Vocab

Question 1

Castration

Answer 1

removal of testes

Question 2

Parturition

Answer 2

giving birth

Question 3

Pyometra

Answer 3

uterine infection that commonly occurs in older dogs and cats

Question 4

Constrict

Answer 4

closes

Question 5

polarization

Answer 5

condition in which one region of a cell has different charge than adjacent regions

Question 6

Dilate

Answer 6

opens

Question 7

Addison’s disease

Answer 7

disease caused by low levels of cortisol, causes weakness, poor appetite, vomiting and diarrhea

Question 8

Alopecia

Answer 8

baldness

Question 9

Hypoglycemic

Answer 9

low blood sugar

Question 10

Abscess

Answer 10

accumulation of fluid in a dead space between tissues containing bacteria, white blood cells and dead tissue

Question 11

Tetanus

Answer 11

acute bacteria infection causing muscle stiffness and rigidity

Question 12

Colostrum

Answer 12

antibody rich milk that is first produced by the mother and secreted initially after birth

Question 13

Autopsy

Answer 13

a necropsy, an examination to determine the cause of death

Question 14

Calorie

Answer 14

unit of measurement that defines the energy contained within a food

Question 15

Constipation

Answer 15

condition that occurs when the feces is too dry and moves too slowly