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Where are striated muscles located?   Heart and skeletal muscles  
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The pressure in the systemic arteries during ventricular contraction is...   Systolic blood pressure  
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The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures of the expanding and contracting arterial wall is...   The pulse  
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Input from what system causes vasoconstriction in blood pressure?   Sympathetic Nervous System  
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The cardia muscle is...   Striated involuntary  
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In what order does the impulse for depolarization travel through the heart?   SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers  
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The wave on the electrocardiogram that is associated with the atrial wall depolarization is the...   P wave  
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The SA node is located in the wall of which chamber?   Right atrium  
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The muscular sphincter located between the stomach and the duodenum is the....   Pylorus  
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The type of cell responsible for the transmission of impulses throught the nervous system is the...   Neuron  
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What system is anatomically composed of the brain and spinal cord?   Central Nervous System  
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Functions that an animal does not have conscious control of such as peristasis in the intestines are influenced by the...   Autonomic Nervous System  
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The cranial nerves and the spinal nerves are anatomically part of what system?   Peripheral Nervous System  
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Sensory nerves are considered...   Afferent nerves  
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An imbalance of what minerals can affect nerve function?   Sodium and Potassium  
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When a stimulus is strong enough to cause complete depolarization it has received...   Threshold  
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What happens within the neuron that allows local anesthetics to be effective?   Sodium channels become blocked  
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Smooth muscles can be found in the...   Stomach and reproductive tract  
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Which muscle cells have single nuclei?   Smooth and cardiac  
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Cattles and swine display what type of estrous cycle?   Polyestrus  
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Dogs demonstrate what type of estrous cycle?   Diestrus  
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Which species is an induced ovulator?   Feline  
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In what stages of the estrous cycle does the corpus luteum develop?   Metestrus  
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The hormone produced by a developing ovarian follicle is...   Estrogen  
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What hormone contracts the female reproductive tract to help move spermatozoa?   Oxytocin  
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To achieve a normal pregnancy, the blastocyst attaches to what structure?   Endometrium  
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Which of the following nutrients can be used for glucogenesis?   Amino Acids  
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Cataracts are due to a problem with transparency of the...   Lens  
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A physiologic isotonic solution would contain...   300 mOsm  
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Cholesterol is used for all types of the following except...   Saliva  
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All of the following are functions of insulin except...   Increased blood pressure  
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Insulin resistence is commonly seen in animals that are...   Obese  
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All of the following are true about glucocorticoid hormones except...   They increase immune function  
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Nociceptors are important for detecting...   Pain  
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Areas with high sensory sensitivity are characterized by all of the following except...   Lots of convergence  
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Which type of nerve fiber carries sharp pricking pain?   Type A fibers  
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Chronic burning pain is carried by what type of nerve fibers?   Type C fibers  
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What is glaucoma?   Excessive pressure in the anterior chamber of the eye  
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In a healthy dog if the right eye is in low light and a light is shown into the left eye, the pupils in both eyes would be...   constricted  
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Clients should be cautioned against sticking Q-tips in the ears of their pets because they can rupture what?   Tempanic membrane  
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Al of the following statements are true about oxytocin except...   Oxytocin causes an increased motility of sperm in the male  
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All of the following would be typical of hyperthyroidism except...   weight gain  
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GnRH will stimulate the release of...   FSH  
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ACTH will stimulate the release of...   cortisol  
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Lymph nodes that are found medial to the caudal part of the jaw are the...   Mandibular nodes  
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Lymph nodes found on the caudal aspect of the leg at the level of the patella are the...   Popliteal nodes  
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All of the following hormones raise the concentration of glucose in blood except....   insulin  
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What does the portal vein do?   Deliver blood to the liver  
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To get from the point between the eyes to the tip of the dog's nose, you would move...   rostrally  
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Typically,what percentage of an animal's body weight is blood?   Eight  
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A dog that weighs 10kg would have approximately how much blood?   800mL  
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Which of the following dissections could be made without cutting through a bone-to-bone joint?   Forelimb from the body  
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If you were to grasp your hands behind your head at the base of your skull, your hands would be over which bone?   Occipital  
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Giving birth is known as....   Partuition  
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From the estrous cycle to partuition, in what order are the hormones released?   Etrogen, progesterone, and oxytocin  
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All of the following nitrogenous bases would be found in a DNA strand except for...   Uracil  
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The process of manufacturing protein from RNA is called...   Translation  
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Which of the following is a product of anaerobic metabolism?   CO2  
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Aerobic metabolism takes place in the...   Mitochondria  
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Anaerobic metabolism takes place in the...   Cytoplasm  
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Propogation of an action potential in a nerve cell is dependent on...   Na+ rushing into a cell  
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Atropine blocks...   Muscarinic receptors  
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Muscarinic receptors are activated by...   Acetylcholine  
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The following would all be typical reactions to sympathetic stimulation except....   Decreased heart rate  
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Blocking parasympathetic stimulation could cause all of the folllowing except....   Constricting pupils  
