ANSC 53500 or BMS 52800
Avian Physiology

Name ____________________________________________

Avian Physiology
ANSC 535/BMS 528
Worksheet #2
Skeletal System

1. Using the attached diagram of the skeleton, color the following structures:
   1. Color five pneumatic bones green (2 pt)
   2. Color three medullary bones red (2 pt)
   3. Color both metatarsus bones yellow (2 pt)
   4. Color one fused bone blue. Use a bone not previously colored in a-c. (1 pt).

2. Below are longitudinal sections of the proximal end of the tibia from a normal broiler or a broiler experiencing a calcium or a Vitamin D deficiency. Describe the pathological changes occurring in the growth plate of the tibia of the broiler chicken diagnosed with calcium/vitamin D rickets. (4 points)
   
   

http://www.poultry.uga.edu/courses/legs/langenglish/anatcarick.htm
http://www.poultry.uga.edu/courses/legs/langenglish/glossary.htm

Return to ANSC 53500 / BMS 52800 Home Page
Return to Worksheets page

If you have trouble accessing this page because of a disability, please email anscweb@purdue.edu.