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1
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Public veterinary services of about_______veterinarians includes positions in both state and federal government institutions, including the US military, state and federal agencies and universities.
A. 13,000
B. 20,000
C. 12,000
D. 10,000

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C. 12,000

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Tasks that a private practice veterinarian may perform include which of the following:
A. Performs examinations
B. Provides treatments
C. Provide professional opinions
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

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Industry offers career opportunities for about _______ veterinarians
A. 3,000
B. 6,000
C. 2,000
D. 1,500

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A. 3,000

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Companion animals include which of the following?
A. Dogs
B. commercial poultry
C. Commercial swine
D. Laboratory animals

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A. Dogs

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Of the approximately _______ veterinarians in private practice in the US, 77% are companion animal, 6% are equine, 8% are food animal, and 7% are mixed animal.
A. 62,000
B. 60,000
C. 61,000
D. 59,000

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C. 61,000

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6
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Examples of public veterinary practice include which of the following:
A. State Animal health agencies
B. U.S. military
C. Academic institutions
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

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The four general groups of veterinary practices are:
A. Education, research, regulatory, and service
B. Education, generalized, regulatory, and service
C. Specialized, research, regulatory, and service
D. Education, generalized, regulatory, and military

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A. Education, research, regulatory, and service

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Industry veterinary practice may include which of the following:
A. Pharmaceutical companies
B. Pet food companies
C. A only
D. A and B

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D. A and B

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In many instances, the _______ is one of the first individuals to come in contact with the animal.
A. Receptionist
B. Veterinary assistant
C. Veterinarian
D. Kennel cleaner

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B. Veterinary assistant

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10
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Food animals may be treated in private practice?
A. True
B. False

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A. True

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What type of animals make up the largest percentage of private practice patients?
A. Commercial animals
B. laboratory animals
C. Companion animals
D. None of the above

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C. Companion animals

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12
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The word “veterinary” originates from?
A. Latin
B. Greek
C. German
D. Dutch

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A. Latin

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13
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Private veterinary practices can include the veterinarian traveling to the client?
A. True
B. False

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A. True

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14
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What percentage of veterinarians are equine veterinarians?
A. 1%
B. 6%
C. 50%
D. 70%

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B. 6%

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Industry veterinary offers around how many jobs for veterinarians?
A. 200
B. 1,500
C. 40,000
D. 3,000

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D. 3,000

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16
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Animal feed companies need veterinarians mostly for?
A. Evaluating feed nutrition and overall safety of the feed
B. Administer an animals eating habits
C. Discover unknown parasites
D. None of the above

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A. Evaluating feed nutrition and overall safety of the feed

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17
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Veterinary assistants work in?
A. Big private practices
B. Small private practices
C. State and federal government
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

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18
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Veterinary assistants’ only purpose is to clean up before and after an appointment.
A. True
B. False

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B. False

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19
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The risk for an animal is the _________ when having to be restrained?
A. Lowest
B. Highest
C. Both can be correct
D. None of the above

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B. Highest

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20
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Often, the success of an appointment lies on the shoulders of the assistant?
A. True
B. False

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A. True

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21
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The veterinarian assistant can be explained as________ in a veterinary practice?
A. A key part to success
B. irrelevant in many aspects during the appointment process
C. Customer service mostly
D. A supervisor

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A. a key part to success

22
Q

How important is the veterinarian assistant?
A. Slightly important
B. Very important
C. Not important
D. None of the above

A

B. Very important

23
Q

A veterinarian assistant does not need to know all of the procedures to treat an animal?
A. True
B. False

24
Q

Examinations of _________ are critical in making accurate diagnoses?
A. Fecal
B. Urine
C. Blood samples
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

25
Q

If a cat is unable to urinate properly, the veterinarian assistant might be asked to?
A. Examine the cat walking
B. Check the cats heartbeat
C. Identify the presence of crystals in the urine
D. Check the abdomen area for anything unusual

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C. Identify the presence of crystals in the urine

26
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Morphology is the study of?
A. The physical shape and structural characteristics
B. The mental characteristics
C. Both A and B are correct
D. none are correct

A

A. the physical shape and structural characteristics

27
Q

A veterinary assistant who is employed at a diagnostic lab might be responsible for identifying on an every day basis?
A. Organs
B. Bacteria
C. Parasites
D. Virus

