VET 102 Final Exam - Penn Foster

A Veterinarian is examining a client's animal by moving an open palm rapidly toward the animal's eye. What's the veterinarian testing?

Menace reflex

What's an important function of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)?

Accrediting college training programs for veterinarians and veterinary technicians

Which of the following is an animal restraint category?

Mechanical

The first step in removing a dog with a back injury from a cage is

***squatting down next to the cage

A common characteristic of many prefixes is that they answer the question of

where

When restraining a bird, you should do which of the following?

Place your palm against its wings and hold its head between your thumb and index finger

The owner of a dairy farm call a veterinary practice for assistance with an ailling livestock. The veterinarian arrives in their mobile clinic. Which type of veterinary practice is this most likely to be?

Large-animal practice

The period of time when imprinting occurs is the

*** sensitive period

Teeth, tongue, throat, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, and rectum are part of the _____ system during the systematic examination.

gastrointestinal

A cat owner finds that every time he opens the drawer with the cans of cat food, his three pet cats come running over. In this scenario, what would the physiologist Ivan Pavlov say that the opening of the drawer is?

Conditioned stimulus

Which of the following choices is an example of chemical restraint?

Tranquilizer

Which type of restraint equipment works well in controlling the head movement of a large dog?

***gentle leader

When using a thermometer, it should be cleaned

before and after each use

A catching hook is used to catch which type of livestock?

Fowl

The qualifications and permissions necessary to practice veterinary medicine are

regulated by individual state governments

The process of exposing animals to caring human contact is known as

***socialization

What's the purpose of using a halter on a cow?

To control the head

One day, a veterinary assistant at a mixed-animal practice met with four seperate clients. For the first client, she assisted with an ultrasound on a turtle. For the second client, she diagnosed a dog with an infection. For the third client, she assisted with an x-ray on a rabbit. For the last client, she trimmed the cat's claws. In this scenario, the veterinary assistant should not have completed which task?

Diagnosed the dog with an infection

The study of animal behavior is referred to as

ethology

A common reason rodents bite is if they're

being handled quickly

Baby animals learn to recognize their parents quickly through which process?

Imprinting

What three sites may be used for venipuncture in a dog?

Saphenous vein, Cephalic vein, and Jugular vein

When restraining a rabbit, it's important to remember rabbits are

delicate and easily injured

A cat learns to stay out of a garden because every time it goes into the garden it's pricked by thorns from rosebushes. In this example, how is the cat's behavior being modified?

Through negative reinforcement

Keegan and Iris are learning about examining the animal's hair coat. Keegan says the hair coat should be examined for brittleness and alopecia. Iris says the hair should be examined for oiliness and stiffness. Who is correct?

Both are correct

If something is toward the tail of an animal, it can be said to be

caudal

When restraining a 12 foot snake, how many restrainers should be used?

four

The first step of any physical examination is

taking the medical history

In medical terminology, what's the combining form.

A combination of the root word and combining vowel

Which type of animal is most likely to suffer from separation anxiety?

Dogs

Which part of the SOAP medical record format would most likely include a record of an animal's weight changes over time?

Objective

Which form of behavior modification techniques is inappropriate to use to treat aggression?

Punishment

Turgor pressure measures which of the following?

Skin elasticity

What's a common behavior of a cat that feels stressed or threatened?

***Twitching its tail slowly

A pet owner's dog has been found to have a cancerous tumor and he or she is taking the animal to a veterinary specialist in oncology. What type of veterinary practice is the specialist?

Veterinary referral practice

Which form of behavior intervention is considered to be the best method to use on birds?

Environmental modification

Which of the following is an example of client education in a veterinary practice?

Explaining the nutritional benefits of certain foods.

Listening for sounds produced within the body defines

auscultation

Age, gender, species, breed, and reproductive status describe the animal's

signalment

A twitch is used to restrain a horse by

distracting the horse with a small amount of pain

An ethical veterinarian would only correct a breed defect if the animal were

*** a domestic animal

When using observation in the physical examination, you're evaluating

The whole animal

Your use your sense of touch during which of the following?

Palpatation

What instrument would a veterinarian use to withdraw fluid from a cyst?

Aspirator

Ed and Rosa are discussing the reasons for animal restraint. Ed says veterinary technicians restrain animals so that the animal doesn't injure itself or the handler. Rosa says veterinary technicians restrain animals to keep the animal calm during a procedure. Who is correct?

Both Ed and Rosa are correct

Who determines the format of veterinary medical records?

the veterinarian

What's the First step when picking up and carrying a dog of any weight?

***

What's a unit of meaning attached to the front of a medical term?

prefix

An Immediate pleasant occurrence that follows a behavior defines

positive reinforcement

A common type of behavior problem found in birds is

persistent screaming