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125 Final Questions
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Forms part of the regulatory system of the body | Endocrine system |
| Works in conjunction with the nervous system | Endocrine system |
| Both sensory & motor. Sensory from gastrointestinal tract & respiratory tract | (X) vagus |
| Smell is also known as the? | Olfactory sense |
| More sensitive to light | Rods |
| More sensitive to color and detail | Cones |
| Opthalmascope, fluorescine stain, schirmer tear test, sterile saline, sterile syringe (3cc). These are all needed for? | Eye exam |
| Bacterial infection leading to inflammation of the eye | Keratoconjunctivis |
| Elastic cartilage & skin, the external part of the ear in mammals | Pinna |
| Tympanic membrane | Ear drum |
| Outermost bone attached to tympanic membrane | Malleus |
| Middle bone | Incus |
| Medial - most bone | Stapes |
| Also known as the gustatory sense | Sense of taste |
| Otodectes cynotis | Ear mites |
| Infection of the ear canal | Otitis externa |
| Promotes urine contractions | Oxytocin |
| Which joint is similar to the knee in humans? | Stifle |
| Adduction moves a limb | Toward the midline |
| Which bones are found in the antebrachium | Radius & ulna |
| Tendons connect | Muscle to bone |
| Ligaments connect | Bone to bone |
| What joint is also known as the scapulohumeral joint | Shoulder |
| Osteo refers to | Bone |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Arthro | Joint |
| What is a foramen? | Opening / hole in the bone |
| Spongy light bone is called | Cancellous |
| Dense heavy bone is called | Compact |
| Osteoblasts are responsible for | Bone formation |
| Name 4 shapes of bones | Flat, short, long & irregular |
| Most mammals have how many cervical vertebraes? | 7 |
| What is phlebitis? | Inflammation of a vein |
| Which valve is found between the right atrium and the right ventricle? | Tricuspid |
| Which sense is responsible for balance and head position? | Vestibular |
| What is the average gestation period for a horse ? | 325-350 days |
| Partrition process in a dog is called ? | Welping |
| Which blood vessels have one way valves ? | Veins |
| During diastole the heart? | Relaxes |
| What is the largest artery in the body called ? | Aorta |
| Cats carry their fetuses where? | Uterine horns |
| Uniparous refers to animals who | Have one offspring at a time |
| Cats are what kind of ovulators? | Induced |
| Which hormone is secreted by the corpus luteum & help to maintain pregnancy? | Progesterone |
| What do veins have in them that arteries do not ? | One way valves |
| Blood flowing from the right ventricle of the heart is flowing through the pulmonary artery & towards the | Lungs |
| What is the order of vertebrae from cranial to caudal? | Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccgyeal |
| Animal receives performed antibodies | Passively |
| Exposure to antigen that triggers animals own immune response | Actively |
| What are the four tissue types? | Epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous tissue |
| Trunk of the body, includes rib cage and abdomen | Barrel |
| Lateral surface of the abdomen between the last rib and hind legs | Flank |
| Area at the base of the neck between the front legs, that covers the cranial end of the sternum | Brisket |
| Top of the head between the bases of the ears | Poll |
| Rostral part of the face, formed mainly by the maxillary and nasal bones | Muzzle |
| Area dorsal to scapulas | Withers |
| Equivalent to the human knee | Stifle |
| Dorsal part of the base of the tail | Tailhead |
| Carpus of hoofed animals | Knee |
| Large metacarpal or metatarsal bone of hoofed animals | Cannon |
| Joint between cannon bone and the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals | Fetlock |
| Equilibrium amoung the body systems. | Homeostasis |
| The involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wavelike movements that push the contents of the canal forward. | Peristalsis |
| A reduction in the number of white cells in the blood, typical of various diseases. | Leukopenia |
| Blood draw sites | Canine Cephalic, Canine Jugular, Feline Jugular, Canine Lateral Saphenous Vein, Feline Medial Saphenous Vein |
| Sodium Heparin; Plasma seperating tube | Green Top Tube |
| Sodium Citrate; Coagulation tests | Blue Top Tube |
| Is empty and sterile, used to send non-blood fluid samples to the lab | Red Top Tube |
| EDTA; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid | Purple (Lavender) Top Tube |
| Has a waxy plug that separates the serum from the blood solids after centrifugation. | Tiger Top/Solid Orange - Serum Separator Tube (SST) |
| Contains either nothing or Sodium Heparin | Hematocrit Tube |
| What do carnivores eat? | Meat |
| What do herbivores eat? | Plants |
| Lines body cavities and canals. Respiratory, digestive, and urogenital tracts. Mouth, nose, eyelids, windpipe, lungs, stomach, intestines, the ureters, urethra, and urinary bladder. | Mucous Membranes |
| Which muscle tissue is striated muscle, moves the skeleton, responsible for voluntary movement and shaped like long cylinders or fibers? | Skeletal Muscle |
| Which muscle is striated muscle, involuntary movement, have no characteristic shape and found only in the heart? | Cardiac Muscle |
| Which muscle tissue is found mainly in internal organs, spindle shaped, doesn't show any stripes or striations under magnification? | Smooth Muscle |
