduct Male: Testes Epididymus Penis
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Turtles lay eggs outside of the water Bury in sand, dirt Typically near a body of water Incubation temperature depends on species Egg shells can range from soft and leathery to hard and brittle
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Shell to prevent desiccation Amnion – encloses embryo within the egg With amniotic fluid Allantois – gas exchange, waste excretion Chorion – gas exchange Yolk sac – nutrition
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