A

B. Bacteria

28
Q

If an owner brought a lame patient, the veterinary assistant is not allowed to help with the X-ray process.
A. True
B. False

29
Q

There are as many as _____ schools in the United States that offer veterinary technician training programs?
A. 10
B. 60
C. 150
D. 700

30
Q

Jobs like _________ rely on animals for their livelihood?
A. Ranchers
B. Medical researchers
C. Feedlot managers
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

31
Q

How many years of study to be a veterinary technician?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 8 years
D. 10 years

A

A. 2 years

32
Q

What exams need to be passed to become a registered veterinary technician?
A. National
B. State
C. Both A and B
d. No answer

A

C. Both A and B

33
Q

What animals provide transportation in early American life?
A. Oxens
B. Cow
C. Horses
D. Both A and C

A

D. Both A and C

34
Q

___________ is based on science and is related to the well-being and productivity of animals?
A. Animal rights
B. Animal welfare
C. No answer
D. All of the above

A

B. Animal welfare

35
Q

____________ is the concept that all living creatures have equal rights?
A. Animal rights
B. Animal welfare
C. No answer
D. All of the above

A

A. Animal rights

36
Q

When was the ASPCA founded?
A. 1955
B. 2021
C.1866
D.1956

37
Q

Which of the following associations deal with animal welfare?
A. ASPCA
B. Humane society for the promotion of animal welfare
C. PETA
D. All of the above

38
Q

A private practice may be located in a__________ setting where the clients meet with the veterinarian?
A. Clinical
B. Animal rights
C. Both A and B
d. No answer

A

A. Clinical

39
Q

__________ animals such as cattle swine, goats, sheep and poultry may be treated in a private practice?
A. Pets
B. Food
C. Work
D. No answer

40
Q

How many veterinarians have private practices?
A. 400
B. 3 million
C. 61,000
D. 70,000

41
Q

Of the approximately 61,000 veterinarians, in private practice in the U.S., what percentage are companion animal vets?
A. 20%
B. 77%
C. 99%
D. 55%

42
Q

If an owner brought a lame horse into the clinic, the veterinary assistant would most likely be called in to do what?
A. Assist in completing an x-ray examination
B. Pet the horse
C. Euthanize the horse
D. Administer pain killers

A

A. Assist in completing an X-ray examination

43
Q

In modern America, 98% of the population lives in cities, which means what?
A. Animals are used for hunting
B. People worship the animals as god-like deities
C. People no longer need animals to accomplish daily tasks
D. Animals are essential for survival

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C. People no longer need animals to accomplish daily tasks

44
Q

Public veterinary practice of about ________ veterinarians include positions in both state and federal government institutions.
A. 12,000
B.100,000
C. 1,000
D. 50,000

45
Q

The ASPCA was founded by:
A. Arnold Schwarzenegger
B. Kanye west
C. Henry bush
D. Dwight Eisenhower

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C. Henry bush

46
Q

A veterinary assistant is a highly trained individual who must understand _______
A. the process and methods of clinic operations
B.Not to walk behind horses
C. How to smoke outside during break time
D. How to create code for computers

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A. The process and methods of clinic operations

47
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What is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights?
A. They are the same
B. Welfare believes that animals should not be used by humans for any reason or any purpose, rights believethat humans can use animals as long as they are treated medically, fed, etc.
C. Both strongly believe that animals should be euthanized immediately
D. Rights believes that animals should benot be used by humans for any reason or any purpose, welfare believes that humans can use animals as long as they are treated medically, fed, etc

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D. Rights believes that animals should benot be used by humans for any reason or any purpose, welfare believes that humans can use animals as long as they are treated medically, fed, etc

48
Q

The word veterinary comes from the Latin word _________
A. Veterinarius
B. Veteran
C. Vete
D. Vetius

A

A. Veterinarius

49
Q

The veterinary industry offers career opportunities for about_________ veterinarians.
A. 10,000
B. 1,000
C. 30,000
D. 3,000

50
Q

Animal feed companies need veterinarians to do what?
A. To taste test the feed
B. To evaluate the nutritional value and safety of animal feeds
C. To feed sick animals their feed to record responses
D. Nothing

A

B. To evaluate the nutritional value and safety of animal feeds

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