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Accommodation for near and far vision is accomplished by contraction and relaxation of muscles in the:
Ciliary body
In a normal dog or cat, an incision through the ventral abdominal wall into the peritoneal cavity, between the umbilicus and urinary bladder, would first reveal the:
Greater omentum
Anal sacs:
Are situated between the external and internal anal sphincters
The middle ear cavity normally drains into the:
Nasopharynx
A tear or rip in a dog's thoracic diaphragm, between the diaphragmatic openings of the esophagus and caudal vena cave, would most likely permit:
Liver lobes to enter the right pleural cavitiy
In a normal animal, a substance injected into the left external jugular vein would pass sequentially through the:
Right atrium, right ventrical, pulmonary trunk, lung, pulmonary veins and the left atrium
Which portion of the heart is most closely adjacent to the dome of the thoracic diaphragm?
Left ventrical
Which structure is NOT contained within the mediastinum?
Thoracic portion of the caudal vena cava
The hoof recieves its nutrient blood supply via the:
Corium
An obstruction of the left atrioventricular (mitral) valve would first be manifested as retrograded accumulation of blood in the:
Lungs
In domestic ruminants, the relative size of the omasum varies. Concerning the size of the omasum and reticulum, which statement is most accurate?
A:The omasum is larger then the reticulum in cattle but smaller than the reticulum in sheep and goats, B:the omasum is approx. 1/2 as large as the reticulum in cattle, C:The omasum and reticulum are equal size in all ruminants
The omasum is larger the reticulum in cattle but smaller then the reticulum in sheep and goats
What is the "true" or "glandular" stomach in ruminants and does not form a part of the forestomach?
Abomasum
Stenosis (occlusion) of which heart valve is most likely to cause an immediate backflow of blood into the lungs in ruminants?
Left atrioventricular valve
What tissue is normally vascular?
Bone
When using an O2 flow meter, gas flow should be read at the:
Center of the ball or the top of the other indicators
in comparing the effects of acepromazine and xylazine
xylazine produces a profound analgesia and deep sedation
in which species are opiates most likely to cause an excitatory response (2)
cats and horses
atropine
anticholinergic acting centrally and peripherally, generally preventing bradycardia caused by vasovagal reflexes
an agent that can be given IV for humane euthanasia of dogs
sodium pentobarbital
10% soln thiopental contains drug concentration of
100 mg/ml
apneustic breathing
deep, gasping inspiration with pause at full inspiration followed by brief, insufficient release (keep trying to inhale)
cheyne-stokes breathing
few shallow breaths followed by increasingly deep breaths
hyperventilation
faster and/or deeper than necessary
agent most likely to produce adequate chemical restraint of vicious dogs is
morphine with acepromazine
innovar-vet is a combination of
droperidol and fentanyl
drug that is a complete narcotic antagonist
naloxone
drug that is most potent analgesic
fentanyl
how many lumbar vertebrae does a dog have
7
resting heart rate for thoroughbred horse
28-40 beats/min
in rabbits, injectable anesthetics are best injected into the
auricular vein (ear)
analgesia
abolition of the awareness of pain
deep anesthesia w/isoflurane generally depresses ventilation and causes CO2 retention. Clinical management of this problem should include
lighter plane of anesthesia and assisted or controlled ventilation
shock is initially treated with
rapid infustion of fluids
all anesthetic machines should be equipped with
a waste gas scavenging system
one ml of 10% soln of a drug contains how many mgs of that drug
100 mg/ml
breed of cat that is most likely to chew or suck woolen cloth is
siamese
dairy cow mounting another cow
arrange for insemination of mouted cow immediately, and the mounting cow in a few days
pushing ventrally on a sow's back may reflexly evoke a rigid stance, indicates that the sow is
in estrus
mare is most likely to reject attempted suckling by newborn foal
at first foaling
"tail bob" or "tail jerk" is a sign of
respiratory difficulty
psittacine beak and feather disease is
progressive dz that is ultimately fatal
yellow-naped amazon parrot develops depression, anorexia and "lime-green" droppings. lab abnormalities include high WBC, increased serum activity of liver derived enzymes, slight anemia. most appropriate diagnostic test
