Practice Questions Flashcards by Alicia Faulkner

Toxocara Canis has a direct life cycle (does not need an intermediate host) and is what kind of parasite?

Roundworm

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Ancylostoma caninum can cause dermatitis in a child walking barefoot in a field and is what type of parasite?

Hookworm

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Proliferative Ileitis is a debilitating disease that Hamsters are susceptilble to. What is this disease called?

Wet tail. (Stressed out hamster with diarrhea. It’s contagious.)

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What species has a Cotyledonary placenta?

Ruminants (no camels). Numerous smaller placenta.

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What is cerumen?

Ear Wax

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Sarcocystis neurona causes what in horses? There is currently no vaccine for this disease and it’s definitive host is an opossum.

EPM (equine protozoal myeloencephalitis)

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Gestation Lengths
Llama
Horse
Cow
Sheep/goat
Pig
Dog/cat
Ferret

1 year
11 months
9 months
5 months
4 months
2 months
1.5 Months

L.H.C.S.P.D.F. - 1,11,9,5,4,2,1.5

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Tick to rickettsial disease:
Rhiphacephalus (brown dog tick)
Ixodes (deer tick)
Dermacentor

Ehrlichia
Lyme (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (rickettsia rickettsii)

R.I.D - E. L. F.

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Order of phases of the estrous cycle

P.E.M.D.A.

Proestrus
Estrus
Metestrus
Diestrus
Anestrus

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Strongylus vulgaris results in what a type of colic in horses?

Arteritis and thrombosis of the vessels of the GI tract. Leads to segmental ischemia or bowel wall infraction.
Uncommon due to modern anthelmintics.

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What organ produces enzymes like trypsin, lipase, and amylase? What do these enzymes do?

Pancreas, breakdown food

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Culex mosquitoes are the usual vector of what in horses?

Equine encephalitis

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Chronic use of corticosteroids, obesity, and prancreatitis can cause what disease?

Diabetes (Type II)

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Erythropoetin (EPO) is a glycoprotein hormone produced mainly by what organ?

Kidneys

Lack of EPO causes anemia in chronic renal failure patients. (Affects bone marrow)

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The cauda equina (resembles a horse’s tail) is the name of what body part?

End of the spinal cord

3-5 Lumbar, 5 sacral. and coccygeal nerve

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Toxocara canis is a roundworm and is tranmitted …

transplacentally

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Contagious ecthyma is a zoonotic parapox virus in ruminants and camelids. It is commonly called

Orf
Fever, Lung Disease, Ulcerations and pustules on the mouth

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What is the term for reddish brown vaginal discharge seen after parturition?

Lochia

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Myiasis and Pediculosis refer to what infestations?

Myiasis: larvae of Flies (diptera)
Pediculosis: Lice

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Cows Stomachs:
Abomasum
Omasum
Rumen
Reticulum

Glandular, mixes food with digestive enzymes

Grinds up food material and absorbs water

Fermentation (left side)

Conduit for food, contractions of the rumen

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Precocious vs Altricial

Born with eye open, fully furred and able to walk

Born with eyes closed, hairless, helpless

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Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia matter

Three layers of the meninges

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Pastueurella multocida
Tularemia
Coxiella burnetti

Snuffles
Rabbit Fever
Q Fever

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CPDA is the anticoagulant used in blood transfusions. Why?

Provides an anticoagulant factor and adds dextrose as fuel for the cells

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An Osteoma and a Chondroma are?

Benign tumors of the bone and benign tumor of the cartilage

In which species do you find the bursa of Fabricius?

Birds, it is the outpocketing of the cloaca.

Breaths for per minute Cat Dog Horse

24-42 10-30 8-16

AAFCO is in charge of

food stuff

The sinoatrial node is located...?

Right Atrium

Mitochondria produce- Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) transports- Golgi complex packages- Lysosomes contain enzymes that-

ATP Proteins for protein synthesis Compounds from ER Digest intracellular bacteria

Anaplasma marginale is a rickettsial disease prevalent in livestock. Where is the organism found?

Red blood cells of cattle.

The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle. Where would you hear a murmur from this valve insufficiency?

Right side

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is a protozoan ectoparasite. What is it known as and what species does it occur in?

Known as "Ich" in fish.

Microsporum Canis is commonly called

ringworm

Average cloacal temp of a chicken?

107 F

Horses with anihidrosis cannot do what?

Sweat

Bartonella henselae bacterium causes

Cat Scratch Fever

Yersinia pestis is the causative agent for which zoonotic disease?

The plague :( (transitmitted by Xenopsylla cheops, rat flea)

Micturition is the act of

urinating

Mosquitos are the ________ host of D. Immitis

Intermediate

the Cooronet is another name for the

Coronary band of the horse's skin/hoof

Amnion, allantois, and chorion are all

fetal membranes around the embryo

This parasite can be transmitted through the transmammary route

Hookworms (Ancylostoma)

Ductus arteriosus is the shunt connecting the pulmonary artery to the

aortic arch

ACTH, GH, TSH are all produce in the

pituitary gland

ADH is produce in the

Hypothalamus

Ptyalism

excessive drooling

Hemoptysis

coughing up blood

Metritis

Inflammation of the uterine lining (endometrium)

Dermatophilosis

Rain Rot/Rain Scald Livestock

Habronema

GI parasite in horses

Sodium chloride reduces

Potassium

Normal urine output for a dog

1-2 mL/kg/hr

the Bacteria Francisells tularensis causes Tularemia in rabbits. What species carries this zoonotic disease?

Bunny Rabbits Signs: Skin ulcer, swollen glands, fever, headache, and rash Tick bites and deer flies also transmit this to humans

Catecholamines are? Released by?

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine Adrenal Medulla

Oxytocin is released by?

Pituitary Gland

Skin twitching on palpation is used to identify superficial pain. What is this reflex called?

panniculus (cutaneous) reflex.

Clostridium Tetani causes

Tetanus or "Lock Jaw"

Borrelia burgdoferi causes

Lyme

Ancylostoma (hookworm) causes which zoontic disease?

Cutaneous Larva Margins

What percentage of body weight should a horse consume in forage?

Founder is also known as

laminitis

the Diencephalon is composed of

thalamus, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland

The thymus is located

in the mediastinum

The brain stem includes

the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain. Midbrain is also called the mesencephalon.

Miosis, ptosis and enophthalmos are all symptoms of

Horner's syndrome

Otobius megnini is commonly called

Spinour Ear Ticks, common in the southwest. Mostly seen in livestock. Spread rickettsial, tularemia, and q fever

Humeral head and iliac crest are common sites used to obtain

bone marrow aspirate

A caudal skin fold test (ID) check for what disease in cattle?

Tuberculosis

Lochia refers to

reddish brown vaginal discharge after parturition

Meconium refers to

Dark brown intestinal discharge of a newborn (baby's first poopie)

Buphthalmos

Enlargement of the glove of the eye

Cheyletiella is known as

"Walking Dandruff"

Ptyalism

drooling

Scours is

baby cow diarrhea

Three llama stomachs

Rumen, omasum, abomasum

Cystoisospora, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma are all

Coccidia