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What is the gestation period of a horse?
9-11 months
8-12 months
6-9 months
3 months
When should a horse be vaccinated if in goal?
8-10 months
9-12 months
11 months
6 months
How long does it take for a newborn foal to stand?
1 hour
5 hours
24 hours
3 hours
What is the minimum amount of pasture horses should have access to if permanently outside?
1.25 aces
3 acres
2 acres
2.5 acres
What type of bedding is not recommended for horses?
Sawdust
Hay
Straw
Grass
How long after birth should a foal be vaccinated for tetanus?
Before 6 months old
Before 1 year old
After 6 months old
After 1 year old
What is the minimum size requirement for a foaling box?
4.25 x 4.25 metres
8 x 8 metres
5 x 5 metres
5.25 x 5.25 metres
What is a male horse know as?
Gelding
Boar
Buck
mare
What are female horses known as?
Mare
Sow
Jill
Stallion
Name a common symptom of colic in horses?
Scraping the ground with feet
Diarrhoea
Coughing
Lameness
Which is the correct order urine leaves the body?
Kidney, ureters, bladder and urethra
Ureters, urethra, kidney and bladder
Bladder, kidney, urethra and ureters
Kidney, urethra, bladder, ureters
What is the function of the kidney?
Regulates volume and osmotic concentration of body fluids
Diffuses urine
Digests nutrients
Releases hormones
What is the normal specific gravity of urine in dogs and cats?
Dogs 1.016-1.060
Cats 1.020-1.040
Dogs 1.020-1.040
cats 1.060-1.080
Dogs 1.010-1.030
cats 1.015-1.045
Dogs 1.025-1.050
cats 1.010-1.015
Which part of the kidney attaches to the ureters?
Renal pelvis
renal hilus
Glomerulus
Capsule
What is the normal PH of urine for dogs and cats?
Dogs 5.2-6.8
cats 5.5-7.5
Dogs 6.5-8
cats 3.2-4.5
Dogs 5.2-6.7
cats 5.2-6.8
Dogs 6.9-7.5
cats 5.3-6.5
What may the presence of glucose in the urine indicate?
Diabetes
Addisons
Liver disease
Renal disease
What is the indented area of the kidney known as?
Hilus
pelvis
Glomerulus
Capsule
What is micturition?
Expelling urine
Passing faces
Chewing
Digesting
What does the urinary system not contain?
Liver
Kidneys
Ureters
Bladder
What does osmoreceptors detect?
Dehydration
Urine
Saliva
oxygen
Which reflex prevents the over inflation of lungs?
Hering Breuer reflex
Breuer stork reflex
Spinal reflex
Osmotic reflex
What does Orthopnoea mean?
Open mouth breathing
Difficulty breathing
No breathing
nose breathing
Which muscle is responsible for increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity during inspiration?
Diaphragm
Intercostal muscles
Trapezius
obliques
Which part of the respiratory system is responsible for sound and production?
Larynx
Pharynx
Trachea
Tonsils
What does the term epistaxis mean?
Nose bleed
Headache
Ear infection
eye bleed
What does the diaphragm separate?
Thoracic and abdominal cavaities
Thoracic and respiratory cavities
abdominal and reproductive cavities
Abdominal and excretory cavities
What is tidal volume?
Inspired and expired with each breath
The remaining breath in the lungs
Expired breath
dead Space in the lungs
Where does gaseous exchange take place?
Alveoli
Bronchioles
Accessory lobe
Alveoli and bronchioles
How many loves are there in the lungs?
Left 3 lobes and the right 4 lobes
Right 3 lobes and left 4 lobes
4 lobes on each side
3 lobes on each side
Where in the eye would you find the light sensitive cells?
Retina
Iris
Pupil
Conjunctiva
What is the junction between the cornea and sclera called?
The limbus
Limbo
Choroid
Iris
What are photo receptor cells?
Rods and cones
Glial cells
Circles and squares
Optic nerve
What is the condition heterochromia?
Variation in eye colour
Different pupil size
Male eyes and female eyes
Cats eyes
What is the third eyelid also known as?
Nictitating gland
Clear lens
Conjunctiva membrane
Meimobian gland
What is the name given when one pupil is bigger than the other?
Anisocoria
Heterochromia
hyperocoria
Pseudochromia
What is ossification?
Bone formation
Fractured bones
Pinning bone
Type of bone
What are sesamoid bones?
Small and develop within a tendon
Skull bones
Large bones in the joint
thin Hollow bones
What is a pneumatic bone?
contain air filled spaces
Flight bones
Neck bones
Are strong for movement
What are splanchnic bones?
Develops in soft organ and unattached
Are sutures of the skull
Bones in between the vertebrae
Bones on the face
What do osteoblasts do?
Lay down new bone
Destroys bone
give bone it’s white colour
Cancer of the bone
What do osteoclasts do?
Destroys and remodels bone
Lays down new bone
Cancer of the bone
Makes the bone white in colour
What bone appears in the forelimb of cats only?
Clavicle
Humerus
carpus
Olcecranon
What is a joint
Bone to bone
Muscle to bone
Tendon to bone
Muscle to muscle
Which one is not a part of the Skelton
perpendicular skeleton
Appendicular skeleton
Axial skeleton
Splanchnic skeleton
What is haemopoiesis?
Production of blood cells in bone marrow
Bleeding from the bone
Old blood
Destruction of blood in the bone marrow
Where is the greater trochanter located?
Femur
Fibula
Tibia
Atlas
Which stage in the oestrus cycle may a false pregnancy occur in the bitch
Metoestrus
Oestrus
Dioestrus
Anoestrus
What is the open end of the Fallopian tube called?
