Test Me

Question 1

What disease is studied using armadillos as an animal model ?

Answer 1

Leprosy

Question 2

Q fever is caused by what organism ?

Answer 2

Coxiella burnetti

Question 3

True or False : a benign tumor is invasive and spreads rapidly .

Answer 3

False ; malignant tumor is invasive and spreads rapidly

Question 4

The acronym “VAF” refers to _______?

Answer 4

Viral antibody free

Question 5

What is the maximum period of time an animal shipment can be held in a terminal facility prior to departure ?

Answer 5

4 hours

Question 6

What is the minimum period of time recommended for rodents to recover from the stress of being shipped ?

Answer 6

48 hours

Question 7

What rodent species can be a subclinical carrier of lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) virus. ?

Answer 7

Hamsters

Question 8

What zoonotic disease can be transmitted by turtles ?

Answer 8

Salmonellosis

Question 9

What type of pathogen causes ringworm ?

Answer 9

Fungus

Question 10

What common human carried virus can be fatal to owl monkeys and tamarins ?

Answer 10

Herpes simplex virus

Question 11

A sudden disease outbreak that affects large numbers of animals is called an _______ outbreak .

Answer 11

Epizootic

Question 12

What is the study of the structure of diseased tissues called ?

Answer 12

Anatomic pathology

Question 13

What is the study of blood called ?

Answer 13

Hematology .

Question 14

Another name for leukocytes is ________.

Answer 14

White blood cells

Question 15

Unlike mammals , the mature erythrocytes of birds, amphibians , and reptiles still contain what structure ?

Answer 15

Nucleus

Question 16

The neutrophils of rabbits and guinea pigs are sometimes referred to as _______ because of their red staining cytoplasm granules .

Answer 16

Heterophils

Question 17

A prediction of the probable course of a disease or the likelihood of recovery is called _________.

Answer 17

Prognosis

Question 18

The number of sick animals divided by the total number of animals is the ______ rate .

Answer 18

Morbidity

Question 19

The number of animals that die divided by the total number of animals is the __________rate .

Answer 19

Mortality

Question 20

Proliferation of infectious organisms In the blood is called ?

Answer 20

Septicemia

Question 21

Infection of the mammary glands is called ?

Answer 21

Mastitis

Question 22

Intestinal inflammation is called ?

Answer 22

Enteritis

Question 23

A synonym for packed cell volume is ________.

Answer 23

Hematocrit

Question 24

A anemic animals have high, low, or normal hematocrits ?

Answer 24

Low

Question 25

Do dehydrated animals have high , low, or normal hematocrits ?

Answer 25

High

Question 26

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is typically used as a measure of _______.

Answer 26

Kidney infection

Question 27

The eggs of the rat pinworm are shaped like what fruit ?

Answer 27

Bananas

Question 28

EDTA, Sodium Citrate , and Heparin are all types of _________.

Answer 28

Anticoagulants

Question 29

When blood is allowed to clot in a test tube , what is the remaining liquid called ?

Answer 29

Serum

Question 30

What kind of anticoagulant is in blood tubes with purple tops ?

Answer 30

EDTA

Question 31

What kind of anticoagulant Is in blood tubes with a green tops?

Answer 31

Heparin

Question 32

What kind of anticoagulant is in blood tubes with red tops ?

Answer 32

None

Question 33

The state in which there are no living microorganisms is called _______.

Answer 33

Sterility

Question 34

The process by which something is rendered unclean or non-sterile is called _________

Answer 34

Contamination

Question 35

What is the instrument that aids in pulling overlying tissue away from the surgical site to improve exposure ?

Answer 35

Retractors

Question 36

What gas can sterilize surgical equipment that would be damaged by heat autoclaving ?

Answer 36

Ethylene oxide