vet sci quiz 1

What type of animal makes up the largest percentage of private practice patients?

• Livestock

• Poultry

• Companion animals

• Exotic animals

The ________ system includes the skin and several modified skin structures and provides the first line of defense against harmful agents and also helps to regulate body temperatures.

• musculoskeletal

• cardiovascular

• integumentary

• lymphatic

In the cardiovascular system, ________ are very small blood vessels that permit exchange of nutrients and waste products between the blood and the tissues.

• tendons

• capillaries

• arteries

• ligaments

In the ruminant stomach, the ________ is the location of true, enzymatic digestion.

• rumen

• reticulum

• omasum

• abomasum

Chromosomes are made of ________, which is a long strand of single chemical molecules called bases or more properly, nucleotide bases, joined together.

• centromes

• tendons

• DNA

• genetic chains

In dogs, Boxers, Mastiffs, Siberian Huskies and Great Pyrenees would fit in the ______ category.

• hounds

• herding dogs

• non-sporting dogs

• working dogs

Which of the following is a fine wool breed of sheep?

• Rambouillet

• Dorset

• Hampshire

• Southdown

Which of the following is a light horse breed?

• Arabian

• Shetland

• Welsh

• Percheron

Which of the following is considered a major mineral?

• Selenium (Se)

• Iron (Fe)

• Cobalt (Co)

• Phosphorus (P)

Modes of ______ transmission of diseases include flies, mosquitoes, equipment, etc.

• direct

• indirect

• specific

• non-specific