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Acetylcholine is released as a neurotransmitter by all of the following fibers except....   Postganglionic sympathetic  
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The neurotransmitter listed below that is most responsible for the "fight or flight" response is...   Epinephrine  
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In the healthy heart, the beat is initiated by...   SA node  
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On an electrocardiogram the T wave is most closely associated with....   ventricular depolarization  
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On an electrocardiogram the P wave is most closely associated with...   Atrial depolarization  
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Which of the follow conditions is most life threatening?   Ventricular fibrillation  
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Increasing a neuron's permeability to Na+ will cause....   Hyperexcitability  
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Atropine works primarily by...   Blocking parasympathetic actions  
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The primary constituent of blood responsible for the oncotic pressure of blood is....   Protein  
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Edema can be the sequel of all of the following except....   Dehydration  
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On inspiration, the pressure in the thoracic cavity as compared with ambient air is...   negative  
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In the healthy awake cat, the primary stimulus in blood for respriation is....   increaded CO2  
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An increased PCV could be indicative of...   Dehydration  
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Apnea will cause...   Respiratory acidosis  
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Dehydration will typically result in all of the following except...   Polyuria  
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The inital process of converting glucose into fat is called....   Fatty acid synthesis  
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Which of the following is true about anaerobic metabolism?   Glucose can be used  
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The amount of energy an animal would acquire from burning of adipose tissue would be...   7700 kcal/kg  
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Which of the following are not examples of efferent nerves?   Sensory nerves from fingers  
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The best description of the lipid moiety that carries fat within the gut is...   Micelles  
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What the lay press calls "good cholesterol" is actually a lipoprotein that is called....   HDL  
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After most fatty acids have been removes from VLDL, what is left over is called...   LDL  
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Which of the following inhibit HSL?   insulin  
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Which is responsible for repolarization of a neuron during an action potential?   Potassium  
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Insulin stimulates all of the following except...   Gluconeogenesis  
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The P wave component of a QRS complex usually corresponds to...   Atrial contraction  
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Which of the following statements is false?   Hepatic artery and portal artery deliver blood to the liver.  
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Sympathetic stimulation of the heart increases strength of contractions by...   Increasing permeability in heart muscle to calcium  
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Edema could be caused by...   Venous congestion  
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What is called the knee in the forelimb of the horse would be called the ___ in a human.   Wrist joint  
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The linea alba is ____ to the spinal cord.   Ventral  
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Fat in lymph would be most likely to be associated with which moiety?   Chylomicron  
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A common sign of a puppy with a cleft palate would be...   Milk coming out of its nose  
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Clinical ketosis in dairy cows is most common in...   Fat cows  
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Yellow mucous membranes would suggest...   Hepatic disease  
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Milk fever in dairy cows is typically treated with...   IV calcium  
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A CRT of 2 seconds would suggest...   A healthy animal  
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For an animal that had lost RBCs to a moderate hookworm infection, one would expect the CRT to be...   Less than 2 seconds  
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What is the name for the large flat projection located lateral to the head of the femur?   Greater trochanter  
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A pulse taken from the inguinal area of a dog would be from the...   Femoral artery  
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The femur articulates distally with the tibia, forming the...   stifle joint  
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What is the term for a part closer to a point of attachment or to the trunk?   Proximal  
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What is the term used below the carpus for the surface directed caudally or ventrally?   Palmar  
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The normal dentition pattern for an adult cat is....   Incisor 3/3, Canine 1/1, Premolar 3/2, Molar 1/1  
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In the avian species, the ventral wall of the esophagus is greatly expanded to form the...   Crop  
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In growing bone, where does lengthening take place?   Physis  
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How many air sacs does a chicken have?   8  
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What layer of tissue is necessary for bone growth, repair, nutrition, and attachment of ligaments and tendons?   Periosteum  
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In birds, the term cloaca means...   A common passage for fecal, urinary, and reproductive systems  
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The fibrous covering around the part of the bone not covered by articular cartilge is...   periosteum  
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In the avian species, the gizzard is also referred to as the...   ventriculus  
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What two valves comprise the atrioventricular valves?   Mitral valve; tricuspid valve  
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The femoral artery is cranial to what muscle?   Pectineus  
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What two valves comprise the semilunar valves?   Pulmonic valve; aortic valve  
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The uvea consists of the iris, cilliary body and the....   Choroid  
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All of the following are true regarding epithelial cells, except...   They are very vascular  
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The structure by which venous blodd from the intestines bypasses the liver is the...   Right atrium  
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The pulmonary circulation is under...   Low pressure  
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The portion of the cardia muscle that separates the right and the left ventricles is called the...   Septum  
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Systemic circulation is under....   High pressure  
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The muscular layer that makes up the majority of the heart mass is the...   Myocardium  
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Adult dogs have how many total teeth?   42  
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The major artery that carries blood out of the left ventricle is the...   Aorta  
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Which of these is not a division of the small intestine?   Ilium  
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All of the following major vessels contribute to blood flowing into the cranial vena cava, except...   Femoral vein  
