Procedures
Assess an animal's health; includes pulse, respiration and temperature
vital signs
Number of times the the heart beats per minute
Pulse
Growth of bacteria on teeth
Plaque
Instrument used when examingthe eye
Ophthalmoscope
What animal is used for medicine
Medicinal leeches
Breaths per minute
Respiration
Degree of heat of a living body
Temperature
Examine by touching and feeling the area
Palpate
Listening with stethoscope or other instrument
Auscuitation
what are health animals called
Therapy Animals
Small glands filter lymph fluid become swollen in response to infection and tumors
Lymph Nodes
Time it takes for blood to return to the tissue
Capillary Refill Time
Abnormal sound within the heart
Murmur
Irregular rhythm in the heart
Arrhythmia
what animal represents medicine
Serpent
Opposite of normal
Abnormalities
Not alert or active
Lethargic
Identifying characterizing or diagnosing a problem
Diagnostics
Pulse found inside the thigh of the hind leg
Femoral Pulses
what is the most common animal used in medical research
rats and mice
plaque build up on teeth
Tartar
Instrument used when examining the eye
Ophthalmoscope
Redness swelling or pain on an area of the body
Inflammation
Redness swelling or pain on an area of the body
Inflammation
What animals help human health
therapy dogs