Name three sharp instruments used in a basic necropsy
What is necropsy knives, scalpel, and scissors (Mayo or Metzenbaum are commonly used).
100
What are some safety precautions to follow when working with fixatives?
What is keeping the container closed except when placing tissues in it, always wear plastic gloves (preferably nitrile), and only use and handle fixatives in a well-ventilated room.
100
What should be reviewed before a necropsy is started?
What is the signalment, history, and clinical findings.
100
The connective tissue layers that cover the brain and spinal cord.
What are the Meninges.
100
Necropsies on these animals are performed withe the animal in left lateral recumbency.
What is ruminants and horses.
200
What PPEs must the prosector wear during a necropsy?
What is protective clothing (plastic apron, lab coat, or scrubs), gloves, and a surgical mask (when dealing infectious diseases).
200
How much formalin solution should be used when preserving tissue samples?
What is 10X as much formalin solution as tissue (by volume).
200
Name three reasons a necropsy is performed.
To determine the disease process or processes that led to the animal's death.
To determine the accuracy of the clinical diagnosis.
To evaluate the positive and negative effects of therapeutic measures.
200
This pea-sized endocrine gland is located at the base of the brain and is considered the "master" endocrine gland.
What is the Pituitary Gland.
200
It is customary to examine _________of market-weight pigs during necropsy.
What is the nasal turbinates.
300
What is an ideal necropsy area?
What is a well-lit, well-ventilated space, away from the usual surgical and treatment areas.
300
What tissues are better preserved in Bouin's fixative? Name three
What is fetal tissues, intestinal epithelium, eyes, testes, and endocrine glands
300
What are some of the criteria used to describe lesions? List at least three
Location, number, color, size, weight, shape, distribution, consistancy, and odor.
300
The prestomach chambers in ruminant animals.
What is reticulum, rumen, and omasum.
300
An entire hind limb can be removed at the coxofemoral joint in this type of animal.
What are laboratory animals.
400
True or False
it is not important to worry about disposal of tissues when performing a necropsy in the field.
What is False
400
What is the most widely used fixative for the preservation of tissue?
What is 10% buffered formalin.
400
Why should the diagnostic laboratory be contacted before samples are collected for examination?
For specific advice on which samples should be collected, how they should be collected, and how they should be packaged and submitted.
400
This organ secretes acids, mixes and contracts ingesta, and moves liquid chyme into the small intestines.
What is the Abomasum.
400
Fetal necropsies are performed in ___________ because fetal abdominal organs are more easily sampled from this side.
What is right lateral recumbency.
500
True or False
Instruments should be dedicated for necropsy use only to prevent the spread of pathogens.
What is True
500
What is the preferred fixative for whole brains, intact spinal cords, and bones?
What is 50% formalin, made by mixing one part 10% buffered formalin with one part of commercial formaldehyde (37% to 40% HCHO)
500
This disease is a serious zoonotic disease, and requires that the animal's head be sent to a laboratory for testing.
What is Rabies.
500
This space is located in the thorax between the lungs and contains the trachea, esophagus, heart, nerves, lymphatic vessels, and major blood vessels.
What is the Mediastinum.
500
These types of animals should be wetted by immersing in warm soapy water or disinfectant to decrease the spread of infectious agents prior to performing a necropsy.