| Which hormone stimulates release of thyroid hormone? | TSH |
| Which hormone controls epiphyseal growth and protein production; regulates the use of energy? | Growth Hormone (somatotrophin) |
| Which hormone controls release of adrenocortical hormones? | Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) |
| Which hormone stimulates development of mammary glands and secretion of milk? | Prolactin |
| Stimulates development of follicles in the ovary | Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
| Causes rupture of the follicles (ovulation) and development of the corpus luteum | Luteinising Hormone (LH) |
| Stimulates secretion of testosterone from interstitial cells of the testis | Interstitial-cell-stimulating hormone (ISCH) |
| Which hormone is responsible for acts on collecting ducts of the kidney-alters permeability to water? | Antidiuretic hormone ADH |
| Stimulates uterine contractions during parturition: milk let down | Oxytocin |
| What hormone controls metabolic rate and is essential for normal growth? | Thyroxin |
| What hormone decreases resorption of calcium from the bones | Calcitonin |
| What hormone stimulates calcium resorption from bones; promotes calcium uptake from intestine? | Parathormone |
| Increases uptake of glucose into the cells and stores excess glucose as glycogen in the liver? | Insulin |
| Release of stored glycogen from the liver to be converted to glucose? | Glucagon |
| Mild inhibition of insulin and glucagon and prevents wild swings in blood glucose levels? | Somatostatin |
| Signs of oestrus; preparation of the reproductive tract and external genitalia for coitus | Oestrogen |
| Preparation of reproductive tract for pregnancy; development of mammary glands; maintains the pregnancy? | Progesterone |
| Released during late pregnancy; causes relaxation of pelvic ligaments prior to birth? | Relaxin |
| What hormone is responsible for male characteristics and behavior; sperm development? | Testosterone |
| Raises blood glucose levels, reduces the inflammatory response? | Glucocorticoids |
| Acts on distal convoluted tubules of the kidney, regulates uptake of sodium and hydrogen ions? | Mineralocorticoids-aldosterone |
| Adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) | Fear, fright, slight |
| What is the outer surface of teeth? | Enamel-shiny white outer covering |
| Forms the main part of the tooth? | Dentine |
| Holds the tooth firmly in the gums? | Cement |
| Contains blood capillaries and nerve fibers? | Pulp cavity |
| Passed into the thoracic cavity, through the diaphragm and into the abdominal cavity | Vagus Nerve location |
| To serve many organs of the chest and abdomen. | Vagus Nerve function |
| Absorbs water from indigestible food and transmits waste from the body | Large intestine |
| Small intestine parts in order | Duodenum, jejunum, ileum |
| Uses enzymes to breakdown food | Duodenum |
| Absorbs nutrients | Jejunum |
| Absorbs vitamin B, bile salts and whatever was not absorbed by the jejunum | Ileum |
| Triangular Cushioned portion on bottom of hoof | Frog |
| Oil glands | Sebaceous glands |
| Sweat glands | Sudoriferous glands |
| Largest peripheral nerve in the body that courses medially through the rear leg | Sciatic Nerve location |
| Servicing the muscles of the thigh and stifle area. | Sciatic Nerve function |
| Circular skeletal muscle at the end of an organ, contracts and dilates | Sphincter |
| Male gonads | Testes |
| Simple stomach | Monogastric |
| First stomach of a ruminant | Rumen |
| Eats plants and meat | Omnivore |
| Long tube that lies along the surface of the testes | Epididymis |
| Single birth | Uniparous |
| True stomach | Abosmasum |
| Puncture of bladder to withdraw fluid | Cystocentesis |
| Beginning of cycle, follicles begin developing and growing | Proestrus |
| Forcible expulsion of stomach contents | Vomiting |
| More than one birth at a time | Multiparous |
| Animals in which ovum is released only after copulation | Induced ovulator |
| Period of sexual receptivity | Estrus |
| The return of swallowed food into oral cavity | Regurgitation |
| Animals that cycle continuously throughout the year | Polyestrous |
| Animals with two cycles per year | Diestrous |
| Period of temporary ovarian inactivity | Anestrus |
| Process of giving birth | Parturition |
| Most important staining procedure. Differential stain | Gram stain |
| Test that detects antibodies in the blood | Elisa Test |
| Sight of oxygen exchange in the lungs | Alveoli |
| Test that measures kidney function | Creatinine |
| Site where nasal passages and digestive systems meet. Aka throat | Pharynx |
| -crine | Secrete/seperate |
| -dactyl | Fingers/toes |
| Difference | Dif |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Chronic allergic disorder | Asthma |
| Difficult birth | Dystocia |
| Presence of urinary bladder stones | Urolithiasis |
| Highly contagious viral infection, presents as life threatening | Canine parvovirus |
| Prolonged gastrointestinal transit time, making stool difficult to pass | Constipation |
| Growth plate on the horses hoof | Coronary band |
| Large hardened structure on the outside of the horses foot | Wall |
| Bottom of hoof inside the wall | Sole |
| Nutrients are exchanged in...? | Capillaries |
| What drives the filtration process of the kidneys? | Blood Pressure |