Medical Terminology
Abbreviations in Veterinary Medicine
Body Planes and Directional Terminology
Animal Behavior
Rules & Regulations
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A suffix meaning "inflammation of"
What is "-itis"?
100
Right ear
What is AD?
100
Body plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts that are not necessarily equal.
What is dorsal plane?
100
The period during which an animal develops appropriate social behaviors towards members of its own species and other species.
What is socialization?
100
Perform surgery, diagnose, prognose, prescribe a medication.
What are tasks a certified veterinary technician may NOT perform?
200
A prefix meaning "slow"
What is "brady"?
200
Temperature, pulse, respiration
What is TPR?
200
The back of the hind leg distal to the tarsus.
What is the plantar surface?
200
The most common cause of aggressive behavior in the cat.
What is fear?
200
The primary law that governs the practice of the veterinary profession.
What is the Practice Act?
300
A suffix meaning "to cut out"
What is "ectomy"?
300
Both eyes
What is OU?
300
Body plane that runs down the center of the body lengthwise and divides the body into equal right and left halves.
What is median plane?
300
A dog is given a treat when he/she sits on command.
What is positive reinforcement?
300
Constitutional amendment that states a person may not be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
400
A combining form meaning "heart"
What is "cardi(o)"?
400
Three times daily (or every 8 hours)
What is TID?
400
Body plane that runs the length of the body and divides it into left and right parts that are not necessarily equal halves.
What is sagittal plane?
400
How an animal responds when it feels threatened or challenged in social situations.
What is agonistic behavior?
400
A crime that involves dishonesty or deception.
What is a crime of moral turpitude?
500
A combining form meaning "liver"
What is "hepat(o)"?
500
No food or water
What is NPO?
500
Toward the tip of the nose.
What is rostral?
500
A cat is squirted with water when it uses the sofa as a scratching post.
What is positive punishment?
500
A civil wrong whereby a person or party is in breach of a legal duty of care to another which results in loss or injury to the claimant.
What is negligence?
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