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Unit 3: Vet Science

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the prefix that means bad, poor, or evil?

a)

Mal-

b)

Eu-

c)

Hypo-

d)

Iso-

2.

What is the prefix that means equal?

a)

Mal-

b)

Eu-

c)

Hypo-

d)

Iso-

3.

What prefix means well, easy, good, or normal?

a)

Mal-

b)

Eu-

c)

Hypo-

d)

Iso-

4.

What prefix means abnormally slow?

a)

Brady-

b)

Tachy-

c)

Peri-

d)

Post-

5.

What prefix means under, decreased, deficient, or below?

a)

Mal-

b)

Eu-

c)

Hypo-

d)

Iso-

6.

What prefix means abnormally fast?

a)

Brady-

b)

Tachy-

c)

Peri-

d)

Post-

7.

What prefix means around or surrounding?

a)

Brady-

b)

Tachy-

c)

Peri-

d)

Post-

8.

What prefix means after or behind?

a)

Brady-

b)

Tachy-

c)

Peri-

d)

Post-

9.

What prefix means within, in, or inside?

a)

Pre-

b)

Endo-

c)

Uni-

d)

Poly-

10.

What prefix means before or in front of?

a)

Pre-

b)

Endo-

c)

Uni-

d)

Poly-

11.

What prefix means many?

a)

Pre-

b)

Endo-

c)

Uni-

d)

Poly-

12.

What prefix means one?

a)

Pre-

b)

Endo-

c)

Uni-

d)

Poly-

13.

What prefix means away from, no, not, or without?

a)

An-

b)

Endo-

c)

Peri-

d)

Tachy-

14.

What root means yellow?

a)

Jaund/o

b)

Cyan/o

c)

Erythr/o

d)

Copr/o

15.

What root means heart?

a)

Cardi/o

b)

Cephal/o

c)

Ot/o

d)

Ophthalm/o

16.

What root means head?

a)

Cardi/o

b)

Cephal/o

c)

Ot/o

d)

Ophthalm/o

17.

What root means eye?

a)

Cardi/o

b)

Cephal/o

c)

Ot/o

d)

Ophthalm/o

18.

What root means ear or hearing?

a)

Cardi/o

b)

Cephal/o

c)

Ot/o

d)

Ophthalm/o

19.

What root means chest?

a)

Hepat/o

b)

Derm/o

c)

Gastr/o

d)

Thorac/o

20.

What root means feces?

a)

Jaund/o

b)

Cyan/o

c)

Erythr/o

d)

Copr/o

21.

What root means blue?

a)

Jaund/o

b)

Cyan/o

c)

Erythr/o

d)

Copr/o

22.

What root means skin?

a)

Hepat/o

b)

Derm/o

c)

Gastr/o

d)

Thorac/o

23.

What root means red?

a)

Erythr/o

b)

Oste/o

c)

Enter/o

d)

Hem/o

24.

What root means small intestine?

a)

Erythr/o

b)

Oste/o

c)

Enter/o

d)

Hem/o

25.

What root means liver?

a)

Hepat/o

b)

Derm/o

c)

Gastr/o

d)

Thorac/o

26.

What root means joint?

a)

Arthr/o

b)

Oste/o

c)

Erythr/o

d)

Thorac/o

27.

What root means stomach?

a)

Hepat/o

b)

Derm/o

c)

Gastr/o

d)

Thorac/o

28.

What root means ovary?

a)

Ovari/o

b)

Gonad/o

c)

Uter/o

d)

Orch/o

29.

What root means blood?

a)

Erythr/o

b)

Oste/o

c)

Enter/o

d)

Hem/o

30.

What root means bone?

a)

Erythr/o

b)

Oste/o

c)

Enter/o

d)

Hem/o

31.

What root means teeth?

a)

Dent/o

b)

Derm/o

c)

Trache/o

d)

Oste/o

32.

What root means the urinary tract?

a)

Ur/o

b)

Orch/o

c)

Uter/o

d)

Mamm/o

33.

What root means the testes?

a)

Ur/o

b)

Orch/o

c)

Uter/o

d)

Mamm/o

34.

What root means the trachea?

a)

Dent/o

b)

Derm/o

c)

Trache/o

d)

Oste/o

35.

What root means anything related to the Mammary system?

a)

Ur/o

b)

Orch/o

c)

Uter/o

d)

Mamm/o

36.

What suffix means cell?

a)

-cyte

b)

-ectomy

c)

-penia

d)

-megaly

37.

What suffix means the surgical removal?

a)

-ectomy

b)

-tomy

c)

-scopy

d)

-ology

38.

What suffix means breathing?

a)

-pnea

b)

-phagia

c)

-penia

d)

-megaly

39.

