Vet Nursing Flashcards
What are the three body cavities
Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic
What surgeries can a vet nurse perform
Any non major surgeries and nothing that enters a body cavity
What Anatomical direction is this
Cranial (towards the head)
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Caudal (towards the tail)
What Anatomical direction is this
Ventral ( towards the belly)
What Anatomical direction is this
Dorsal (towards the spine)
What Anatomical direction is this
Palmer (towards the ground surface of the front foot)
What Anatomical direction is this
Plantar (the ground surface of the back foot)
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Rostral (towards the tip of the nose)
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Medial (towards the midline of the body)
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Lateral (away from the midline of the body)
What does the Prefix derm mean
Skin
What prefix is used to refer to as liver
Hepat (hepatitis inflammation of the liver)
What does BAR mean
BRIGHT
ALERT
RESPONSIVE
What is blood in the urine known as
Hematuria
(Hema=blood)