VTNE PREP COMBINED, AAVSB
Practice Tests Questions With Well
Elaborated Solutions| Updated 2027|
(c) Cattle - ANSWER -Which of the following species is NOT considered to be
multiparous?
(a) Dogs
(b) Sows
(c) Cattle
(d) Cats
(a) Anestrus - ANSWER -When an animal is said to be in a period of temporary
ovarian inactivity, this is known as:
(a) Anestrus
(b) Diestrus
(c) Pseudocyesis
(d) Heat
(d) All of the above - ANSWER -The kidneys perform the waste-removal function
by which of the following actions?
(a) Filtration
(b) Reabsorption
(c) Secretion
(d) All of the above
(a) Mediastinum - ANSWER -The thorax is divided into right and left sides by a
connective tissue septum known as the:
(a) Mediastinum
(b) Pericardium
(c) Pulmonary pleura
(d) Sternum
(b) Pneumatic bones - ANSWER -Which types of bones contain air-filled spaces
known as sinuses that reduce the weight of the bone?
,(a) Sesamoid bones
(b) Pneumatic bones
(c) Splanchnic bones
(d) Irregular bones
(a) Osteoblasts - ANSWER -Cells that are responsible for laying down new bone
are known as:
(a) Osteoblasts
(b) Osteoclasts
(c) Ossification
(d) Hemopoiesis
(a) Dogs - ANSWER -Which species contains a bone within the penis that is
known as the os penis?
(a) Dogs
(b) Cats
(c) Horses
(d) Ruminants
(b) Cranial - ANSWER -The thoracic cavity is considered to be in what
anatomical direction from the abdomen?
(a) Caudal
(b) Cranial
(c) Dorsal
(d) Ventral
(a) Xiphoid process - ANSWER -The caudal end of the sternum is referred to as
the
(a) Xiphoid process
(b) Trochanter
(c) Calcaneus
(d) Cannon bone
(d) Calcium - ANSWER -Which element of the periodic table is required for
muscle contraction, nerve impulse, transmission, and blood clotting?
,(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Calcium
(a) Hydrophilic - ANSWER -What are chemicals that dissolve or mix well in
water called?
(a) Hydrophilic
(b) Hydrophobic
(c) Solute
(d) Solvent
(a) 2.5 - ANSWER -Which of the following levels is considered the most acidic of
the pH scale?
(a) 2.5
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 12
(d) All of the above - ANSWER -Which of the following is an example of a
carbohydrate?
(a) Sugar
(b) Starch
(c) Cellulose
(d) All of the above
(d) Block the COX-2 pathway - ANSWER -Prostaglandins provide all of the
following functions, except:
(a) Regulate hormone synthesis
(b) Enhance immune system
(c) Provide inflammatory response
(d) Block the COX-2 pathway
(a) Steroids - ANSWER -Which types of lipid take the form of four interlocking
hydrocarbon rings?
, (a) Steroids
(b) Triglycerides
(c) Prostoglandins
(d) Phosolipids
(d) Both A and B - ANSWER -Nucleic acids consist of which of the following
classes?
(a) RNA
(b) DNA
(c) Ribose
(d) Both A and B
(b) Nucleotides - ANSWER -The molecular building blocks of nucleic acids are
known as:
(a) Chromosomes
(b) Nucleotides
(c) Proteins
(d) Carbohydrates
(c) Thiamine - ANSWER -All of the following are nucleotides, except:
(a) Adenine
(b) Guanine
(c) Thiamine
(d) Cytosine
(b) Arteries - ANSWER -Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the
heart?
(a) Veins
(b) Arteries
(c) Capillaries
(d) Vena Cava
(b) Veins - ANSWER -Which types of blood vessels contain one-way valves?
(a) Arteries
Practice Tests Questions With Well
Elaborated Solutions| Updated 2027|
(c) Cattle - ANSWER -Which of the following species is NOT considered to be
multiparous?
(a) Dogs
(b) Sows
(c) Cattle
(d) Cats
(a) Anestrus - ANSWER -When an animal is said to be in a period of temporary
ovarian inactivity, this is known as:
(a) Anestrus
(b) Diestrus
(c) Pseudocyesis
(d) Heat
(d) All of the above - ANSWER -The kidneys perform the waste-removal function
by which of the following actions?
(a) Filtration
(b) Reabsorption
(c) Secretion
(d) All of the above
(a) Mediastinum - ANSWER -The thorax is divided into right and left sides by a
connective tissue septum known as the:
(a) Mediastinum
(b) Pericardium
(c) Pulmonary pleura
(d) Sternum
(b) Pneumatic bones - ANSWER -Which types of bones contain air-filled spaces
known as sinuses that reduce the weight of the bone?
,(a) Sesamoid bones
(b) Pneumatic bones
(c) Splanchnic bones
(d) Irregular bones
(a) Osteoblasts - ANSWER -Cells that are responsible for laying down new bone
are known as:
(a) Osteoblasts
(b) Osteoclasts
(c) Ossification
(d) Hemopoiesis
(a) Dogs - ANSWER -Which species contains a bone within the penis that is
known as the os penis?
(a) Dogs
(b) Cats
(c) Horses
(d) Ruminants
(b) Cranial - ANSWER -The thoracic cavity is considered to be in what
anatomical direction from the abdomen?
(a) Caudal
(b) Cranial
(c) Dorsal
(d) Ventral
(a) Xiphoid process - ANSWER -The caudal end of the sternum is referred to as
the
(a) Xiphoid process
(b) Trochanter
(c) Calcaneus
(d) Cannon bone
(d) Calcium - ANSWER -Which element of the periodic table is required for
muscle contraction, nerve impulse, transmission, and blood clotting?
,(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Calcium
(a) Hydrophilic - ANSWER -What are chemicals that dissolve or mix well in
water called?
(a) Hydrophilic
(b) Hydrophobic
(c) Solute
(d) Solvent
(a) 2.5 - ANSWER -Which of the following levels is considered the most acidic of
the pH scale?
(a) 2.5
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 12
(d) All of the above - ANSWER -Which of the following is an example of a
carbohydrate?
(a) Sugar
(b) Starch
(c) Cellulose
(d) All of the above
(d) Block the COX-2 pathway - ANSWER -Prostaglandins provide all of the
following functions, except:
(a) Regulate hormone synthesis
(b) Enhance immune system
(c) Provide inflammatory response
(d) Block the COX-2 pathway
(a) Steroids - ANSWER -Which types of lipid take the form of four interlocking
hydrocarbon rings?
, (a) Steroids
(b) Triglycerides
(c) Prostoglandins
(d) Phosolipids
(d) Both A and B - ANSWER -Nucleic acids consist of which of the following
classes?
(a) RNA
(b) DNA
(c) Ribose
(d) Both A and B
(b) Nucleotides - ANSWER -The molecular building blocks of nucleic acids are
known as:
(a) Chromosomes
(b) Nucleotides
(c) Proteins
(d) Carbohydrates
(c) Thiamine - ANSWER -All of the following are nucleotides, except:
(a) Adenine
(b) Guanine
(c) Thiamine
(d) Cytosine
(b) Arteries - ANSWER -Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the
heart?
(a) Veins
(b) Arteries
(c) Capillaries
(d) Vena Cava
(b) Veins - ANSWER -Which types of blood vessels contain one-way valves?
(a) Arteries
