Animal Anatomy
This organ is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.
What are the kidneys?
This fatal viral disease affects the nervous system and is preventable by vaccine.
What is rabies?
This behavior in birds involves pulling out their own feathers, often due to stress or boredom.
What is Plucking.
This instrument is used to listen to heart and lung sounds.
This heroic sled dog helped deliver life-saving medicine during the 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska.
Who is Balto?
This structure connects muscle to bone.
What is a tendon?
This parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes and affects dogs’ hearts.
What is heartworm?
Dogs pant primarily to regulate this.
What is body temperature?
This tool is used to administer medications or fluids directly into an animal’s mouth.
What is a syringe?
This cat became an internet sensation known for her permanently unimpressed face.
Who is Grumpy Cat?
Birds lack teeth and instead use this structure to break down food.
What is the gizzard?
This fungal infection commonly affects cats and can be transmitted to humans, causing circular skin lesions.
What is ringworm?
This term describes animals active at dawn and dusk.
What is crepuscular?
This test checks for parasites by examining a stool sample under a microscope.
What is a fecal exam (fecal flotation)?
This cloned sheep was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
Who is Dolly?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This disease in cats is caused by a retrovirus and weakens the immune system.
What is feline leukemia virus (FeLV)?
In rabbits, this sudden jump and twist in the air is often a sign of happiness and excitement.
What is a binky?
This device helps veterinarians look into the ear canal.
What is an otoscope?
This famous racehorse won the Triple Crown in 1973.
Who is Secretariat?
Ruminants have four stomach compartments; name them.
What is the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum
This highly contagious viral disease in dogs causes severe gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting and bloody diarrhea.
What is parvovirus?
This type of learning involves rewards and punishments.
What is operant conditioning?
This diagnostic tool records the electrical activity of the heart over time.
What is an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)?
This gorilla became famous for using sign language to communicate with humans.
Who is Koko?