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What abdominal organ is absent in the horse and rat?   Gallbladder  
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What is unique about the ruminant oral cavity?   Presence of a dental pad  
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What is the average frequency of ruminations for all ruminants?   2 per minute  
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Which of the following is a ductless system?   Endocrine System  
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The hormone responsible for maintaining pregnancy is...   Progesterone  
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Which is the most common site of feed impactions in the horse?   Pelvic flexure  
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The structure produced after an ovarian follicle has ruptured and released its ovum....   Corpus luteum  
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Food is moved alond the digestive tract by the process known as...   Peristasis  
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A deficiency in antidiuretic hormone causes...   Diabetes insipidus  
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The most distal portion of the monogastric stomach is the...   Pylorus  
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The kidneys produce which of the following hormones?   Erythropoietin  
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What hormone is produced by the delta cells in the pancreas?   Somatostatin  
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All of the following are cells found in the fundus and body of the stomach except...   G cells  
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Which of the following is not a hormone produced or released by the pituitary gland?   Calcitonin  
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The adrenal cortex is made up of all of the following, except...   Zona medullata  
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The endocrine structure responsible for secreting melatonin is...   Pineal gland  
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Adrenergic receptors include all of the following except...   Alpha 2 receptors  
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The lymphatic system has all of the following functions except...   Carbohydrate transport  
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The lymphatic structure that is found exclusively in rabbits is...   Sacculus rotunda  
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Ruminants have which type of placentation?   Cotyledonary  
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Which of the following is a posterior pituitary hormone?   Oxytocin  
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Sperm cells are produced by the...   Seminiferous tubule  
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All of the following compose brainstem except....   Hypothalamus  
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The lymphatic structure found in the small intestines responsible for the transport of fats and fat-soluble vitamins is...   Lacteals  
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Which domestic species lacks the bulbourethral gland, also called Cowper's gland?   Canine  
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All of the following compose lymphatic structures except...   thyroid  
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All are examples of catecholamines, except...   Acetylcholine  
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All of the following are induced ovulators, except...   Rat  
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The time period from the beginning of one heat cycle to the beginning of the next is called the....   Estrous cycle  
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Which muscle is responsible for pulling the testicles closer to the body?   Cremaster  
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When does ovulation occur in the cow?   12 hours after standing heat  
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What primary ovarian structure is responsible for the release of estrogen?   Follicle  
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Which hormone is given to prevent pregnancies in dogs that have beem mismated?   Estrogen  
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The average gestation length in the ferret is...   42 days  
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The hormone primarily responsible for precenting hypercalcemia is...   Calcitonin  
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The hormone primarily responsible for preventing hypocalcemia is...   Parathyroid hormone  
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Basic functions of bones include the following except...   Metabolism  
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The two main minerals that makes bone are...   Calcium and phosphate  
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Skeletal muscles are...   Under voluntary control  
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The bone cells responsible for the removal of bone are...   Osteoclasts  
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The periosteum...   Covers the outer surface of bones  
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The condition known as pseudopregnancy can result from exaggerated...   Diestrus  
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The thorax is normally under...   Negative pressure  
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Bones come in all of the following shapes, except...   Regular  
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The most appropriate soultion to use as an ear cleaner in an animal that does not have an intact typanum is....   Physiologic saline  
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The most critical factor to expediate healing of decubital sores is...   Exposure to air so the sores stay dry  
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To calculate the quanity of food to administer at one feeding to a 2-day-old orpaned puppy you would multiply the body weight in grams by...   5%  
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A pulse defecit occurs when...   The heart rate is faster than the pulse rate  
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Sinus arrhythmia occurs when...   Heart and pulse rates increase with inspiration and decrease with expiration  
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If you are syringe feeding a patient, the most appropriate positioning of the head would be....   A natural position  
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Fluid administered at the subcutaneous route should be at what temp?   Body temp and isotonic  
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The cages of immunocompromised animals should be cleaned when?   Before cleaning the general nursing wards  
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Which of the following is not a symptom of hypostatic pneumonia?   Non-productive cough  
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Which of the following is the least desireable method of warming a recumbent patient?   Electric heating pad  
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What is the average length of gestation for a dog?   63 days  
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Isosthenuria is best described as what?   Urine with a specific gravity and osmolality similar to glomerular filtrate and plasma  
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Pinpoint hemorrhage of the mucous membranes and skin is termed what?   Petechiation  
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What route is least desirable for administering insulin?   Per os  
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What causes milk fever?   Low blood calcium level  
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Milk fever has all of the following clinical signs except...   Hypersalivation  
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The colloquial for acetonemia in cattle is...   Ketosis  
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Q fever in sheep is caused by...   Coxiella burnetii  
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When does hypocalcemia in dogs occur?   Mid to late lactation  
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What causes grass tetany in cattle?   Low blood magnesium level  
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Which of the following is not true of inactivated vaccines?   Provides cellular and mucosal immunity  
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A client calls and says her horse is sweated up, keeps looking at her belly, and is trying to roll. This horse is suffering from...   Colic  
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