Pet Turtles And More

This pic is from when I went to the New England Aquarium in Boston a while back.

The internal organs of a red eared slider turtle, this particular RES is a female:

Here are the labels, from top-to-bottom and left-to-right:

1. mouth
2. common carotid a.
3. esophagus
4. trachea
5. subclavian a.
6. innominate
7. aorta
8. auricle
9. ventricle
10. stomach
11. gastric a
12. liver
13. pancreas
14. left lung
15. small intestine
16. colon
17. p*****peritoneal cavity
18. bladder
19. Anus

In case the numbering isn’t very clear in terms of what organ is where, please reference this handy watercolor chart I made:

Sometimes, with turtles being as small as they are and seeing how big their feet are, how long their heads, necks, and tails are and that they can hide in their shells – it is easy to forget about all the other internal organs that they have that keep them alive and healthy. Turtles are truly wonderful creatures of the Creator!

• Red Ear Slider penile prolapse – fanning
• Rearranged the turtle tank
• no more gravel and a bit about the pet turtle tank setup