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The urinary system of birds consists of
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Paired kidneys pair of ureters NO BLADDER
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Birds Excrete a different type of waste …. what is it?
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URIC ACID + URATES NOT NITROGEN as in mammals
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Why is urine semi solid in birds?
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Waste is suspended in urinary water rather than being dissolved
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Semi solid urine leaves the kidneys via their
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Ureters
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The renal portal system consists of
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A valve at the junction of the common Iliac vein with the renal portal vein that enters the kidneys
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The renal portal system valve has something which opens and closes in response to the nervous system... what is it?
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Sphincter
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When the sphincter valve of the renal portal is open blood flows to the …..
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Vena cava
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When the sphincter valve of the renal portal is closed blood flows to the ….
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Kidneys
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The kidneys are paired structures found in the....
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PELVIS
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The kidneys tightly adhere to the
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Backbone
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The area of the backbone which adheres the kidneys is known as the ….
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Lumbosacral area
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Each kidney is divided into 3 lobes - what are they called?
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CRANIAL MIDDLE CAUDAL
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Birds have no ….
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Loop of henel
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No loop of henel is due to
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Differing nephrons
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Each kidney has a ___________ arising from its _____________
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URETER CRANIAL LOBE
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