What suffix means disease or inflammation?

a)

-dynia

b)

-itis

c)

-oma

d)

-emia

40.

What suffix means a deficiency?

a)

-pnea

b)

-phagia

c)

-penia

d)

-megaly

41.

What suffix means abnormal enlargement?

a)

-pnea

b)

-phagia

c)

-penia

d)

-megaly

42.

What suffix means tumor?

a)

-dynia

b)

-itis

c)

-oma

d)

-emia

43.

What suffix means eating of a substance?

a)

-pnea

b)

-phagia

c)

-penia

d)

-megaly

44.

What suffix means of, relating to, or present at birth?

a)

-natal

b)

-malacia

c)

-centesis

d)

-sclerosis

45.

What suffix means bursting forth?

a)

-rrhage

b)

-sclerosis

c)

-rrhea

d)

-malacia

46.

What suffix means flow or discharge?

a)

-rrhage

b)

-sclerosis

c)

-rrhea

d)

-malacia

47.

What suffix means pain?

a)

-dynia

b)

-oma

c)

-itis

d)

-emia

48.

What suffix means incision or section?

a)

-ectomy

b)

-tomy

c)

-scopy

d)

-ology

49.

What suffix means abnormal softening?

a)

-natal

b)

-malacia

c)

-centesis

d)

-sclerosis

50.

What suffix means pathological hardening?

a)

-rrhage

b)

-rrhea

c)

-sclerosis

d)

-malacia

51.

What suffix means a condition in the blood?

a)

-dynia

b)

-oma

c)

-itis

d)

-emia

52.

What suffix means a surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas?

a)

-natal

b)

-malacia

c)

-centesis

d)

-sclerosis

53.

What is the term for the release of a breath?

a)

Exhalation

b)

Inhalation

c)

Breathing

d)

Respiration

54.

What is the term for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases in the lungs?

a)

Exhalation

b)

Inhalation

c)

Breathing

d)

Respiration

55.

What is the term for difficult breathing?

a)

Dyspnea

b)

Bradypnea

c)

Apnea

d)

Tachypnea

56.

What is the term for not breathing or the absence of breath?

a)

Dyspnea

b)

Bradypnea

c)

Apnea

d)

Tachypnea

57.

What is the term for an abnormally fast breathing rate?

a)

Dyspnea

b)

Bradypnea

c)

Apnea

d)

Tachypnea

58.

What is the term for an abnormally slow breathing rate?

a)

Dyspnea

b)

Bradypnea

c)

Apnea

d)

Tachypnea

59.

What is the term for the drawing in of a breath?

a)

Exhalation

b)

Inhalation

c)

Breathing

d)

Respiration

60.

What part of the circulatory system is responsible for carrying oxygen rich blood from the lungs and heart to the various body tissues?

a)

Arteries

b)

Heart

c)

Capillaries

d)

Veins

61.

What part of the circulatory system is responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the lungs and heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Heart

c)

Capillaries

d)

Veins

62.

What part of the circulatory system is a muscle that pumps the blood throughout the body?

a)

Arteries

b)

Heart

c)

Capillaries

d)

Veins

63.

What part of the blood is the liquid part that makes up 55% of the blood’s volume?

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Plasma

d)

Thrombocytes

64.

What part of the blood is responsible for fighting pathogens and diseases?

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Plasma

d)

Thrombocytes

65.

What part of the blood is responsible for making blood clot?

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Plasma

d)

Thrombocytes

66.

What part of the blood carries the oxygen and glucose?

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Plasma

d)

Thrombocytes

67.

What covers the bone of the nose to protect the epithelial lining, filters the incoming air by trapping dust and dirt particles, and adds moisture to inhaled air?

a)

Mucus

b)

Pleura

c)

Coughing

d)

Epiglottis

68.

What is the cartilage flap that protects the glottis during swallowing called?

a)

Mucus

b)

Pleura

c)

Coughing

d)

Epiglottis

69.

What is the term for when an irritating gas or particle is inhaled and causes the epiglottis and vocal folds to close as the animal exhales forcefully and then suddenly opens allowing air to rush out with great force?

a)

Mucus

b)

Pleura

c)

Coughing

d)

Epiglottis

70.

What is the smooth epithelium that covers the lungs that provides lubrication as the lungs expand and contract called?

a)

Mucus

b)

Pleura

c)

Coughing

d)

Epiglottis

71.

What keeps the animal in a deep sleep, preventing them from sensing the pain associated with surgery and is given standardly through an endotracheal tube?

a)

Anesthesia

b)

Panting

c)

Cyanosis

d)

Pneumonia

72.

What is the term for when an animal breathes rapidly, which works to evaporate the moisture in the pharynx and cools the animal down?

a)

Anesthesia

b)

Panting

c)

Cyanosis

d)

Pneumonia

73.

