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9: Integument Flashcards

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1
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Define integument

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Structures which serve to cover and protect the body

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Examples of integument structure

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Skin, hair coat, wool, feathers, scales, nails, hooves, horns, antlers, beak

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Difference between antlers and horns

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Antlers are shed, horns are not

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Climate fleas prefer

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Warm, humid

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Signs of a flea infestation on an animal

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Pruritus 
Chewing 
Severely worn incisors 
Alopecia in lumbar region 
Scabs 
Flea dirt
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Flea dirt contains

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Eggs, larvae, flea feces

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Flea larvae eat what

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Adult flea feces

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When do flea eggs hatch (under what conditions)

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16days -1 yr depending on activity in environment. Eggs go dormant

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FAD

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Flea allergy dermatitis

Severe pruritus and inflammation due to flea bite allergies

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Commonly seen in cases of FAD (signs)

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Erythema and alopecia esp in lumbar region

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11
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Way to diagnose fleas

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Flea comb

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12
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Where to comb w a flea comb

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Lumbar region, cheeks, neck

Teeth of comb should contact skin

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13
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Fleas commonly lead to (what other parasite)

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Tapeworms

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Feces is often shaped like

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A comma

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Most flea collars do not work and contain harmful chemicals, except what brand

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Seresto by Bayer

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How long seresto lasts, price range

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Expensive (40-60$) lasts 6-8months

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What are the hazardous chemicals contained in many cheap flea products (collars and over the counter meds)

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Organophosphates like pyrethrin or permethrin

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Areas of animal where fleas are found most

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Lumbar region, head and neck, belly

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Diseases transmitted by ticks

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Lyme disease
Ehrlichiosis

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20
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Advantage and frontline
What they are and treat
What animals they can be used on

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Topical medicine, used on both dogs and cats, treats fleas only

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Advantix

What kind of medicine, what it treats, what animals it can be used on

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Topical medicine, treats fleas and ticks, dogs only

22
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Frontline plus, what kind of medicine, what it treats, what animals it can be used on

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Topical medicine, flea and tick, both dogs and cats

23
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Where to apply topical medicine on cats and dogs

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Cats- nape of neck

Dogs- nape of neck and along back

24
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Example of bad over the counter flea treatment brand

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Hartz

25
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Too many over the counter flea treatments used at once can cause

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Organophosphate poisoning, seizures

26
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What happens if a removed ticks head stays in

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A little local irritation.

27
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Ticks spread diseases through

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Their saliva (they regurgitate before they let go

28
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Signs of mange mites

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Flaking and hair loss on palpebrae (around eyes) and pinnae, patchy alopecia or hair thinning

29
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How to diagnose mange mites

A

Skin scraping

Scrape skin w blade until it bleeds, spread debris on mineral oil slide

30
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Sarcoptic Mange causes ____ in what animals

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Severe pruritis in dogs only

31
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Demodectic mange, seen mostly in _____. Is it itchy?

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Dogs, common in pit bulls and puppies. Not itchy usually

32
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What mange parasite; we and dogs have them normally

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Demodectic mange

33
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What causes the overgrowth of demodectic mange

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Immune system problems

34
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What parasite? May appear as dandruff, May adhere to skin (esp in pubic region), very pruritic

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Lice

35
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Can live be transmitted from an animal to a person

A

No, lice are species specific

36
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1 lice is called a

A

Louse

37
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Lice eggs are layed where

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On hair shafts

38
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Lice can be treated with

A

Frontline

39
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What kind of parasite?

Fly larvae that hatch on hair and burrow in skin

A

Cuterebra

40
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Cuterebra is common in

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Cats, cattle, and many small mammals. In cats they are usually along jaw line, in neck, or around pinnae

41
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The area around a cuterebra hole may be

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Severely inflamed or draining pus

42
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What kind of parasite? 
Crusty lesions frequently on pinnae paws and face 
Hair loss 
High potential for human infection 
A fungus
A

Ringworm (dermatophytosis)

43
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Ringworm common in

A

Cats and large animals. Infects dogs as well

44
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Is ringworm pruritic or life threatening?

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No

45
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Shelter cats w ringworm are usually

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Euthanized

46
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Ringworm can be diagnosed with

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A woods lamp (UV light)

DTM ( dermatophyte test medium) or In Tray DM kit

47
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Drawbacks of using a woods lamp to diagnose ringworm

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Dander may also glow

Does not pick up all types of ringworm

48
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How a DTM/ In Tray DM kit works

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Pluck hairs surrounding legion, place in media, leave cap open 1/4 turn to allow air in, observe in 10 days. Pink=positive

49
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Lipomas

A

Fatty tumors

Usually benign

50
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Lipomas common in

A

Older dogs

51
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Abscesses are common in

Usually a result of

A

Small animals
Bite wounds
Most common in tomcats

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