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125 Final Questions
Questions | Answers |
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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 |