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1
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What do the bones provide maximum area for?

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muscle attachment

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2
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What is Esophagpscopy?

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Examination of the esophagus using an endoscope.

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What is OSHA?

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It requires that all hospital staff are informed of all chemicals to which hey may be exposed to while at work.

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What is Ethics?

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The system of moral principles that determines appropriate behavior and actions within a specific group.

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What is the Veterinary Practiceact?

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Determines if who can practice veterinary medicine and surgery in each state and under which conditions.

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What is PPE?

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Personal Protective Equipment

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What is MSDS?

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Material Safety Data Sheets

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What is the AVMA?

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the organization that acts as the collective voice of the veterinary profession.

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What does Polyphagia mean?

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excessive eating

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What does Dysuria mean?

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Painful and difficult urination

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11
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What is a Laparotomy?

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a surgical incision into the abdomen

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What is adduction?

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movement of the limb toward the midline.

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What is a Cystocentesis?

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a puncture to the bladder with a needle to remove urine.

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14
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What is the Ventral side of an animal?

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the direction going up through the abdomen.

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What is a Pyometra?

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when pus or infection is in the uterus.

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What is the Buccal?

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the surface going toward the cheek.

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What is a abdominocentisis?

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puncture into the abdomen.

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18
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what is extension?

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the act of straightening a limb

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19
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What does Emesis mean?

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Vomit

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What are five glands that secrete directly into the bloodstream?

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pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, testes, and ovaries.

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What are the three main types of joints?

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fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial.

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What is the Tarsus?

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It is the animal equivalent to the human ankle.

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23
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What are the three divisions of the nervous system?

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central, peripheral, and automatic.

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24
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What are the five functions of the integument system?

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Regulate body temp, adjust blood flow, adjust position of hairs, secrete sweat, and produce vitamin D.

25
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What are the three functions of the liver?

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supplies raw materials, secretes bile, and breaks down & absorbs fat.

26
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What is the rest and restore response produced by?

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parasympathetic system

27
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What does the adipose connective tissue consist of?

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Lipids (fat) and storing cells

28
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What is the gestation period?

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the time from fertilization to delivery.

29
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What is the female reproductive system made up of?

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ovaries, oviducts, cervix, vagina, vulva

30
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What do cats do spontaneously?

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Ovulate

31
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What is the largest sesamoid bone?

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Patella (kneecap)

32
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What is the purpose of the patella?

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distributes the force of the quads

33
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What is the carpus located between?

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the radius and the metacarpal bones.

34
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What do albino animals lack?

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Melanin

35
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What do reticular fibers form?

A

supportive framework

36
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What two extremities do long bones have?

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epiphysis and diaphysis

37
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Which fibers are the most predominant?

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Collagen fibers

38
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What is a trochanter?

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a lump/bump on the surface of a bone.

39
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What are the three pairs of adult pelvis bones?

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ilium, schium, pubis

40
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What is the foramen?

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a hole in the bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass.

41
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What are the three muscle types?

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skeletal, cardiac, and smooth.

42
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What are cells?

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building blocks of life.

43
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What is the hind limb called?`

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pelvic limb

44
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What are the axial skeleton bones?

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skull, spinal column, ribs, and sternum

45
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What does the male reproductive system consist of?

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testes, epididymis, vas deferens, accessory sex glands and penis

46
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What is the function of the respiratory system?

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Exchange of oxygen, into oxygenated blood and then into carbon dioxide.

47
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What is the purpose of connective tissue?

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to hold and support tissue

48
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What are the 2 enzymes pancreas produces?

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insulin and glucagon

49
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What does the upper repertory tract do?

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supplies lungs with pure warm humidified air.

50
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What are the 2 divisions of the circulatory system?

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systemic and pulmonary

51
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What are the three common features of the epithelial tissue?

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consists of cells, no blood vessels and can reproduce.

52
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Where are the thoracic vertebrae found?

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the chest region

53
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What is the cervical vertebra?

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bones found in the neck region

54
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What is an example of a fibrous joint?

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skull bones

55
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What is the tibia?

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main weight bearing bone of the distal leg

56
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What is the articular surface?

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surface where a bone forms a joint with another bone.

57
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What are three segments of the small intestine?

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ilium, jejunum, duodenum

58
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What two systems is breathing controlled by?

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mechanical control and chemical control

59
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what are the five senses?

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gustatory, olfactory, auditory, vestibular, and visual

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