Dog Breeds
Abbreviations
Directional terms
Parts of the Body
General Terminology
100
This very large working dog was originally bred for rescue work by the hospice on the Italian-Swiss border.
What is the St. Bernard?
100
SQ
What is "subcutaneous"?
100
The doctor asks for an x-ray view of a dog in ventral recumbency, this means the dog is laying in this position
What is on it's back?
100
This part of the body is considered the wrist
What is the Carpus?
100
This type of growth is benign and fatty
What is a Lipoma?
200
Dog breed known for it's blue tongue
What is the Chow Chow?
200
PRN
what is "as needed"?
200
The pet in surgery has a growth on its right flank, so you will place the dog in this position on the surgery table for the doctor
What is left lateral recumbency?
200
this is the longest bone in the body
What is the femur?
200
a PH that is 8 or 9 is called this
What is Alkaline?
300
this breed of dog has a long muzzle and – ideally – an even and graceful gait
What is the Doberman?
300
PCV
What is "packed cell volume"?
300
This directional term refers to "near or towards the tail"
What is caudal?
300
The obturator foramen is the hole created by the ischium and pubis bones of this part of the body through which nerves and blood vessels pass.
What is the Pelvis?
300
Time to give a surgical patient their pre-med! Dr. Walker asks you to give it in THIS muscle
What is the biceps femoris?
400
Dog breed that is predisposed to Degenerative Mitral Valve disease
What is the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel?
400
WNL
What is "within normal limits"?
400
The doctor asks you to grab a skin taping of the Plantar portion of the right foot, so you would be grabbing the cytology from this area.
What is the BOTTOM of the right REAR paw?
400
This portion of the spine consists of 13 vertebrae
What is the Thoracic Spine?
400
Name four lymph nodes in dogs
What are Prescapular lymph nodes, popliteal lymph nodes, mandibular lymph nodes and inguinal lymph nodes?
500
This dog breed is known to suffer from "IVDD" more than any other breed
What is the Daschund?
500
FLUTD
"what is Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease"?
500
Digit one is considered the most ____ of the digits, as it is closest to the midline
What is medial?
500
When intubating a patient, you should measure the ET tube between the larynx and this part of the body which is the junction between the neck and the chest
What is the xiphoid process?
500
You run in house blood work and the platelets are low and now you have to make a differential (rats!) The term for low platelet count is called this.
Thrombocytopenia