What is the symptom associated with O2 levels falling too low causing the blood to become much darker and tissues to appear bluish in color?

a)

Anesthesia

b)

Panting

c)

Cyanosis

d)

Pneumonia

74.

What is the term for a disease with inflammation in the lungs that can be caused by either a bacterial or viral infection?

a)

Anesthesia

b)

Panting

c)

Cyanosis

d)

Pneumonia

75.

What is the symptom that can be heard when listening to lungs with irritated pleura?

a)

Sinoatrial Node

b)

Pnemonia

c)

Pleural Friction Rub

d)

Roaring

76.

What is the problem in horses where one of the vocal folds fails to open?

a)

Sinoatrial Node

b)

Pnemonia

c)

Pleural Friction Rub

d)

Roaring

77.

What is also known as the Pacemaker?

a)

Sinoatrial Node

b)

Pnemonia

c)

Pleural Friction Rub

d)

Roaring

78.

What is the contraction phase of the cardiac cycle called?

a)

Blood Pressure

b)

Systole

c)

Diastole

d)

Electrocardiograph

79.

What is the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle called?

a)

Blood Pressure

b)

Systole

c)

Diastole

d)

Electrocardiograph

80.

What is measured during both phases of the cycle (systolic and diastolic) and is measured in mm of Mercury?

a)

Blood Pressure

b)

Systole

c)

Diastole

d)

Electrocardiograph

81.

What is an electronic instrument that picks up the small electrical signal that runs through the body and traces these signals to form and ECG?

a)

Blood Pressure

b)

Systole

c)

Diastole

d)

Electrocardiograph

82.

What is the term for the normal and consistent rate and rhythm of the heart called?

a)

Sinus Tachycardia

b)

Sinus Rhythm

c)

Sinus Bradycardia

d)

Sinus Arrhythmia

83.

What is the term for the heart rate being faster than normal but has a normal rhythm?

a)

Sinus Tachycardia

b)

Sinus Rhythm

c)

Sinus Bradycardia

d)

Sinus Arrhythmia

84.

What is the term for the heart rate being slower than normal but has a normal rhythm?

a)

Sinus Tachycardia

b)

Sinus Rhythm

c)

Sinus Bradycardia

d)

Sinus Arrhythmia

85.

What is the term for the heart rate increasing with inspiration and decreasing with expiration causes a change of rhythm with every breath?

a)

Sinus Tachycardia

b)

Sinus Rhythm

c)

Sinus Bradycardia

d)

Sinus Arrhythmia

86.

What is any change in the rate, rhythm, or conduction within the heart?

a)

Arrhythmia

b)

Atrial Fibrillation

c)

Ventricular Fibrillation

d)

Asystole

87.

What is the term for when the SA node no longer acts as the pacemaker, causing quivering of the atria instead of contractions?

a)

Arrhythmia

b)

Atrial Fibrillation

c)

Ventricular Fibrillation

d)

Asystole

88.

What is the most serious arrhythmia that causes uncontrolled quivering of the ventricles rather than contractions and requires a shock with a defibrillator?

a)

Arrhythmia

b)

Atrial Fibrillation

c)

Ventricular Fibrillation

d)

Asystole

89.

What is the term for the flat lining of the heart causing the animal to go into cardiac arrest?

a)

Arrhythmia

b)

Atrial Fibrillation

c)

Ventricular Fibrillation

d)

Asystole

90.

What is used to stimulate the heart and deliver oxygen to the lung and is done manually?

a)

Leukopenia

b)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

c)

Heart Murmur

d)

Heart Failure

91.

What is the term for the occurrence of a defective valve or abnormal flow of blood that causes a swishing sound to interrupt the standard lub dub sound of the heart beating?

a)

Leukopenia

b)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

c)

Heart Murmur

d)

Heart Failure

92.

What is the term for a low total WBC count?

a)

Leukopenia

b)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

c)

Heart Murmur

d)

Heart Failure

93.

What is the general term for a condition in which the heart is unable to meet the demands of the animal?

a)

Leukopenia

b)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

c)

Heart Murmur

d)

Heart Failure

94.

What is the term for the disorder that has symptoms of low red blood cell count, fatigue, weakness, and lethargy and is often caused by excessive blood loss, a shortened lifespan of RBC’s, or decreased production of RBC’s?

a)

Erythropoiesis

b)

Shock

c)

Anemia

d)

Leukopenia

95.

What is the term for when not enough blood is being pumped into the vital tissues and can be examined through the gums (turn white then back to pink normally)?

a)

Erythropoiesis

b)

Shock

c)

Anemia

d)

Leukopenia

96.

What is the term for the production of red blood cells?

a)

Erythropoiesis

b)

Shock

c)

Anemia

d)

Leukopenia

97.

