WHATs THE FUNCTION Birds By Kelly RiedellBrookings Biology

WHAT’s THE FUNCTION? Birds By Kelly Riedell/Brookings Biology

Match the BIRD body part with its function Stabilizes shoulders furcula during flight _______ Support for tail _________ pygostyle Makes trypsin pancreas for the small intestine _______ Controls muscle cerebellum coordination _______

Match the BIRD body part with its function crop Stores & moistens food _______ Oil gland to make Preen gland feathers waterproof _______ Featherless patch Brood patch to keep eggs warm ________ barbules Hook barbs together _______ For higher thinking cerebrum & learning _______

Match the BIRD body part with its function gizzard Grinds & mashes food _______ syrinx voice box _________ Where acid and enzymes proventriculus start to digest food ________ Makes bile _______ liver Hold air but don’t Air sacs exchange gases _______

Match the BIRD body part with its function Ringed windpipe trachea _______ Receives sperm/eggs, urine and cloaca digestive waste _________ Pouches where microorganisms Colic caeca help digest plant material _____ Gall bladder Stores bile _______ Regulates heart rate, Thyroid blood pressure, and metabolism _____ gland

Match the BIRD body part with its function cere Fleshy area near beak _______ 3 rd eyelid _________ Nictitating membrane Part of small intestine where ileum nutrients are absorbed ________ Removes uric acid from blood _______ kidneys Attachment for sternum flight muscles _______

Match the BIRD body part with its function bronchi Connect trachea to lungs _______ tympanic membrane eardrum _________ Part of small intestine where bile & trypsin are added ________ duodenum to finish digestion Removes uric acid kidneys from blood _______

Match the BIRD body part with its function Attachment for flight muscles sternum _______ Exit opening for vent urine, feces, sperm/eggs ________ Processes nitrogen waste for kidneys ________ liver Stores glycogen _______ liver

Match the BIRD body part with its function Controls autonomic Medulla oblongata internal organs _______ glottis Opening for air entering ________ respiratory system oviduct Add albumen & shell to eggs _______ ureters Carry urine from kidneys _______ to cloaca

Match the BIRD body part with its function Carry eggs from ovary to cloaca oviduct _______ Vas deferens Carry sperm from testes ________ to cloaca Largest Vein returning to heart Vena cava ________ Aorta Largest artery leaving heart _______