feline unit animal science review Flashcards
1
Q
adjective/genus name
A
Feline
2
Q
Act of giving birth
A
Queening
3
Q
groups of cats
A
clowder
4
Q
Male cat (tom)
A
Tom
5
Q
neutered cat
A
Gib
6
Q
Female cat
A
Queen
7
Q
Young kit
A
kitten
8
Q
group of youngs
A
litter
9
Q
kingdom
A
Animalia
10
Q
phylus
A
Chordata
11
Q
Class
A
Mammalia
12
Q
Order
A
Carnivora
13
Q
Family
A
Felidae
14
Q
Genus
A
Felis
15
Q
Species
A
catus
16
Q
Scientific name
A
Felis Catus
17
Q
what is the name of the very first ancestor of the cat?
A
miacids
18
Q
Dinictis
A
felines
19
Q
hyaenids
A
hyenas
20
Q
viverrids
A
civets and mongooses
21
Q
What types of cats belong to the Aciinonyx genus?
A
Cheetahs
22
Q
What are cheetahs and the domesticated cat unable to roar?
A
ossified hyoid bone
23
Q
When were cats first domesticated?
A
4500 B.C.
24
Q
Connective tissue that is attached to bone on both ends is known as a
A
ligaments
25
Connective tissue that is attached to bone on one end and muscle on the other
tendons
26
striated example
leg, back, chest, head
27
Cardiac example
heart
28
smooth example
muscles of organs
29
striated
voluntary
30
Cardiac, smooth
involuntary
31
pull the ears forward
Temporal
32
closes the jaw
Masseter
33
aids in movement of food in the mouth
buccinator
34
raises the head and shoulders
trapezius
35
flexes the shoulders
latissimus Dorsi
36
connects ribs to one another
intercostal
37
manipulates the tail
sacrocaudalis
38
supports the shoulder joint
infraspinatus
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flexes the elbow
brachialis
40
extends the elbow
triceps
41
Dicontrol the phalanges
Digital Flexors
42
flexes the stifle
Biceps
43
ears flattened, tail moves, ripples of fur down the back, eyes dilate
overstimulated
44
rolls of back
exhibiting trust
45
tail up and crocked
ready to explore
46
tail low to ground, fur is big, halloween cat posture
fightened
47
compacted, pinned ears, pears pointed forward
frightened and ready to fight
48
scratching, senting on you, roll on back, smurgling
Ownership/Love
49
Name some advantages of owning a cat over a dog
cost less overall, can leave alone longer
50
What is gestation and how long?
average time cat is pregnant, 65 days
51
How many placentas should be expelled?
one for every kitten
52
difficulty giving birth
dystocia
53
when placenta isn’t delivered after 30 minutes of not giving birth
retained placenta
54
seizure that accord in pregnant cats
eclampsia
55
when a cat seems like it pregnant but isn’t
false pregnancy
56
When are kittens weaned?
6-8 weeks
57
why do cats become overweight?
You feed them treats, or just keep giving them food to make them happy, no exercise
58
Describe the Body Condition Scoring system
1- is very thin/ emancipated
2 -under weighed
3 -ideal
4 -overweight
5 -obese
59
What two areas of the cat should be palpated?
ribs, vertebrae