Mammals have a ___-chambered heart?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

98.

What is the name of the fine membrane that surrounds the heart providing protection and the space for the heart to beat with little resistance?

a)

Vasoconstriction

b)

Vasodilation

c)

Pericardium

d)

Alveoli

99.

Muscle contract to decrease the size of the opening in arteries is called?

a)

Vasoconstriction

b)

Vasodilation

c)

Pericardium

d)

Alveoli

100.

Muscle relaxation to increase the size of the opening in arteries is called?

a)

Vasoconstriction

b)

Vasodilation

c)

Pericardium

d)

Alveoli

101.

What is the name of the small microscopic pouches where gas exchange occurs in the lungs?

a)

Vasoconstriction

b)

Vasodilation

c)

Pericardium

d)

Alveoli

102.

What is the other name for the right atrioventricular valve?

a)

Bicuspid Valve

b)

Tricuspid Valve

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle

103.

What is the other name for the left atrioventricular valve (mitral valve)?

a)

Bicuspid Valve

b)

Tricuspid Valve

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle

104.

What is the other name for the left atrioventricular valve (mitral valve)?

a)

Bicuspid Valve

b)

Tricuspid Valve

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle

105.

What is the standard breaths per minute rate for a dog?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

24

d)

26

106.

What is the standard breaths per minute rate for a dog?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

24

d)

26

107.

Respiration rates are most affected by what?

a)

O2 Levels

b)

CO2 Levels

c)

Heart Rate

d)

Blood Oxygen

108.

What is an electrical signal that travels through the nervous system and provides information to the brain?

a)

Impulse

b)

Connecting

c)

Sensory

d)

Motor

109.

What is a neuron that carries impulses towards the brain and spinal cord?

a)

Impulse

b)

Connecting

c)

Sensory

d)

Motor

110.

What is a neuron that carries impulses from one neuron to another?

a)

Impulse

b)

Connecting

c)

Sensory

d)

Motor

111.

What is a neuron that carries impulses away from the brain and spinal cord to the body?

a)

Impulse

b)

Connecting

c)

Sensory

d)

Motor

112.

What part of the neuron is branch-like and receives impulses?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Cell Body

c)

Synapse

d)

Axon

113.

What part of the neuron is often called the soma and contains the cell nucleus?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Cell Body

c)

Synapse

d)

Axon

114.

What is the term for the space between neurons that contains neurotransmitters?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Myelin

c)

Synapse

d)

Axon

115.

What is the part of the neuron that sends impulses away from the cell?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Myelin

c)

Synapse

d)

Axon

116.

What is the protective sheath around the neuron called?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Myelin

c)

Synapse

d)

Axon

117.

What part of the brain connects the brain to the spinal cord and contains the medulla oblongata?

a)

Meninges

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

118.

What part of the brain coordinates all movement, muscle activity, and balance?

a)

Meninges

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

119.

What part of the brain is made up of the three-layers of protective covering the surrounds the brain?

a)

Meninges

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

120.

What part of the brain is the largest part and has four lobes that receive and store information and are responsible for all voluntary movement?

a)

Meninges

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

121.

What part of the brain is the central relay system for all nerve impulses except for smell and directs impulse to the proper part of the brain?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Thalamus

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Pituitary Gland

122.

What part of the brain secretes hormones important for reproduction and growth?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Thalamus

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Pituitary Gland

123.

What part of the brain dictates all life functions including breathing and heart rate?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Thalamus

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Pituitary Gland

124.

What part of the brain serves as a link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Thalamus

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Pituitary Gland

125.

What part of the nervous system is responsible for the maintenance and restoration of normal body function?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

c)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

d)

Sympathetic Nervous System

126.

What part of the nervous system is responsible for emergency and stress responses like Fight or Flight?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

c)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

d)

Sympathetic Nervous System

127.

What body system’s primary function is the transportation of minerals, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the body?

a)

Respiratory System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Urinary System

128.

What body system’s primary function is the addition of oxygen to the blood supply?

a)

Respiratory System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Urinary System

129.

What body system’s primary function is to receive information from the environment around the body and send out responses throughout the body?

a)

Respiratory System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Urinary System

130.

What body system’s primary function is to eliminate waste from the body?

a)

Respiratory System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Urinary System

131.

What body system’s primary function is to release hormones into the bloodstream?

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Lymphatic System

c)

Immune System

d)

Integumentary System

132.

What body system’s primary function is to maintain fluid balance?

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Lymphatic System

c)

Immune System

d)

Integumentary System

133.

What body system’s primary function is to defend the body against infection?

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Lymphatic System

c)

Immune System

d)

Integumentary System

134.

What body system’s primary function is to protect the body from external factors?

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Lymphatic System

c)

Immune System

d)

Integumentary System