Formative qs Flashcards
Label the sections of the adrenal gland
Which genus of fly is predominantly responsible for fly strike in sheep within the UK
Lucilia
Which genus of fly has larvae which burrow through the tissue of cattle causing swellings or warbles?
Hypoderma
Which genus of fly is associated with sweet itch in horses?
Culicoides
What is the alternative name for GH?
somatotropin
Which is the most common flea species on dogs in the UK?
Ctenocephalides felis
Which genus?
otodectes
which parasite is the cause?
Knemidocoptes
Which hormones are derived from the amino acid tyrosine?
Thyroxine, triiodothyronine and epinephrine
Which enzyme is responsible for the conversion of inactive vitamin D into active vitamin D (calcitriol)
1a-hydroxylase
What type of sampling would be best to assess the microbial population of the interdigital skin of a dog?
Acetate tape strip, stained with Diff Quick
What is allokinesis
Pruritus induced by gentle mechanical stimulation of previously-inflamed skin
Which light microscope objective magnification would you select to view coccoid bacteria on a stained skin cytology sample?
X100 (oil immersion)
What is the clinical significance of the isolation of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius on a culture of canine skin?
It may cause clinical disease if the individual’s immune defences are compromised
A cat with Leishmania amastigotes - how did it become infected?
bite by an infected sand fly
