Intro to Animal Care

Question 1

AVMA

Answer 1

American Veterinary Medical Association

Question 2

BVME

Answer 2

Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Question 3

AAVSB

Answer 3

American Association of Veterinary State Boards

Question 4

DEA

Answer 4

Drug Enforcement Administration

Question 5

OSHA

Answer 5

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 6

PHS

Answer 6

Public Health Service

Question 7

NIH

Answer 7

National Institutes of Health

Question 8

FDA

Answer 8

Food and Drug Administration

Question 9

CVM

Answer 9

Center of Veterinary Medicine

Question 10

USDA

Answer 10

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Question 11

APHIS

Answer 11

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Question 12

FSIS

Answer 12

Food Safety Inspection Service

Question 13

EPA

Answer 13

Environmental Protection Agency

Question 14

AAHA

Answer 14

American Animal Hospital Association

Question 15

AAALAC

Answer 15

Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care

Question 16

NAVTA

Answer 16

National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America

Question 17

LAT

Answer 17

Laboratory Animal Technician

Question 18

ALAT

Answer 18

Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician

Question 19

AALAS

Answer 19

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Question 20

ACO

Answer 20

Animal Control Officer

Question 21

Euthanasia

Answer 21

The act of killing hopelessly sick or injured animals in a painless way.

Question 22

Veterinary Practice Acts

Answer 22

The laws that govern veterinary medicine in a particular state.

Question 23

laboratory animal

Answer 23

An animal lept in a research facility, zoo, or educational institute.

Question 24

small animal practice

Answer 24

A veterinary practice that treats family pets or companion animals.

Question 25

large animal practitioner

Answer 25

A veterinarian who worked with exclusively farm animals.

Question 26

mixed animal practice

Answer 26

Veterinary clinics that treat both large and companion animals.

Question 27

veterinary technicians

Answer 27

Graduates of AVMA - accredited programs in veterinary technology

Question 28

veterinary assistant

Answer 28

An individual who received training on the job or through a vocational program.

Question 29

kennel aide

Answer 29

Trained on the job assist in the operation of boarding kennels or veterinary hospital kennels.

Question 30

veterinary practice manager (vpm)

Answer 30

Responsible for all business aspects of the practice.

Question 31

outpatients

Answer 31

Animals that do not require a hospital stay.

Question 32

inpatients

Answer 32

animals whose condition requires a hospital stay

Question 33

reception area

Answer 33

Where clients are first greeted when they enter a practice

Question 34

surgical site

Answer 34

Holds the surgical table, surgical and anesthetic supplies, and equipment.

Question 35

hospital ward

Answer 35

The confinement for pre- and post- surgical inpatients and for those awaiting, undergoing, or recovering from medical treatment.

Question 36

isolation area

Answer 36

These cages isolate inpatient that my be infected with easily transmitted diseases.

Question 37

animal shelter aide

Answer 37

Care for stray abandoned animals at shelters and humane societies.

Question 38

zoo animal caretakers

Answer 38

Responsible for daily feeding and observation of captive wild animals.

Question 39

wildlife rehabilitator

Answer 39

Cares for injured and orphaned wild animals.

Question 40

professionalism

Answer 40

The conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person.

Question 41

professionals

Answer 41

Individuals who meet a profession’s requirements and agree to uphold its ethical code.

Question 42

breed defect

Answer 42

Any undesirable characteristic that my be genetically passed to the next generation.