General Anatomical Structures

Question 1

Pinna

Answer 1

outer flap of the ear

Question 2

This allows for hearing

Answer 2

thousands of tiny hairs inside the ear

Question 3

the part of the ear that moves inward and outward

Answer 3

Tympanic membrane

Question 4

Dogs commonly get these in their ears

Answer 4

yeast infections

Question 5

Cats commonly get these in their ears

Answer 5

Ear mites

Question 6

This parts focus light on the retina

Answer 6

Cornea and lens

Question 7

These parts in the retina respond to this light and signal the ganglion cells

Answer 7

rods and cones

Question 8

Ganglion cells function

Answer 8

send information via the optic nerve to visual centers in the brain

Question 9

Eye health care

Answer 9

• keep clean
• trim hair around eyes
• keep mucus - free
• use opthalmic ointment before applying insecticides or bathing

Question 10

Cataracts

Answer 10

the lens loses opacity

• light is no longer transmitted to the retina correctly
• leads to vision loss

Question 11

Hair Physiology

Answer 11

• protective layer
• warming layer
• (like whiskers) to feel touch

Question 12

Hair health

Answer 12

• keep clean

- tangles or mats can lead to infection of the skin

Question 13

Demodex mites

Answer 13

cause mange

-eat hair at the base

Question 14

Nail Physiology

Answer 14

gripping, hunting, and fighting

Question 15

Nail health

Answer 15

clip nails regularly

Question 16

Nail cracking

Answer 16

common injury

• occurs when nails are too long
• painful and can lead to infection