Neuro...Brain
This part of the brain controls balance and the sensation of were the body is in space.
Cerebelllum
The innermost part of the spinal cord tract that gives the perception of pain is known as the ____________ layer.
Nociception
When giving an IM injection to a parrot, the largest muscle that is most often used is the __________ muscle.
Pectoral
The type of cells that reptiles possess that can change their color to match theirt environment are called______
Chromataphores
What is the vertebral formula of a dog?
C7, T13, L7, S3
This matter exists in the medulla (inside portion) of the brain.
White matter
This is the only cranial nerve that leaves the head. Also known as the "wandering nerve".
Cranial nerve X Vagus nerve
The bird's stomach that grinds food is called the ______________ (scientific name only).
Ventriculus
Low Vitamin A Hypovitaminosis occurs most often in this species.
Chelonian (Turtle)
Bone marrow contains these three type of blood cells.
RBC, WBC, and platelets
Memory, personality, and judgement could be altered with dementia because it affects this part of the brain.
Cerebrum
The epidural needle is inserting above the _____ mater.
Dura
The common opening where a mute is passed is called the _____________.
Cloaca
The glottis in the largest snakes is motile, meaning it can protrude out of the mouth. Why is that?
To consume large prey while still getting air into the glottis to the trachea and finally to the lungs.
You are assisting in a bone marrow aspirate (sticking a needle into the marrow and taking a sample to send to a lab). When the needle transverses this part of the bone, the animal will feel pain.
Cortical or compact bone because of blood supply and nerves.
The Medulla Oblongata connects to the ___________
Spinal cord
Testing the olfactory sense is often done by putting a cotton ball soaked in _______ near the animal's nose. This is from your videos you needed to watch.
Alcohol
Give the order of the avian digestive system starting with the mouth.
Mouth/Beak
Esophagus
Crop
Proventriculus
Ventriculus
Small intestine
Large intestine
Cloaca
Many lizards that aren't properly cared for, including the iguana, will suffer hypoparathyroidism. This is brought on by the lack of ____________ in the diet.
Calcium
Normal healing time after surgery (not including surgery over joints which take longer to heal because of the movement involved in those areas) takes ________ days.
7-10 days
The folds and grooves that increase with the intelligence of an animal are called _________
Gyri and sulci
There are three nerves in the brachial plexus. If a cat suffers an injury (hit by car for example), which nerve of the three would be most affected.
Radial nerve
The voice box of dogs and cats is associated with the larynx. The voice box of a bird is associated with the ____________. I will ask questions from the textbook.
Syrinx
This organ allows animals, including snakes and lizards, to enhance their olfactory system (sense of smell). You can actually see a dog open its mouth when sniffing where another dog urinated. This organ is known as the _____________ organ.
Vomeronasal organ
The __________ layer of skin contains immune surveillance cells called ____________ cells.
Epidermis, Langerhans