Animal Genus Terms
What is the correct genus for dogs?
Canine
What is a parasite that lives in the large intestine?
Whipworm
What is the basic unit of the of the nervous system and brain that carries messages?
Neurons/Nerve Cells
Cattle have what type of digestive systems?
Ruminant
What zoonotic disease is transmitted through an infected bite?
Rabies
What is the correct genus for cattle?
Bovine
What parasite is an intestinal infection marked by stomach cramps, bloating, nausea and bouts of watery diarrhea?
Giardia
What is one of the most important wastes eliminated by the kidneys?
Urea
What is a steam-pressured sterilizer that uses heat to destroy microorganisms on instruments?
An autoclave
What zoonotic disease is transmitted from eating raw or under cooked meat from animals infected with the disease?
Trichinosis
What is the correct genus for sheep?
Ovine
What parasite is caught from swallowing a flea infected with tapeworm larvae?
Dipylidium Tapeworm
What is a sore on the skin of a mucus membrane?
Ulcer
What exams are often used to determine the presence of internal parasites in dogs?
Fecal
What zoonotic disease is transmitted through contact with contaminated urine?
Leptospirosis
What is the correct genus for pigs?
Swine
What is the parasite that lives in the small intestine and is usually caught by walking barefoot on contaminated soil?
Hookworm
Infestation with mite larvae causing pruritis is called?
Chiggers
What is the organism that causes heartworm?
Dirofilaria immitis
What zoonotic disease is transmitted when a person inhales bacteria from infected birds? (Usually from dried droppings, mucous, and feather dust.)
Psittacosis
What is the correct genus for goats?
Caprine
What is the parasite ingested by horses that can cause colic, anemia, diarrhea, weight loss, poor performance, and other problems?
Strongyles
What is the instrument to measure pulse pressure?
Sphygmomanometer
The most common endoparasite of puppies and kittens is called?
Roundworm
What zoonotic disease is transmitted through inhalation of fungal conidia from the environment?
Coccidioidomycosis