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VTNE PREP COMBINED, AAVSB PRACTICE
TESTS 2026|COMPLETE EXAM SET WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
(a) Popliteal nodes - correct-answer - Lymph nodes found on the caudal aspect of
the leg at the level of the patella are the:
(a) Popliteal nodes
(b) Inguinal nodes
(c) Mandibular nodes
(d) Prescapular nodes
(d) 1.5 m - correct-answer - What is the average length of the esophagus in the
average sized horse?
(a) 1.5 inches
(b) 1.5 cm
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(c) 1.5 mm
(d) 1.5 m
(b) Keel - correct-answer - The sternum of birds is extended into a laterally
flattened ____________, which provides a large surface area for the attachment
of the major flight muscles.
(a) Coracoid
(b) Keel
(c) Beak
(d) Quadrate
(b) Diaphragm - correct-answer - What division are birds missing that normally
seen between the thorax and abdomen of other animals?
(a) Lungs
(b) Diaphragm
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(c) Liver
(d) Keel
(b) Preen - correct-answer - Secretions from which gland keeps feathers
waterproof?
(a) Alula
(b) Preen
(c) Gizzard
(d) Coracoid
(d) 4 - correct-answer - How many chambers does the avian heart contain?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
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(d) All of the above - correct-answer - Which of the following systems attach to
the cloaca in birds?
(a) Reproductive
(b) Digestive
(c) Urinary
(d) All of the above
(a) 7 - correct-answer - How many cervical vertebrae do rabbits have?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 13
(d) 15
VTNE PREP COMBINED, AAVSB PRACTICE
TESTS 2026|COMPLETE EXAM SET WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
(a) Popliteal nodes - correct-answer - Lymph nodes found on the caudal aspect of
the leg at the level of the patella are the:
(a) Popliteal nodes
(b) Inguinal nodes
(c) Mandibular nodes
(d) Prescapular nodes
(d) 1.5 m - correct-answer - What is the average length of the esophagus in the
average sized horse?
(a) 1.5 inches
(b) 1.5 cm
,2|Page
(c) 1.5 mm
(d) 1.5 m
(b) Keel - correct-answer - The sternum of birds is extended into a laterally
flattened ____________, which provides a large surface area for the attachment
of the major flight muscles.
(a) Coracoid
(b) Keel
(c) Beak
(d) Quadrate
(b) Diaphragm - correct-answer - What division are birds missing that normally
seen between the thorax and abdomen of other animals?
(a) Lungs
(b) Diaphragm
,3|Page
(c) Liver
(d) Keel
(b) Preen - correct-answer - Secretions from which gland keeps feathers
waterproof?
(a) Alula
(b) Preen
(c) Gizzard
(d) Coracoid
(d) 4 - correct-answer - How many chambers does the avian heart contain?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
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(d) All of the above - correct-answer - Which of the following systems attach to
the cloaca in birds?
(a) Reproductive
(b) Digestive
(c) Urinary
(d) All of the above
(a) 7 - correct-answer - How many cervical vertebrae do rabbits have?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 13
(d) 15
