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A dog is standing on the exam table with its front legs up on the chest of its owner. Which surface of the dog is touching the exam table? |
Plantar |
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If you were told to look for a tumor on the dorsal surface on a dogs hind leg, where would you look? |
The front surface below the tarsus |
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All the organs in the thoracic cavity are covered by a thin membrane called the... |
Pleura |
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The type of tissue that forms sweat glands is ______ tissue. |
Epithelial |
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The type of tissue that coordinates and controls activities in and around an animal's body is |
Nervous tissue |
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The basal surface of an epithelial cell |
Faces underlying connective tissue |
Basal is bottom |
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Keratin is found |
In skin cells |
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The thinnest epithelial cells are fragile and are found lining surfaces involved in passage of liquids or gasses. They are classified as |
Simple squamous |
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The urinary bladder is partially lined by ____, giving it the ability to expand and contract as needed. |
Transitional epithelium |
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The most abundant tissue type by weight in the body is |
Connective tissue |
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Tendons are made up of |
Sense regular connective tissue |
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The pinna of the ears of animals contains _____ cartilage. |
Elastic |
Stretchy |
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The muscles in the wall of the uterus and urinary bladder are |
Nonstriated involuntary muscle |
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The nucleus of a nerve cell is found in the |
Perikaryon |
Begins with a P |
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During the inflammatory process phagocytosis is the job of |
Macrophage |
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The pigment found in skin is produced by |
Melanocytes |
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Which layer of skin allows it to move freely over underlying bone and muscle without tearing? |
Hypodermis |
OVER UNDERLYING BONE |
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On a footpad, which layer of skin is the thickest? |
Stratum corneum |
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The cells that secrete the matrix of a bone are the |
Osteoblasts |
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Bones act as a storage site for primarily which mineral? |
Calcium |
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As a young animal grows so must its bones grow. Where does creation of new bone that allows long bones to lengthen as the animal grows take place? |
Epiphyseal plates |
Type of plate |
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Endochondral bone formation takes place in a fetus over a ____ template that is eventually replaces by bone. |
Cartilage |
What do baby's have a lot of? |
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The foramen magnum is located in the ____ bone. |
Occipital |
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Which bone in the appendicular skeleton has an olecranon process? |
Ulna |
In the front legs |
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Which bone is found in the antebrachium? |
Radius |
In the front legs |
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What is the correct order of bones on the thoracic limb starting distally and working proximally? |
Phalanges, metacarpal bones, carpal bones, radius, ulna, humerus, scapula |
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Which bones fuse to make the acetabulum? |
Ilium, ischium, pubis |
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The movement of an extremity away from the median plane of the body is |
Abduction |
Away |
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Firm connective tissue bands that help stabilize the bones that make up a joint and help hold the joint together are called |
Ligaments |
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What type of muscle controls the movement of an animal's skeleton? |
Voluntary striated muscle |
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The linea alba is a/an |
Aponeurosis |
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Which three muscles make up the hamstring muscle? |
Biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus |
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The respiratory muscles that work together to increase the size of the thoracic cavity when they contract are the |
Diaphragm and external intercostal muscles |
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The contracting unit of a skeletal muscle is the |
Sarcomere |
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Nerve cells receive stimuli or impulses through |
Dendrites |
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White matter is made up of |
Myelinates axons |
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Afferent nerve fibers carry sensations |
Toward the CNS |
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An example of an action controlled by the somatic nervous system is |
Turning the head |
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A polarized neuron in its resting state has |
High sodium ion concentration on the outside of the cell membrane and high potassium ion concentration on the inside of the cell membrane |
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The part of the CNS that controls coordinated movement, balance, and posture is the |
Cerebellum |
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Which of the following cranial nerves is a pure sensory nerve? |
CN I |
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Which clinical sign is characteristic of the parasympathetic nervous system stimulation? |
Reduced heart rate |
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Many excitatory neurotransmitters usually cause ____ influx so that the postsynaptic membrane moves toward threshold and depolarization can begin a new nerve impulse. |
Sodium ion. |
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The radiographic procedure that uses radiopaque dye injected into the space just beneath the arachnoid membrane to highlight areas of the spinal cord compression is... |
Myelography |
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for perception of light and vision? |
CN II |
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The fight or flight response to an emergency situation is a specific function of the |
Sympathetic nervous system |
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The white of the eye is the |
