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Vet Anatomy

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The skeleton can be subdivided into two parts, what part is made up of the skull, vertebral column and rib cage?

a)

appendicular

b)

axial

2.

The ______________ is made up of forelimbs, hind limbs, and phalanges.

a)

Axial

b)

Appendicular

3.

Which vertebrae allows the dog to nod "yes?"

a)

Atlas

b)

Axial

c)

Axis

d)

Appendal

4.

Which vertebrae allows a dog to move their head side to side like "no?"

a)

Atlas

b)

Axis

c)

Appendal

d)

Cervical 1

5.

How many metacarpals do dogs have on each forelimb?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3 + a dewclaw

d)

4 +a dewclaw

6.

How many metacarpals do pigs have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

2 +2 dewclaws

d)

4 +2 dewclaws

7.

How many metacarpals do humans have on each limb?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

10

d)

1

8.

___________ is the process of cartilage turning to bone.

a)

Classification

b)

Ossification

c)

Cartilagation

d)

Calcification

9.

The ____________ is a thin protective layer that lines the medullary cavity.

a)

Periosteum

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Endosteum

d)

Metaphysis

10.

Which muscles are voluntary? (may have more than one correct answer)

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

11.

Which muscles are involuntary? (may have more than one correct answer)

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

12.

Which muscles are striated? (may have more than one correct answer)

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

13.

Which muscles are located around internal organs?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

14.

What is the terms for moving a distal part of a limb towards the body?

a)

Extension

b)

Abduction

c)

Adduction

d)

Flexion

15.

What is the terms for moving a distal part of a limb away from the body?

a)

Flexion

b)

Adduction

c)

Extension

d)

Abduction

16.

What is the term for moving towards the median plane?

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

17.

What is the term for moving away from the median plane?

a)

Extension

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Adduction

18.

What is an agonist?

a)

The bad guy

b)

Cushion between bones

c)

The primary muscle that moves a joint

d)

Moving away from the body

19.

What is an antagonist?

a)

The good guy

b)

Connects bones to muscle

c)

Primary mover of a joint

d)

Muscle that opposes movement of the agonist

20.

Which muscle is the primary extensor of the elbow joint?

a)

Masseter

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Biceps brachii

d)

Triceps brachii

21.

Which muscle attaches the humerus to the lumbar region?

a)

Intercostal

b)

Latissimus dorsi

c)

Trapezius

d)

Brachiocephalicus

22.

3 muscles form what we refer to as the hamstring. The ___________ is one of them.

a)

Biceps femoris

b)

Gluteals

c)

Deltoid

d)

Gastrocnemius

23.

_____________ warms, moistens, and filters air as it enters the respiratory tract.

a)

Cilla

b)

Mucous

c)

Saliva

d)

Villi

24.

What are cilla?

a)

Tiny hairs that line the stomach

b)

Where gas exchange occurs in the lungs

c)

Branches of the bronchi

d)

Tiny hairs lining the nostrils to filter air

25.

What is the epiglottis?

a)

Flap that covers the larynx when swallowing

b)

Flap that covers the pharynx when swallowing

c)

The voice box

d)

Passageway for food and air

26.

Which muscle contracts and causes the lungs to fill with air?

a)

Masseter

b)

Intercostal

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Alveoli

27.

Where does gas exchange occur during respiration?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Cilla

d)

Alveoli

28.

A dog presents with apnea. What is do you observe?

a)

The dog is having difficulty breathing

b)

The dog is not breathing

c)

The dog is breathing really fast

d)

The dog is breathing really slow

29.

Dyspnea means...

a)

Not breathing

b)

Fast respiration rate

c)

Slow respiration rate

d)

Difficulty breathing

30.

Which of the following means an abnormally slow breathing rate?

a)

Bradypnea

b)

Tachypnea

c)

Dyspnea

d)

Apnea

31.

Which of the following means an abnormally fast breathing rate?

a)

Bradypnea

b)

Tachypnea

c)

Apnea

d)

Dyspnea

32.

_____________ is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs

a)

Inhalation

b)

Exhalation

c)

Respiration

d)

Perspiration

33.

_______________ neurons carry signals towards the brain and spinal cord

a)

Interneurons

b)

Sensory neurons

c)

Motor neurons

34.

____________ neurons carry impulses away from the brain to the body

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Interneurons

35.

_______________ is the part of neuron that receives impulses

a)

Axon

b)

Synapse

c)

Myelin

d)

Dendrite

36.

The ______________ is the part of the neuron that send impulses away from the cell.

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Myelin

d)

Dendrite

37.

Which part of a neuron contains a neurotransmitter?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Synapse

c)

Axon

d)

Soma

38.

Which contains the brain and spinal cord?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

c)

Sympathetic Nervous System

d)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

39.

The Peripheral Nervous System contains _________________

a)

lymphatic signals

b)

nerves

c)

brain

d)

spinal cord

40.

The parasympathetic nerves...

a)

are responsible for fight or flight

b)

maintain homeostasis

c)

contain the brain and spinal cord

d)

don't care about your feelings

41.

The sympathetic nerves

a)

maintain homeostasis

b)

care about your feelings

c)

are responsible for the fight or flight response

d)

only go towards the brain

42.

This part of the brain is the largest, divided into four lobes, and gives signals for voluntary movement

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Medulla oblongata

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Thalamus

43.

Which part of the brain is the central relay system for all the senses except smell?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Brain stem

c)

Meninges

d)

Thalamus

44.

Which part of the brain is the link between the nervous & endocrine systems?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Pituitary gland

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Hypothalamus

45.

Which part of the brain is divided into an anterior and posterior portion and secretes hormones for growth & reproduction?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Pituitary gland

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