Vta 125 A&p Week 2

Front 1

Pruritus may be present with many skin diseases: True or False

Back 1

True, itching is common with any irritation to the skin.

Front 2

A sarcoma is a malignant growth: True or False

Back 2

True, Sarc/o means flesh and oma means tumor or growth.

Front 3

An incisional biopsy is the removal of an entire tumor or lesion: True or False

Back 3

False, an incisional biopsy is the removal of part of a tumor or lesion for study

Front 4

Intradermal skin testing is used to diagnose carcinomas: True or False

Back 4

False, it is used to diagnose atopy (allergies).

Front 5

Hypersensitization is a decreased response to an allergen: True or False

Back 5

False, Hypersensitization is the INCREASED response to an allergen

Front 6

Hair standing straight up is called piloerection: True or False

Back 6

True, it is the condition of hair standing straight up.

Front 7

An osteotomy is the surgical removal of a bone: True or False

Back 7

False, Osteotomy is the surgical incision or sectioning of bone

Front 8

The femur is the proximal bone in the front limb: True or False

Back 8

False, it's the proximal bone in the rear limb

Front 9

Cervical vertebrae attach to the ribs: True or False

Back 9

False, thoracic vertebrae attach to the ribs

Front 10

The coccygeal vertebrae are found in the tail: True or False

Back 10

True and can number between 1 and 20

Front 11

The radius is a bone in the front limb: True or False

Back 11

True, it is the smaller distal front limb bone

Front 12

Medical term for itching:

Back 12

pruritus

Front 13

Hair loss resulting in hairless areas:

Back 13

alopecia

Front 14

Common term for skin disease caused by mites:

Back 14

mange

Front 15

Tumor or growth of pigmented skin cells:

Back 15

melanoma

Front 16

Localized collection of pus:

Back 16

abscess

Front 17

A skin condition characterized by overproduction of sebum (oil) known as:

Back 17

Seborrhea

Front 18

The term for a skin flake is:

Back 18

Scale

Front 19

The protein that provides skin with it's water-proofing properties is known as:

Back 19

Keratin

Front 20

Removal of tissue and foreign material to aid healing is called?

Back 20

Debridement

Front 21

A benign growth of fat cells is known as a(n)?

Back 21

Lipoma

Front 22

Which three terms represent diagnostic test?

Back 22

Cytology, culture, skin scrape

Front 23

Inflammation of connective tissue is called?

Back 23

Cellulitis

Front 24

Which term means skin paleness?

Back 24

pallor

Front 25

Redness

Back 25

Erythema

Front 26

Deepest layer of tissue

Back 26

Subcutaneous

Front 27

Acute moist dermatitis is also known as a(n)?

Back 27

hot spot

Front 28

A common name for tarsus is the?

Back 28

hock

Front 29

The correct order of the vertebral segments is?

Back 29

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal

Front 30

The large socket in the pelvic bone is called the?

Back 30

acetabulum

Front 31

The three parts of the pelvis are the?

Back 31

Ilium, ischium, pubis

Front 32

The digits contain bones that are called?

Back 32

phalanges

Front 33

Bones of the front limb include?

Back 33

Scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

Front 34

The hock contains which bones?

Back 34

The tarsals

Front 35

The opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass is a(n)?

Back 35

Foramen

Front 36

The acetabulum is commonly called the?

Back 36

hip socket

Front 37

The os penis is what type of bone?

Back 37

Splanchnic bone