Quiz Questions for Cases 9-13

Question 1

How many serous layers would a piece of wire pass through if it coursed from lumen of the reticulum to the myocardium?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

Which compartment of the bovine stomach is most similar to the glandular portion of the equine stomach?

Answer 2

abomasum

Question 3

Essentially all of the glucose available to ruminants originates from gluconeogenesis. Quantitatively, which volatile fatty acid is the most important glucose precursor?

Answer 3

proprionate

Question 4

In what organ does the most gluconeogenesis occur?

Answer 4

liver

Question 5

True or False: The parasympathetic nervous system has a pro-motility influenece on the rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum and small intestine.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

What is the fluid deficit of a calf that weighs 85 pounds and estimated to be 8% dehydrated?

Answer 6

3L

Question 7

In the neonatal calf, where does curdling of milk take place?

Answer 7

abomasum

Question 8

In what region of the gastrointestinal tract is the greatest amount of water absorbed?

Answer 8

jejunum

Question 9

In the small intestine, the amount of gut associated lymphatic tissue (Peyer’s patches) ______________ when moving aborally.

Answer 9

increases

Question 10

ADH is one of the endocrine hormones that is released to help compensate for dehydration. Where is it released from?

Answer 10

posterior pituitary

Question 11

When a joint moves under high load, as in running, which molecule provides the majority of lubrication to the articular cartilage?

Answer 11

water

Question 12

Which of the following joint structures is devoid of sensory innervation? (a) fibrous joint capsule (b) collateral ligaments (c) synovial membrane (d) articular cartilage

Answer 12

(d) articular cartilage

Question 13

What is the primary type of collagen found in articular cartilage?

Answer 13

type II

Question 14

How do chondrocytes receive their nutrition?

Answer 14

by diffusion from the synovial fluid

Question 15

True or False: Synovial fluid is an ultrafiltrate of plasma with the addition of hyaluronan

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

Identify B.

Answer 16

neutrophil

Question 17

True or false: ciliated cells are found lower in the respiratory tree than are goblet cells

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

Which muscle tends to hypertrophy and form the heave line seen in chronic cases of RAO?

Answer 18

external abdominal oblique

Question 19

True or False: Hypersensitivity can best be defined as an immunologically mediated damaging inflammatory response to a normally innocuous antigen.

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

What is considered to be the predominant resident effector cell of the pulmonary innate immune response?

Answer 20

alveolar macrophage

Question 21

True or False: cutting the feathers will stimulate feather growth?

Answer 21

FALSE

Question 22

Which of the following sites would not be appropriate for injections or fluid administration to the ostrich? (a) IV administration in the external jugular vein (b) IV administration in the cutaneous ulnar vein ( c) IO administration of fluid in the ulna (d) IO administration of fluid in the humerus (e) IV administration in the caudal tibial vein

Answer 22

(d) IO administration of fluid in the humerus

Question 23

True or false: a ratite bird is a flightless bird that has a flat breastbone (sternum) which lacks a keel.

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

Egg binding and dystocia may be the result of many factors alone or in combination. What is the most common metabolic cause related to poor nutrition?

Answer 24

hypocalcemia

Question 25

After a severe case of egg binding, what sequela would least likely occur? (a) leg paralysis/paresis related to ischiatic nerve injury (b) pressure necrosis to the kidney (c ) gastrointestinal ileus

Answer 25

(c ) gastrointestinal ileus