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Like most reptiles, an iguana has a three-chambered heart with two atria, one ventricle, and two aortae with a systemic circulation. [14] The muscles of an iguana are very light in color due to the high proportion of fast-twitch, glycolytic muscle fibers (type A).
While most reptiles are considered to have three-chambered hearts, the hearts of true monitors – as with those of other monitors – have a well developed ventricular septum that completely separates the pulmonary and systemic sides of the circulatory system during systole. [13]
Monitor lizards have a high aerobic scope [23] [25] that is afforded, in part, by their heart anatomy. Whereas most reptiles are considered to have three-chambered hearts, the hearts of monitor lizards – as with those of boas and pythons – have a well developed ventricular septum that completely separates the pulmonary and systemic sides of ...
Non-crocodilian reptiles have three-chambered hearts, which are less efficient because they allow oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood to mix and therefore send some de-oxygenated blood out to the body instead of to the lungs. Modern crocodilians' hearts are four-chambered, but are smaller relative to body size and run at lower pressure than ...
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Fine - if one decides to use the term Reptilia (which is the title of this article) in that way, then dinosaurs and their bird descendants are Reptilia. BUT under Systems, the descriptions given relate almost exclusively to "traditional" reptiles, e.g. the 3-chambered heart.
Non-crocodilian reptiles have 3-chambered hearts, which are less efficient because they let the two flows mix and thus send some de-oxygenated blood out to the body instead of to the lungs. Modern crocodilians' hearts are 4-chambered, but are smaller relative to body size and run at lower pressure than those of modern birds and mammals.
All lepidosaurs and turtles have a three-chambered heart consisting of two atria, one variably partitioned ventricle, and two aortas that lead to the systemic circulation. The degree of mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the three-chambered heart varies depending on the species and physiological state. Under different conditions ...