Animal Studies Flashcards
Isoflurane
This is an anesthetic drug used in mouse studies
Doxapram
This is a respiratory stimulant
Pulse Oximeter
This measures the level of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood especially in the capillaries of fingers and ears.
Hypoxia
Deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues.
Hyperkalemia
Higher than normal levels of potassium in the blood.
Porphyrin Staining
These are iron related stains that darken in the presence of sunlight.
Pilioerection
Erection or bristling of hair.
Laparotomy
This is a surgical incision in the abdomen.
Hybridoma Technology
This is a process for making a large number of identical antibodies.
Pristane
This is a natural terpenoid alkane obtained primarily from shark liver oil
Peritoneum
This is a membrane that lines the inside of the abdomen and pelvis.
Ascites Fluid
This is a condition where fluid collects in the spaces of the abdomen.
Cachexia
This is a wasting syndrome that leads to loss of skeletal muscle and fat.
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
Terpenoid
These are a large class of organic chemicals derived from the 5 carbon compound isoprene.
Barbiturates
These are a class of depressant drugs.
AVMA
American Veterniary Medical Association
Ether
This is a compound that has a high solubility in blood.
Hypoxemia
This is when oxygen levels are lower than normal in the blood.
Genetic Drift
This is the variation in relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population.
Inguinal Canal
This is a passage in the lower anterior abdominal wall located just above the linguinal ligament.
Copraphagy
This is when animals eat their own feces.
Allergen Response
This is when a food allergen has the ability to elicit an IgE response and then on subsequent exposures elicit a clinical response to the same protein.
Arenavirus
These are viruses shed into the environment in saliva, urine or droppings of infected rodent hosts.
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
This is a form or arenavirus
Leptospira
These are bacteria that are shed in the urine.
Salmonella
These are bacteria that are transmitted by the fecal-oral route.
Tricophyton
These are dermatophytic fungi that grow on skin and hair follicles and cause reddened skin and patchy hair loss known as ringworm. Dermatophytes are transmitted by direct contact.
Sporothrix Schenckii
These are fungi associated with multiple species including rats.
Hymenolepsis nana
This is a common tapeworm transmissible to humans.
Ad libitum feeding
This is when food is always available.
Hyperventilate
Breathe in an abnormally rapid rate.
Lordosis
A posture employed by some female mammals while mating when their back is arched down.
Gestation
The process of developing inside the womb, in the stages between conception and birth,
0.1% methylene blue
This is a stain to visualize the cell nuclei.
Postpartum estrus
This is when ovulation and corpus luteum forms soon after birth.
Parturition
This means child birth
Chlorhexidine
This is a disinfectant
Venipuncture
Puncture of the vein in order to draw blood.
Saphenous Vein
These are blood vessels in the leg and feet that send blood back to the heart.
Jugular Vein
These are large veins in the neck that carry blood from the face and head.
Retro-orbital plexus
These are a system of dilated venous channels at the back of the orbit (eye).
Hemostasis
Stopping the flow of blood.
Proparacaine or Tetracaine Hydrochloride
These are eye drops used to numb the eye before surgery.
Ventral Tail Artery
This is the main artery of the tail running in a groove formed by the incomplete haemal arches of the of the caudal vertebrae.
Dorsal recumbency
This means lying on its back.
Ventral recumbency
This means lying on its abdomen.
Hematoma
This is a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues.
Thorax
The area of the body between the neck and the abdomen.
Sternum
This is the breastbone.
Lateral recumbency
This means lying on its side.
Sciatic Nerve
These are nerves that run through the lower back, down the hips and buttocks and into the legs
Aspiration Pneumonia
This is when food or liquid is breathed into the airways or lungs.
Ketamine/ xylazine
These are injectable aneshetic drugs.