The medium-sized painted turtle can be distinguished by its dark shell, which has olive lines running across the carapace (upper shell), dividing the large scutes (scales). The margin of both the carapace and plastron (bottom shell) have black and red markings. The head, neck, and limbs have yellow stripes.
Perseveration The term perseveration refers to repeating or getting stuck carrying out a behavior (e.g., putting in and taking out a puzzle piece) when it is no longer appropriate.Click here to link to this term in the ASD Video Glossary (view 1 - 2); and click here.
1 As a result of segmentation; a process by which some physical digestion occurs in the small intestine, the chime sloshes back and forth between segments of the small intestine that form when bands of circular muscle briefly contract.2  A helpful animation that outlines the process of peristalsis and segmentation. This image illustrates the segmentation of the chyme that occurs within the small intestine of the digestive tract. 2  Segmentation is the process of mixing the food contents in the digestive tract to create a more uniform mixture throughout.