cloacacommon
organ into which the
intestine,
kidneys, and sex
organs discharge their products
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General
Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
Full article >>>cloaca(kloh-ay-kuh)
A common opening for the digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts in all
vertebrates except most
mammals.
Full article >>>cloaca A common opening for the digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts in all
vertebrates except most
mammals.
Covered in:
Lab 14
Gametogenesis and Development
Lab 17 Rat and Frog
Comparative Anatomy ...
Full article >>>cloaca Posterior chamber of digestive tract in many
vertebrates, receiving feces and urogenital products. In certain
invertebrates, a terminal portion of digestive tract that serves also as respiratory, excretory, or reproductive tract.
Full article >>>(The
cloaca is a chamber through which the feces and the
gametes, as well as
urine, pass on the way to the outside. The name comes from the Latin word for sewer.) ...
Full article >>>Male and female birds and reptiles both have
cloacae, an opening through which eggs,
sperm, and wastes pass. Intercourse is performed by pressing the lips of the
cloacae together, during which time the male
transfers his
sperm to the female.
Full article >>>[L. vas - a canal carrying fluid; L. deferens - carrying away] A connecting duct in males between the
epididymis of the testis and the
urethra or
cloaca; formed from the mesonephric duct. Synonym: ductus deferens.
Full article >>>toxic by-product of
protein metabolism and is generally converted to less toxic substances after it is produced then excreted;
mammals convert ammonia to
urea while birds and reptiles form
uric acid to be excreted with other wastes via their
cloacas.
Full article >>>They retain many
characters of their therapsid ancestors, such as laying eggs, limbs oriented with
humerus and
femur held
lateral to body (more lizard-like), a
cloaca, skulls with an almost birdlike appearance, and a lack of teeth in adults.
Full article >>>We have embarked on a detailed study of the structure and mechanism of PETN reductase from a
strain of Enterobacter
cloacae.
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