Vocabulary
Live birth
Viviparous
Mammals born with no hair, blind, and deaf?
Altricial
The name of the spiny pouch under the chin on bearded dragons and iguanas?
The Dewlap
This grooming tool is great to use on short haired dogs or used at the end of a grooming to give the coat a great shine?
Bristle Brush
What does TPR stand for
Temperature/Pulse/Respiration
The act of giving birth?
Parturition
What are the 2 core vaccines for ferrets?
Rabies and Distemper
What are 3 signs that a snake is ready to shed?
Blue haze on eyes (opaque period)
increased irritability
seeking sharp surfaces
skin becomes dull
What directional plane cuts the dog into 2 equal parts down the middle ( mirror image)?
Medial Plane
What is the normal temperature range of a dog?
99.5-102.5
Tiny hair-like projections that allow reptiles to walk across slippery surfaces.
Lamellae
Ferrets that are not spayed and aren’t being bred
can have this health crisis and die?
Aplastic Anemia
What allows snake to eat very large prey?
They’re mandible is not fused and is connected with elastic ligaments allowing them to open their mouths wide.
Name the 4 kinds of hazards we studied in our safety and sanitation unit? Give examples of each.
Personal- long fingernails
Physical- animal bite
Chemical- Controlled drug
Biological- feces
What does BCS stand for? What is an ideal BCS of a dog?
Body Condition Score
5
Regeneration of a new tail?
Caudal Autonomy
The process of eating feces?
Coprophagia
How do snakes track their prey?
They used their forked tongue to grab particles in the air and take those particle into their mouth.
Which of the following technique is safe to use on skin and tissue and is the best method of inhibiting growth of microoorganisms? Give an example of this product.
Antiseptics: Chlorhexidine, Iodine, Alcohol
How does the size of an animal effect the heart rate?
The larger the animal the slower the heart rate.
The toes are fused into groups of 2-3 giving a tong-like appearance?
Zygodactyl
This problem in mammals is caused by being on metal wire cages for extended periods of time?
Pododermatitis/ Bumble Foot
What happens if your tank has too much humidity and too little humidity?
Too much- bacteria, fungus, and mold growth
Too little- Difficulty shedding
While performing an exam, what instruments do we use to listen to the heart, examine the ears, examine the eyes?
Stethoscope
Otoscope
Ophthlmoscope
You know your dog’s weight in pounds, how do you calculate their weight in KG?
Take the dog’s weight in pounds and divide it by 2.2