Midterm Vet Med Tech

Record of, as in electrocardiogram, the electrocardiographic hard copy

-gram

Instrument that records (or used to record), as in electrocardiograph, the machine that records the electric activity of the heart

-graph

Instrument to visually examine, as in endoscope, and instrument used to visually examine inside the body

-scope

Procedure to visually examine, as in endoscopy, the procedure of visually examining inside the body

-scopy

The paw is _____ to the shoulder

distal

The suffix -ectomy means

 Surgical removal or excision

Refers to the belly or underside of a body or body part

ventral

Refers to the back

dorsal

Means front of the body

anterior

Means towards the tail

caudal

The cardiovascular system includes the heart, arteries, veins, and blood. The combining form for the heart is

Cardi/o

The prefix ______ means elevated, while the prefix _____ means depressed

Hyper-,hypo-

True or False: The dental arcade is the term used to describe how teeth are arranged in the mouth

true

_____ words are the foundation of most medical terms and provide the essential meaning of the word

root

True or False: The abdominal cavity contains the major organs of digestion

true

The combining form leuk/o means

white

A _____ is always used when two or more root words are joined

combining vowel

There are four types of tissue: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous. Which of these tissues covers internal and external body surfaces and is made up of tightly packed cells in a variety of arrangements?

epithelial

The buccal surface of a tooth is the

Aspect of the tooth that faces the cheek

The sagittal plane divides the body into

Left and right portions

Abduction means to take away from the midline. The prefix ab- means

Away from

True or False: The parietal peritoneum is the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal cavity

true

The prefix meta- means 

beyond

Means uppermost, above, or toward the head. More commonly used in bipeds

superior

Means lowermost, below, or toward the tail. More commonly used in bipeds

inferior

Means nearest the midline or nearest the to the beginning of a structure

proximal

Means farthest from the midline or farthest from the beginning of a structure

distal

True or False: The term Panleukopenia is a deficiency of all Red blood cells

false

Which word association is incorrect?

Ad – means away from

Inflammation

-itis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

-centesis

Incision or cutting into

-tomy

Difficult, painful, or bad

Dys-

True or False: An ovariohysterectomy is surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus.

true

Which suffix means to rupture?

-rrhexis

Abnormal growth or development of an organ or a tissue or a cell

dysplasia

A change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other

anaplasia

Lack of development of an organ, a tissue, or a cell

aplasia

Incomplete or less than normal development of an organ, a tissue, or a cell

hypoplasia

The sagittal plane divides the body into 

Left and right portions

The study of structure, composition, and function of tissues is called

Histology

The correct order of the vertebral segments is

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal

The three parts of the pelvis are

Ilium, ischium, and pubis

Muscles may be classified as

All of the above

Protrusion of a body part through tissues that normally contain it is called a

Hernia

Hock

tarsus

Metacarpal/metatarsal III in equine and metacarpal/metatarsal III and IV in ruminants

cannon bone

Breastbone

sternum

Variable digit depending on species; digit I in dogs, digits II and V in ruminants.

dewclaw

True or False: A craniotomy is a surgical incision into a joint

false

True or False: An osteotomy is the surgical removal of a bone

false

Muscles under voluntary control are known as

skeletal

A muscle that bends a limb at its joint or decreases the joint angle is called a(n) 

Flexor

The acetabulum is commonly called the

 Hip socket

Which abbreviation related to the skeletal and muscular system means rheumatoid arthritis

RA

Which term means benign tumor of the muscle?

Myoma

The combining form crani/o means 

Skull

An extensor muscle

Straightens a limb or increases the joint angle

True or False: The medical term for muscle weakness is myoclonus.

false

True or False: A dog comes into the clinic as being described as ataxia. Ataxia means the lack of voluntary control of muscle movement; “wobbliness”

true

There are three types of muscle in the body: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle. This muscle is long, cylindrical, multinucleated cells with dark and light bands to create a straited or striped look. This muscle attaches bones to the body and make motion. What is this muscle called? 

Skeletal muscle

The doctor tells you that he is doing a myectomy procedure. What term defines a myectomy?

Surgical removal of muscle or part of a muscle

A ________ is a device that measures bone density using light and x-rays, whereas, a _______ is an instrument that measures angles or range of motion in a joint. 

densitometer, goniometer

True or False: A tendon is a band of fibrous connective tissue that connects one bone to another bone to help stabilize joints.

false

Paired bones that form from the roof of the caudal cranial cavity

parietal

Paired bones that form part of the base of the skull and parts of the floor and sides of the bony eye sockets

sphenoid

Forms the rostral part of the hard palate and lower edge of the nares

incisive

Forms the lateral wall of the nasopharynx

pterygoid

Bones consisting of a shaft, two ends, and a marrow cavity

long bones

Cube-shaped bones with no marrow cavity (carpal bones)

short bones

Sinus-containing bones

pneumatic bones

Unpaired bones

irregular bones

A muscle that bends a limb at its joint or decreases the joint angle is called a(n)

Flexor

The V-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the equine hoof is the

frog

Another term for the distal interphalangeal joint in ungulates is the

Coffin joint

The rudimentary first digit of dogs and cats is the

dewclaw

Femorotibial and femoropetellar joint in quadrupeds

stifle joint

Second incisors of equine

cutters

Third incisors of equine

corners

External throat of swine

jowl

Ilium is to ischium as

Hooks is to pins

Mouse

Murine

Parrot

Psittacine

Pig

Porcine

Sheep

Ovine

Cow is to mare as steer is to

Gelding

A young llama is called a

Cria

A young female bovine that has not give birth is called a

Heifer

Giving birth to rabbits is known as 

Kindling

True or False: The region around the large joint between the humerus and scapula is called the shoulder.

true

True or False: A quarter is one of the four glands in the cow’s udder.

true

True or False. An intact female pig is called a boar.

false

 True or False: A Jill is an intact female ferret

true

True or False: The protrusion of the wing of the ilium on the dorsolateral area of ruminants is called pins.

false

True or False: The cheek is the fleshy portion of either side of the face; forms the sides of the mouth and continues rostrally to the lips

true

True or False: A gilt is a young female pig that has not farrowed

true

True or False: The lumbar region of the back between the thorax and pelvis is called the loin

true

A rooster is an

Intact male ratite

A duckling is a

Young duck

Ture or False: A group of ratites is called a flock

true