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Chlamydia
bird vxn commercially availabe for prevention of (2)
poxviral infection and pacheco's dz
in pet psittacine, most common toxicosis results from ingestion of
lead or lead coated articles
fluid maintenance requirement of birds
50 ml/kg/day
fluid therapy can be most appropriately provided to a severely dehydrated bird through
intraosseous cannulation
most common tumor of pet birds is
lipoma
continuous egg laying in cockatiels is prevented by
hysterectomy
in amazon parrot, barium sulfate administered by crop tube usually enter the cloaca within
150 min
primary feathers of birds are
flight feathers that originate from the carpal area
how often does the rumen contract in cattle
1 - 2 times/min
in adult cattle, what area can skin be pinched to best determine the state of hydration
dorsal to the eye
in addition to dehydration, what is another common cause of severely sunken eyes in cattle
severe wt loss
what method is most commonly used to restrain adult cattle for coccygeal (tail) venipuncture
tail jack
adult cattle, what is the largest volume of injectable soln that should be given IM at any single site
15-20 ml
adult goats, what is the largest volume of injectable soln that should be given IM at any single site
5 - 10 ml
CA mastitis test is based upon detection of
somatic cells in milk
best time of day to infuse antibacterials into the udder of cow is
after the last milking of day
which veins are most commonly used for blood collection in swine
jugular, cranial vena cava
which vein is most accessible and most commonly used to collect blood from goats, sheep, and young calves
jugular vein
milk fever in dairy cattle is caused by
hypocalcemia
milk fever is most likely to occur
1 - 3 days after calving
another term for milk fever is
parturient paresis
typical signs of milk fever (3)
hypothermia, recumbency, cold extremities
johne's disease
contagious bacterial disease of the intestinal tract - hoofed animals
appropriate management of cattle with Johne's dz
cull infected cattle
how is Johne's dz transmitted
fecal - oral route
why is bloat in cattle an ER situation
gas accumulation can impair respiration
what is the most obvious visual sign of bloat in cattle
distention of left paralumbar fossa
bloat can sometimes be treated nonsurgically by
passage of an orogastric tube
mature bulls should never be vaccinated against
brucellosis
sheep infection known as "sore mouth", humans known as "orf", what is scientific name
contagious ecthyma
the practice of feeding extra grain to ewes just before breeding is called
flushing
enterotoxemia in feedlot lambs is commonly referred to as
overeating disease
IV fluids used to treat severely diarrheic, dehydrated calves should include
sodium chloride
which dz is most common in newborn piglets
iron deficiency
primary clinical sign of iodine deficiency in goats is
birth of dead, weak, or prematrue kids with scant hair coat and goiter (enlarged thyroid gland)
what is the most specific sign of GI dysfunction in a cow
abnormal rumination
teeth of horses tend to wear unevenly. on the cheek teeth this results in formation of
points
based on wearing patterns in horse teeth, which portions of the occlusal (masticating side) of the premolars and molars require floating
buccal maxillary, lingual mandibular
(cheek upper jaw, tounge lower jaw)
most female horses have 36 teeth, most males have 40. what are the 4 extra teeth
4 more canines
which parasite can be detected by microscopic examination of cellophane tape that has been applied to hair around the anal area
oxyuris equi (pinworm)
if pregnant mare not vaccinated 1 month before parturition, newborn foal should be vaccinated with
tetanus antitoxin
equine infections anemia (EIA) is commonly known as
swamp fever
recommended tx for horse clinically ill with EIA
euthanasia
coggin's test used to diagnose
EIA
horseman's term used to describe laryngeal hemiplegia (half-paralized)
roaring
equine encephalomyelitis (inflammation of brain and spinal cord) is commonly known as
sleeping sickness
what is the tx for neonatal foals deficient in maternal antibodies
IV plasma transfusion
which horse breed is most commonly affected by combined immunodeficiency
arabia
which dz of newborn foals is very similar to the "blue baby" syndrome in human infants involving Rh factors
neonatal isoerythrolysis
after a foal's birth, maternal immunoglobulins are no longer present in the mare's milk by
24 hrs
the species with a high prevalence of spontaneous sz is
gerbil