(A) Terms

Question 1

Acception period

Answer 1

Period of time when female is most likely to allow reproduction

Question 2

What is the hip socket in which the head of the femur sits in known as?

Answer 2

Acetabulum

Question 3

This condition occurs when there is an excessive level of acidity in the blood

Answer 3

Acidosis

Question 4

This is a condition when the body fluids have access base (alkali) . _______ is caused by an over abundance of bicarbonate in the blood or a loss of acid from the blood.

Answer 4

Alkalosis

Question 5

What is an antigen that elects an hypersensitivity reaction?

Answer 5

Allergen

Question 6

What is “the thick ridge of bone that contains the teeth” called?

Answer 6

Alveolar bone

Question 7

To surgically remove a limb is to _______

Answer 7

Amputate

Question 8

What are the two small glands located under the skin on either side of the anus that produce and secrete material used by dogs and cats as a sexual pheromone territory marker or defense mechanism called?

Answer 8

Anal sack

Question 9

What is the surgical removal of the anal sacs called?

Answer 9

Anal sacculectomy

Question 10

What type of medication is used to relieve pain?

Answer 10

Analgesic medication’s

Question 11

A serious hypersensitivity reaction is known as

Answer 11

Anaphylaxis

Question 12

The normal standing position of an animal is known as what?

Answer 12

Anatomical position

Question 13

_______ is the study of the structure of the body and relationship of its parts

Answer 13

Anatomy

Question 14

An inhalation substance used to anesthetize patients usually by means of a_______ machine

Answer 14

Anesthetic gas

Question 15

What is the shape of the foot in passerine species which manifests as 3 toes pointing forward and 1 toes pointing backward called?

Answer 15

Anisodactyl

Answer 16

Annual deductible

Question 17

This is a method of measuring comparison in price for purchasing a year’s period of covered services

Answer 17

Annual premium

Question 18

What is the front portion of pituitary gland called?

Answer 18

Anterior pituitary gland

Question 19

This term refers to the front of the body

Answer 19

Anterior

Question 20

This type of medication is used to help prevent blood clots

Answer 20

Anticoagulant

Question 21

This substance is capable of electing an immune response

Answer 21

Antigen

Question 22

The opening at the end of alimentary canal

Answer 22

Anus

Question 23

Compose of the bones of the limbs, clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, Alna, carpools, metacarpals, phalange , pelvis, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, Tarus, metatarsal.

What term is this describing?

Answer 23

Appendicular skeleton

Question 24

What is the condition in which the heartbeat was an irregular or abnormal rhythm called?

Answer 24

Arrhythmia

Question 25

The term artery is defined as

Answer 25

A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart and delivers it throughout the animals body

Question 26

The placing of semen in the vagina of an animal to achieve conception by means other than coitus

Answer 26

Artificial insemination

Question 27

What is the complete absence of infection known as?

Answer 27

ASepsis

Question 28

What are the measurements taken to avoid the contamination of a surgical wound known as?

Answer 28

Aseptic technique

Question 29

Not social; withdrawal, marked with indifference, from community; all describe what term?

Answer 29

Asocial

Question 30

What is the smallest unit into which matter can be divided without the release of electrically charged particles called?

Answer 30

Atom

Question 31

Atraumatic is defined as

Answer 31

Causing minimal tissue injury

Question 32

_______ , is to waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells

Answer 32

Atrophy

Question 33

What is a collection of blood within the cartilage of the ear and the skin known as?

Answer 33

Aural hematoma

Question 34

Listening to sounds within the body, typically the heart and the lungs is known as

Answer 34

Auscultation

Question 35

An autoclave is defined as

Answer 35

A mechanism used to sterilize items by the application of steam under pressure

Question 36

Specialized tape used to label surgical and indicate steam exposure on items that are sterilized by the autoclave is known as what?

Answer 36

Auto cloud tape

Question 37

What is the term for a misdirected immune response that occurs when the immune system goes awry and attacks the body itself?

Answer 37

Autoimmunity

Question 38

What is the ability of the lizard to break away part of the tail at points of fracture planes of cartilage through the vertebral bodies known as?

Answer 38

Autonomy

Question 39

The axial skeleton is composed of

Answer 39

Bones of the skull, hyoid, bones, ribs, sternum, and vertebral column

Question 40

An anatomical region under the shoulder joint where the arms connect to the shoulder

Answer 40

Axilla