Sclera. |
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The sensory receptors for vision are located in the |
Retina |
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The anterior chamber of the eyeball is located |
In the front of the iris in the aqueous compartment |
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The third eyelid is composed of |
Cartilage and conjunctiva |
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Negative feedback control of hormone secretion begins when a |
Rising level of hormone is detected by the gland that produces it. |
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The endocrine system works closely with the ____ to control and coordinate the intricate parts and functions of the body. |
Nervous system |
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Which gland is the master endocrine gland? |
Pituitary |
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The hormonal part of the fight or flight response is produced in the |
Adrenal gland |
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The gland that helps regulate the body's blood calcium levels is the |
Parathyroid gland |
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The term iatrogenic means |
Caused by treatment. |
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Erythropoietin affects the development of |
Red blood cells |
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When monocytes enter tissue they become |
Macrophages |
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Which organ is capable of storing blood that can be released into circulation when the animal needs it? |
Spleen |
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The heart is located in the thoracic cavity in the space between the two 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 type of blood vessel that usually carries oxygenated blood away from the heart is a/an |
Artery |
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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 AV valve is the |
Mitral valve |
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Another name for the right semilunar valve is the |
Pulmonary valve |
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The largest blood vessel that brings deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation is the |
Vena cava |
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The impulse to begin each heartbeat of the heart comes from the |
SA node |
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Cardiac output is determined by |
Stroke volume and heart rate |
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The inner layer of a blood vessel is the |
Endothelium |
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The ductus arteriosus in a fetus allows blood to flow |
Directly into the aorta from the pulmonary artery |
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The tracheal rings are composed of |
Hyaline cartilage |
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The actual exchange of oxygen and CO2 occurs across |
Two layers of simple squamous epithelium |
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The unconscious act of breathing is controlled by the respiratory center in the |
Brainstem |
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What effects does sympathetic nerve stimulation have in digestion? |
Inhibits digestion |
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Which part of the tooth extends above the gum line? |
Crown |
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The cartilage that makes up part of the laryngeal cartilage and prevents food from being aspirated into the trachea is the _____ cartilage. |
Epiglottic |
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The cardiac sphincter is located |
At the causal end of the esophagus |
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The terminal part of the stomach that opens into the duodenum is the |
Pylorus |
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What is the correct order of the parts of the small intestine? |
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum. |
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Peyers patches are made up of |
Lymphoid tissue |
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The brush border of the small intestines is made up of |
Microvilli |
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Where does the pancreatic duct enter the GI tract? |
Duodenum |
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Insulin is a hormone secreted by |
Endocrine pancreas |
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The liver is located caudal to the |
Diaphragm |
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The specific gravity for urine reflects its |
Concentration |
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What is the correct order of organs of the urinary system from cranial to caudal? |
Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
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Because the kidneys sit between the peritoneal and the dorsal abdominal muscles, they are considered |
Retroperitoneal |
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The out most layer of the kidney is the |
Cortex |
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The collection chamber for urine in the kidney is the |
Pelvis |
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The basic functional until of a kidney is the |
Nephron |
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In order to fully descend, the testes must pass through the |
Inguinal ring |
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What two structures does the vas deferens connect? |
Urethra and epididymis |
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The female reproductive organs are suspended from the dorsal part of the abdominal wall by the |
Broad ligaments |
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The cervix is located between the |
Uterine body and vagina |
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In a dog, the cytology of the epithelial lining of the ____ can be utilized to determine the most effective time to breed a bitch. |
Vagina |
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The umbilical cord connects the |
Fetus to the placenta |
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Which type of placental attachment is seen in dogs and cats? |
Zonary |
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Which stage of labor is characterized by strong uterine and abdominal muscle contractions? |
Second stage |
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During what stage of labor is the fetus delivered? |
Second stage |
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In order for passive immunity to be transferred from mother to offspring, the newborn must have colostrum within |
A few hours after birth |
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