Anatomy
What structure connects bones to other bones at a joint?
What is a ligament?
What vitamin must guinea pigs receive in their diet?
What is vitamin C?
This common canine virus causes vomiting, diarrhea, and low white blood cell counts. Puppies are especially at risk.
What is parvovirus?
A group of flamingos is called what?
What is a flamboyance?
What instrument is used to examine an animal’s ear canal?
What is an otoscope?
This muscular structure separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is essential for breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
What species’ normal body temperature is highest: cow, horse, or goat?
What is goat?
This highly contagious feline virus is often spread through shared food bowls or litter boxes and attacks the immune system.
What is feline leukemia virus (FeLV)?
Which animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans’ that they can confuse crime scene investigators?
What is the koala?
What is the normal body temperature range for dogs and cats?
What is 100–102.5°F (37.8–39.2°C)?
Ruminants like cows and goats have four stomach compartments. Which one is considered the “true stomach”?
What is the abomasum?
The presence of a “gizzard” is characteristic of which class of animals?
What are birds?
This fungal skin infection causes circular, crusty bald patches on animals and is easily spread to people by direct contact.
What is ringworm?
What color is a polar bear’s skin underneath its fur?
What is black?
What is the normal capillary refill time (CRT) for a healthy dog or cat?
What is less than 2 seconds?
What organ stores bile in most mammals and releases it into the small intestine?
What is the gallbladder?
What is the normal estrous cycle length of a cow?
What is about 21 days?
This respiratory disease spreads quickly in boarding kennels and shelters and causes coughing and sneezing in dogs.
What is kennel cough? or (canine infectious tracheobronchitis)
Which Australian mammal (only the males) produces venom through spurs on its hind legs?
What is a platypus?
What is the purpose of a fecal flotation test?
What is to identify internal parasites?
This anatomical feature in male cats helps stimulate ovulation in females while also helping to secure the male during mating.
What are penile spines?
Alpacas are induced ovulators, meaning ovulation occurs when?
What is after mating/copulation?
This zoonotic disease, transmitted by urine from infected wildlife, can lead to liver and kidney failure in dogs.
What is leptospirosis?
What species’ blood is blue because it uses copper-based hemocyanin instead of iron-based hemoglobin to carry oxygen?
What are horseshoe crabs?
What does a high blood urea nitrogen (BUN) or high creatinine value suggest?
What is kidney dysfunction or dehydration?