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21 Cards in this Set
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What order and family are ferrets in?
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Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae |
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T or F:
Female ferrets are larger than males. |
False!
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T or F:
Ferrets have no sweat glands. |
True!
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Where are ferret anal glands located?
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4:00
8:00 |
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What is the ferret vertebral formula?
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C7, T15, L5, 6, or 7, S3, Ca18
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How many sternebrae does the ferret have? Which vertebrae have hemal arches?
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8
Ca 2-5 |
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T or F:
The ferret has five digits on both the manus and the pes. |
True!
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Describe the front and hind limb stance of the ferret.
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Plantigrade for both
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What is the ferret dental formula?
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I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3/3/, M 1/2
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What is the longest bone of the ferret hindlimb?
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Tibia!
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T or F:
The ferret has no lateral fabellae. |
False! No MEDIAL fabellae!
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What gives the ferrets their musky odor? Where are these glands localized?
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Numerous ubiquitous sebaceous scent glands.
Localized behind ears, neck region, near chin |
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Describe the ferret uterus.
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Bicornuate!
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ID these ferret anatomical structures.
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A - L. Subclavian a.
B - Brachiocephalic trunk C - Aortic arch D - Caudal vena cava E - Esophagus |
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How many lung lobes on the right side of the ferret? On the left?
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R - 2
L - 3 pretty normal |
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How can you tell the jejunum from the ileum in the ferret?
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You can't grossly.
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What are the lobes of the ferret liver?
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L & R lateral
L & R medial Quadrate Caudate |
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Where does the ferret bile duct open in to the duodonenum?
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Major duodenal papilla
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Which ferret adrenal is snuggled against the vena cava?
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Right adrenal
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What is the gestation period of the ferret? Are the young precocious?
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41-43 days
Kits are blind and deaf |
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Where are venipuncture sites in the ferret (four of them)?
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Lateral saphenous v.
External jugular v. Cranial vena cava Cephalic v. |
