Medical Terminology
Directional Terms
Anatomy
Treatment Instructions
Animal Trivia
100
What does "Itis" mean?
Inflammation
100
What is the term called when an animal is lying on its side?
Lateral (recumbency)
100
Filters waste from the blood and helps maintain water/electrolyte balance in the body
Kidneys
100
Give 1 tablet PO SID x 5d
Give 1 tablet by mouth ONCE a day for 5 days
100
What is a female donkey called?
A Jenny
200
What would be the medical term for the removal of the ovaries and uterus?
Ovariohysterectomy
200
Where is the "dorsal" surface?
Along the back
200
What is the main function of the ovaries?
Store eggs
Produce Oestrogen and Progesterone hormones
200
Give 5ml IV Q12h
Give 5ml intravenously every 12 hours
200
Where is a shrimps heart located?
In it's head
300
What is the medical term for adhering the stomach to the abdomen wall?
Gastropexy
300
Where is the "plantar" surface?
Bottom of the hind foot
300
What are the major vessels attached to the heart?
Aorta
Superior/Inferior Vena Cava
300
Place 1/4" strip OU TID X 7 days
Place 1/4" into both eyes THREE times a day for 7 days
300
What colour is a Polar Bear's skin?
Black
400
What is a hematoma?
"Blood tumour"
(a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues)
400
What direction is "rostral"?
Towards the nose
400
What is part of the Integumentary System
Skin
Fur/Feathers
Scales
Wool
Nails
400
Use ad lib as required
Use as much as needed as required.
400
What is the world’s largest non-extinct rodent?
The Capybara
500
What is Otitis Externa?
Inflammation of the outer ear
(ear infection)
500
Is the lump proximal or distal from the elbow?
Proximal
500
What is the function of the adrenal glands?
Produces hormones that regulate stress response and metabolism
500
If the animals dose was 100mg of antibiotics, and your options were 50mg, 150mg or 200mg tablets.
What dose would you prescribe?
You wouldn't as only the vet can prescribe medication!
(but 2 50mg tablets would be the easiest)
500
Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?
“Zebras are black with white stripes.”
Greg Barsh, MD, PhD, is the resident expert on animal morphology shaved a little hair away and revealed that zebras have completely black skin