(C) Terms

Question 1

The fine branching blood vessels that follow a network between arterioles & venules

Answer 1

Capillaries

Question 2

What is “the time required for blood to refill capillaries after applying finger pressure and blanching the area” called?

Answer 2

Capillary refill time

Question 3

What is the name of the “type of cancer that starts in cells that are abnormal and divide w/o control”?

Answer 3

Carcinoma

Question 4

The _______ _______ is a thin ring of muscle that helps to prevent stomach contents from going back up into the esophagus

Answer 4

Cardiac Sphincter

Question 5

This system includes the heart and blood vessels

Answer 5

Cardiovascular system

Question 6

_______ provides pigment for plants, algae; produce bright yellow, red, & orange colors

Answer 6

Carotenoid

Question 7

The _______ consists of joint & several carpal bones

Answer 7

Carpus

Question 8

The “breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler, w/ release of energy” is known as _______

Hint: destructive metabolism

Answer 8

Catabolism

Question 9

What is the term used to describe “the tail portion of the body” ?

Answer 9

Caudal

Question 10

What is the “disruption of delicate balance of organisms w/ in rabbits digestive system” called

Answer 10

Cecal Dysbiosis

Question 11

Which vein is located on anterior surface of forearm?

Answer 11

Cephalic vein

Question 12

What is the name of the flesh colored skin located at the base of the upper beak?
Hint: found in many bird species

Answer 12

Cere

Question 13

The vertebrae of the neck is known as _______ _______

Answer 13

Cervical vertebrae

Question 14

What is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus called

Answer 14

Cesarean section

Question 15

What is the name of the turtle and the tortoise species?

Answer 15

Chelonian

Question 16

What is found in the roof of most avian species?

Hint: this is a V shaped notch that allows for communication between the nasal cavity and oralpharynx

Answer 16

Choana

Question 17

A thread like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cell cells, caring, genetic information in the form of genes is known as

Answer 17

Chromosomes

Question 18

What is the skinny bone that connects the sternum to the scapula called?

Hint: a.k.a. the collarbone

Answer 18

Clavicle

Question 19

The terminal end of the urinary, reproductive, and G.I. tract in birds is known as?

Answer 19

Cloaca

Question 20

Seizures that start and stop, but occur in groups one after another are known as _______ _______

Answer 20

Cluster seizures

Question 21

What is the vertebrae of the tail called?

Answer 21

Coccygeal vertebrae

Question 22

What is the name of the “body cavity found in birds and reptiles, consisting of the thoracic and abdominal cavities” called?

Answer 22

Coelom

Question 23

What is the quote term used to describe a symptom of abdominal (belly) pain, in horses, usually caused by problems in the gastrointestinal tract called?

Answer 23

Colic

Question 24

What is the “ first form of milk produced by the memory glands of mammals immediately following delivery of newborn” called?

Answer 24

Colostrum

Question 25

What is the term for a mixture of roughage and concentrate?

Answer 25

Complete feeds

Question 26

_______ are typically a serial grain that may or may not have supplemented protein, minerals, and vitamins Hint: they are high in energy

Answer 26

Concentrates

Question 27

The starting formation of a new organism act of successful fertilization has occurred is defined as

Answer 27

Conception

Question 28

An animal structure, form, symmetrical, disposition, and arrangement of body parts are known as

Answer 28

Conformation

Question 29

What is the name of the condition that results in inflammation from contact with allergens that damage or irritate the skin?

Answer 29

Contact dermatitis

Question 30

The eating of feces that is normal behavior among many animals is known as _______

Answer 30

Copropgagic

Question 31

What is the scientific word to describe the sexual practices of both humans & animals?

Answer 31

Copulation

Question 32

During what process is a horny layer of epidermis formed & acts as an epidermal barrier?

Answer 32

Cornified

Question 33

What is the dense outer surface of bone that forms a protective layer around the internal cavity called?

Answer 33

Cortical bone

Question 34

The cartilage at the end where the rib attaches to the sternum is known as _______ _______

Answer 34

Coastal cartilage

Question 35

Which term refers to the head portion of the animals’s body?

Answer 35

Cranial

Question 36

The _______ refers to the skull, especially the part and closing the brain

Answer 36

Cranium

Question 37

What is the upper arched area of the neck called?

Answer 37

Crest

Question 38

_______ - _______ is the process of training all members of the healthcare team to perform all responsibilities of all positions in the hospital

Answer 38

Cross-training

Question 39

What is the area of the back from the root of the tail to the front of the pelvis known as?

Answer 39

Croup

Question 40

What term relates and/or affecting the skin?

Answer 40

Cutaneous

Question 41

The process of insertion of a needle into the patient’s bladder through the ventral abdominal wall is called _______.

Answer 41

Cystocentesis

Question 42

What type of drugs are a group of medicines that contain chemicals which are toxic to cells, preventing their replication or growth, therefore used to treat cancer?

Answer 42

Cytotoxic drugs