Comments on: The Turkey Anatomy Lesson

By: EgYsho

EgYsho — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:44 +0000

thank u :)

By: Iwan

Iwan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:55:52 +0000

The “hangy-down thing” behind the beak is called a snood.

The dangly skin below the beak is called the wattle.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:48:32 +0000

That was awesome, I am pre-med and I enjoyed every second of your dissection. I have even gotten my family to save our turkey organs too!

By: Cristian

Cristian — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:36:57 +0000

I want to know, the weigth of the liver, lungs and intestins from a turkey?

By: Rick Long

Rick Long — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:21:48 +0000

I just want to know the name of that hangy-down thing behind the beak…

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:06:30 +0000

Ugh. Reminds me of eating any kind of fowl with my father in law. He taught college level biology for 30-some years, and did his doctoral work on the anatomy of the Peking Duck. We get a recitation of the names of all the muscles we’re eating until someone at the table complains loudly enough.

Very difficult to enjoy a batch of barbequed chicken with that going on.

By: Martha

Martha — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:30:28 +0000

My mom always made foie gras with the turkey liver and it was good. I get too grossed out by the idea of eating someting that started out looking like the raw liver to do anything but throw it out.

Thanks for the cool lesson.

By: Melissa H.

Melissa H. — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:07:58 +0000

It is definitly a gizzard.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:20:30 +0000

Melissa, you very well could be right — my husband wasn’t trained on turkeys. :)

By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:14:14 +0000

that ‘diaphragm’ looks more like the gizzard to me-any other biologists with an opinion?