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VTNE Review W2
Question | Answer |
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in surgery refers to the destruction of organisms before they enter the patient's body | asepsis |
to perforate or make an opening into | fenestration |
any abnormal passage within body tissue | fistula |
within the marrow cavity of a bone | intramedullary |
an incision into the abdominal wall | laparotomy |
application of a ligature or material such as wire or suture material, to tie off blood vessels to prevent bleeding or constrict tissue | ligating |
inflammation of the bone and cartilage that causes a piece of articulating cartilage to split off | osteochondritis dessecans OCD |
stem or stemlike structure | pedicle |
situated on the perineum | perineal |
external region between the vulva and anus in the female or between the scrotum and anus in the male | perineum |
step-locking device on surgical instruments | ratchet |
correction of a hernia, luxation, or fracture | reduction |
having a sawlike edge of border | serrations |
excision of the spleen | splenectomy |
type of suture material that is fused to the end of the needle | swaged-on |
extending from side to side or at right angles to the long axis | transverse |
creation of a permanent hold for the urethra in the perineum | urethrostomy |
internal organs enclosed within a cavity | viscera |
abomasum is fixed to the abdominal wall using a permanent suture | abomasopexy |
via a dorsal approach, the abomasum is attached to the ventral body wall with a toggle suture | abomasopexy-toggle |
absence of thirst or lack of desire to drink | adipsia |
lacking in tone | atonic |
instrument used for the administration of boluses to cattle, horses, sheep, and goats | balling gun |
a large, ready to be swallowed mass of medication. formed into an oblong tablet or gel | bolus |
the first three compartments of the camelid stomach | C-1 |
emaciated, malnourished | cachexia |
incision into the abdominal cavity | celiotomy |
seizures characterized by the alternation of relaxation with jerking and flexing of muscles | clonic convulsions |
angled area at the most lateral portion of the mouth where the upper and lower lips meet | commissure of the mouse |
a young South American camelid | cria |
the posture of the camelid when it is laying down in sternal recumbency | cushed |
to give liquid meications by mouth | drench |
instrument for bloodless castration in cattle and sheep. crushes spermatic cord | emasculatome |
present in an animal community at all times | endemic |
surgical removal of the globe of the eye | enucleation |
nasal bleeding | epistaxis |
expelling of gas from the rumen via the oral cavity | eructation |
surgical removal of everything within the orbit of the eye, including globe, muscles, adipose tissue and lacrimal gland | extirpation |
loss of voluntary movement and decreased tone of limb muscles | flaccid paralysis |
infestation of fly larvae in the cutaneous tissues | fly strike |
in cattle, the test performed to detect reticuloperitonitis. | grunt test |
dilation of the pupil | mydriasis |
voluntary muscle inflammation | myositis |
right paralumbar approach in which the abomasum is sutured in place through the ventral body well seperate from but in addition to a basic omentopexy | omentoabomasopexy |
omentum is anchored to the abdominal wall; usually in case of right sided torsion of the abomasum | omentopexy |
involuntary posture in which the head and tail are bent upward and flexed over the back while the abdomen is bowed downward; indicator of medulla, pons, and midbrain disease | opisthotonus |
area in the flank bordered dorsally by the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae, cranially by the last rib, and caudally by the tuber coxae. | paralumbar fossa |
off midline | paramedian |
duration of a few hours, very acute | peracute |
small pinpoint round red spots. | petechial hemorrhage |
the top or point of the head | pole |
prevention of disease by treatment or vaccination | prophylactic |
injection of a local anesthesia in a circle around the circumference to facilitate closure of lacerations or to help in diagnoses of lameness | ring block |
surgical procedure for evacuation of the rumen. A left flank approach is used. indicated in removal of metallic foreign bodies, rumen overload, obstructions, impaction | rumenotomy |
cells of the body other than germ cells | somatic cells |
instrument used to facilitate the passage of an orogastric tube by protecting the tube from damage by animals teeth | speculum (Frick) |
duration of disease process that is between acute and chronic (1 week) | subacute |
disease process that is not detectable by physical examination. | subclinical |
condition in which localized spasmodic contraction of the muscle takes place. results from decreased levels of calcium | tetany |
reconstitution of the rumen flora through the use of cud transfer | transfaunation |
structure made up of the iris, ciliary body, and choroids | uvea |
animal husbandry technique in which animals are raised in confinement, on a dry lot, such as dairy cattle | zero grazing |