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55 Cards in this Set
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The heart is located in the thoracic cavity in the space between the lungs. This space is called the __ |
Mediastinum |
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The fibrous sac that encloses the heart is the __ |
Pericardium
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The membrane that lines the chambers of the heart is the__ |
Endocardium
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The atria of the heart sit at the__ of the heart |
Base
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The right atrium pumps blood into the__ |
Right Ventricle
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The apex of the heart is made up of the__ |
Wall of the left ventricle
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Another name for the left atrioventricular valve is the __ |
Mitral valve
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Cardiac muscle can generate its own contractions and relaxations and is therefore called__ |
Autorhythmic muscle |
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Which chamber of the heart sends oxygenated blood to the systemic circulation when it contracts? |
Left ventricle
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The impulse to begin each heartbeat of the heart comes from the__ |
Sinoatrial node
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The structures that make up the primary cardiac conduction, in order that the impulse travels through them, are the__ |
SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fiber system
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The largest elastic artery in an animal's body is the__ |
Aorta |
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Arterioles are__ |
Small muscular arteries
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Which type of blood vessel has one-way valves in its lumen? |
Veins |
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Systolic blood pressure measures__ |
The force by which blood is ejected from the left ventricle during systole |
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All of the following abnormalities typically cause a murmur Except A. mitral valve dysplasia B. pulmonic valve stenosis C. patent ductus arteriosis D. pericardial effusion |
Pericardial effusion |
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The acceptable range of blood pH in most animals is__ |
7.35-7.45 |
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A nasal meatus is created by the__ |
Turbinates |
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The three main conditioning functions of the nasal passages are__ |
Warming, humidifying, and filtering air |
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The opening to the larynx is called the__ |
Glottis |
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Bronchodilation and bronchoconstriction are controlled by__ |
The autonomic nervous system acting on smooth muscle |
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How are the lungs of a pig divided |
3 left lobes, 4 right lobes |
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the main expiratory muscles are the__ |
internal intercostal muscles and the abdominal muscles |
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PO2 in the alveoli being higher than the PO2 in the capillary |
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The unconscious act of breathing is controlled by the respiratory center in the __ |
Brainstem |
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If the CO2 level in blood rises above a preset limit, how will the respiratory center adjust he breathing to compensate? |
Increase rate and depth of respiration |
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An example of a hindgut fermenter is a__ |
Horse |
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The function of the myenteric plexus is__ |
To control movement of food through the GI tract |
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Gastrin and cholecystokinin are__ |
Hormones |
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The vestibule is__ |
The space between the outer surface of the teeth and the surrounding lips and cheeks
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Another name for chewing is__ |
Mastication |
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Which part of the tooth extends above the gum line? |
Crown |
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What type of tooth grows continuous;y throughout the life of an animal? |
Aradicular hypsodont teeth
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In the Triadan System for documenting teeth, the left mandibular arch contains teeth in what series? |
300
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When the lower jaw moves laterally and rostrally, as with a cow chewing its cud, the movement is called__ |
Translation |
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The line between the glandular and nonglandular portions of the equine stomach is known as the |
Margo plicatus |
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The pattern of muscle contraction that moves ingesta through the GI tract is__ |
Peristalsis
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The intestines are suspended from the abdominal wall by the__ |
Mesentery
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Food in a semiliquid state that leaves the stomach and enters the duodenum is called__ |
Chyme |
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Which type of glandular cell in the stomach secretes hydrogen and chloride that form hydrochloric acid? |
Parietal cells |
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The "true" glandular stomach of a ruminant is the__ |
Abomasum |
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Which chamber of the ruminant stomach has mucosa that resembles a honeycomb? |
Reticulum |
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The esophageal groove connects the__ |
Esophagus to thee omasum |
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Which volatile fatty acid (VFA) can be used by ruminants in gluconeogenesis? |
proprionate
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Peyer's patches are made up of__ |
Lymphoid tissue
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Where does the pancreatic duct enter the GI tract? |
Duodenum
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Which motility movement in the small intestine mixes the partially digested food, allowing it to come into contact with the mucosa, but doesn't move it toward the large intestine? |
Segmentation |
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Which species of animal uses the cecum as a fermentation chamber |
Equine
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In the horse, the ascending colon is divided into what 2 segments? |
Dorsal and ventral |
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What is the cardiac output for a 5kg cat with a heart that beats 200 times per minute and pumps 3ml from the left ventricle with each beat? |
BPM X Stroke Volume =CA 200 X 3=600 ml/min |
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A 40kg dog has a cardiac output of 6 L/min and a heart rate of 100 beats per minute. What is the stroke volume for this dog? |
6 L/M= 6000 ml/min 6000 ml/min=100x / 100 x=60 ml |
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One of your patients has a known tidal volume of 500ml. You count 3 respirations in a 15 second period. What is this patient's minute volume? |
MV = TV X BPM 3 X 4 = 12 RR MV = 500ml X 12 BPM MV = 6000 ml |
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P wave= |
Atrial Depolarization |
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QRS complex = |
Ventricular Depolarization |
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T wave= |
Ventricular repolarization |