Infundibulum
Ureter
Cloaca
I’m the male reproductive system which is only present in the cat?
Bulbourethral gland
Prostate gland
Vas deferens
epididymis
How are embryos protected from infection?
Mucoid plug
Amniotic sac
Membrane
plasma
What is the gestation period for a bitch and queen?
63 days
70 days
54 days
33 days
multiparous mean?
Multiple young at birth
Multiple eggs
Multiple pregnancies in one year
Which hormones do the ovary secrete?
Oestrogen and progesterone
Luitenising hormone and FSH
prolactin
Oxytocin
How are nutrients and oxygen passed to the foetus?
Placenta and umbilical blood vessels
Lungs
Liver
Urinary system
How many pairs of mammary glands does a bitch have?
5
6
4
3
How many pairs of mammary glands does a queen have?
4
5
6
3
When should a bitch be wormed during pregnancy?
40-42 days
60 days
After birth
33 days
What is the uterine tube also known as?
Oviduct and Fallopian tube
Infundibulum
Ureters
Cloaca
Which is not a layer of the uterus wall?
Messentary
Endometrium
Myometrium
Mesometrium
What is the double layer of peritoneum called that wraps the testis
Tunica vaginalis
Tunica spermatozoa
Peritoneum
What two enzymes break down protein?
Protease and trypsin
Lipase and pepsin
Amylase and glucose
Which active enzyme breaks down carbohydrates?
Amylase
Lipase
Pepsin
Trypsin
What enzyme breaks down fat?
Lipase
Amylase
Trypsin
Pepsin
What essential amino acid for a cats diet?
Taurine
Alkaline
Trypsin
Selenium
What carries nerve impulses towards the cell body of a neutron
Dendrites
Soma
Axon
Cell body
What forms the control centre of the nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
Brain and kidney
Brain and heart
Brain and nerves
What structure is used to monitor balance?
Utricle and saccule
Perilymph in the ear
Cerebellum
What is the blood brain barrier?
Protective cells
glial cells
white blood cells
Immature red blood cells
The pins, medulla and cerebellum together form the?
Hindbrain
Midbrain
Forebrain
What is the functions unit of the nervous system?
neurons
Sacromere
Contraction
Reflex
Which cranial nerve is responsible for gustation?
IX
V
VII
IV
What is the junction between the nerve fibre and the muscle Called?
Neuromuscular junction
Muscular fibre junction
Neurofibre junction
What are the muscles called responsible for facial expression
Intrinsic muscles
Oblique muscles
Optic muscles
Gastrocnemius
Two muscles of the vertebral column?
Epaxial and hypaxial muscles
trapezius
Biceps brachi
What age does a puppy legally need to be microchipped by?
8 weeks old
6 months old
2 weeks old
10 weeks old
Which breed is a dolichicephalic?
Greyhound
Labrador
Bulldog
rottie
What breed is a mesocephalic?
Labrador
Greyhound
french bulldog
What age do puppies open their eyes?
1-2 weeks old
3-4 weeks old
2 days later
3 months old
Testosterone is secreted by which cells?
leydig cells
Sertoli cells
hering Breuer cells
vas Deferens cells
What is oestrogen produced by?
Developing ovarian follicles
Pituitary gland
The brain
The ovum
Where does the pituitary gland lie?
Ventral to the hypothalamus
Dorsal to the hypothalamus
In the hindbrain
In the midbrain
Where is adrenaline released from?
Adrenal medulla
Pituitary gland
What hormone does the Pancreas produce to regulate the body glucose level?
Insulin
Glucose
Glucagon
Somatostatin
What is the rabbit dental formula?
28
32
44
23
What is the gestation period for the rabbit?
29-35 days
30- 36 days
27-30 days
25- 29 days
What is the make and female guinea pig known as?
Male-boar
female-sow
Male-buck
female-Jill
Male-stallion
female-mare
Where is the quadrant bone in the snake?
Skull
Tail
Ribs
Penis
What is the male ferret known as?
Hob
Mare
Buck
Sow
What feathers are attached to the ulna of a birds wing?
Secondaries
First
Guard
down
How many functioning lungs does a snake have?
One
Two
Three
None
What is the top of a tortoises shell known as?
Carapace
Plastron
Scaffold
Hard shell
Where does a bird store it’s food that it eats?
Crop
Gizzard
Keel
What is the gestation period of a chinchilla?
111 days
63 days
23 days
11 days
Which breed of rabbit has extremely long ears that touch the floor?
English lop
Dutch
Dwarf
Rex
What does the pancreas secrete to aid digestion?
Trypsin
Pepsin
Amylase
Bicarbonate
Where in the body does absorption take place?
Small intestine
Colon
Large intestine
Caecum
What cells is the oesophagus lines with?
Stratified squamous epithelium
Simple squamous epithelium
Ciliated squamous epithelium
Cuboidal epithelium
Where in the body does metabolism take place?
Liver
Kidney
Stomach
intestines
What is an anabolic reaction?
Needs energy
Releases energy
No energy needed
What are essential for the blood clotting mechanism?
Calcium and vitamin k
Vitamin D and selenium
calcium and vitamin c
Calcium and vitamin a
What is the heart enclosed within?
Pericardium
Endocardium
Myocardium
Pleura
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
3
2
8
Do veins carry?
Blood to the heart
Blood away from the heart
Where is Oxygenated blood carried from to the lungs?
Pulmonary veins
Pulmonary arteries
vena cava
Jugular vein
Normal PCV range for a dog?
35-55%
60%
25-70%
45-60%
What are the normal PCV values for a cat?
30-45%
20-30%
45–60%
Where does blood transport waste products?
Kidney and liver
Kidney and pancreas
Gallbladder and pancreas
Stomach and spleen
