Veterinary Assistant Certification Review Exam Questions and Answers

Which animals are raised and cared for by humans to produce food? - Answer- Livestock Which animals are threatened with extinction? - Answer- Endangered animals Which of the following is NOT an example of animal classifications? a.) domestic b.)semi-domestic c.)mult-domestic d.)non-domestic - Answer- c What type of animal depends on humans for food and shelter? - Answer- Domestic Which of the following is currently NOT a pet spending trend? a.)Organic and natural food products b.)Clothes and costumes c.)Increased veterinary spending d.)Pet medical insurance - Answer- c How many states have adopted laws allowing for pet protection orders? - Answer- 26 Which law provides legal recourse to people who purchase animals from pet dealers which are later found to have a disease or defect? - Answer- Pet purchase protection law Pet owners spend the most money on what? - Answer- Food Who created the Companion Animal Care Guidelines? - Answer- AVMA In what year was The Humane Society of the United States founded? - Answer- 1954 Who founded People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals? - Answer- Ingrid Newkirk The Animal Welfare Council was founded in which of the following years? - Answer- 1979 Who was the initial chairman of the National Animal Control Association? - Answer- Mike Burgwin Who is responsible for enforcing the Endangered Species Act? - Answer- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service At what age must wild horses be in order to be sold? - Answer- 10 In addition to the bald eagle, the Bald Eagle Protection Act also includes? - Answer- Gold eagle What act addresses transporting animals across state lines? - Answer- 28 hour law Before building dams, builders must consult with which group to prevent fish migration from being inhibited? - Answer- Bureau of Fisheries Which type of animal breeds on their own while maintaining loose ties with humans? - Answer- Tamed wild animals Which of the following is NOT a federal law, but organizations must comply with it in order to receive funding from PHSP member agencies? a.)Public Health Service Policy b.)Laboratory Welfare Animal Act c.)The 28 Hour Law d.)Animal Control - Answer- a Which animal rights activist protested animal cruelty and research in "A Dog's Tale"? - Answer- Mark Twain Which law was signed into effect in 1966 and regulates who may own or sell certain animals, and animal living conditions? - Answer- Welfare Act In which year was the Endangered Species Act signed into law? - Answer- 1973 Which act prohibits the illegal trade of any fish or wild animals which were taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of any law, treaty or regulation of the United States? - Answer- Lacey Act Who administers licenses and registration to research facilities? - Answer- APHIS Who suggested primates were capable of human emotions? - Answer- Peter Singer Who was the first to divide organisms into two groups- plants and animals? - Answer- Aristotle Which act requires minimum standards of treatment and care for animals? - Answer- Animal Welfare Act In the late nineteenth century, who experimented on dogs to evaluate their "conditioned" responses, like salivation? - Answer- Ivan Pavlov Surgical procedures were often first studied on which animal? - Answer- Dog Who wrote against animal experimentation with his book Animal Liberation? - Answer- Peter Singer Which of the following was discovered after testing on cats and prevents the clotting of blood? - Answer- Anticoagulants Which of the following is the transplantation of living tissue from one species to another? - Answer- Xenograph Which human disease is related to the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which effects non-human primates? - Answer- HIV Which of the following identifies the minimum standards required to enter the veterinarian profession and to remain in practice? a.)American Veterinarian Medical Association b.)American Association of Veterinary State Boards c.)Veterinarian Practice Association d.)Veterinarian Certificate Association - Answer- b The USDA regulates vaccines through which of the following centers? - Answer- Center of Veterinary Biologics Which agency requires appropriate warning or identification signs within a veterinarian office? - Answer- OSHA Who regulates the wholesale and pharmacy distribution of veterinary drugs? - Answer- Board of Pharmacy Who enforces the Controlled Substances Act of 1970? - Answer- DEA Who enforces the Animal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994? - Answer- FDA "I will practice my profession conscientiously, with dignity, and in keeping with the principles of veterinary medical ethics." Where is this quote from? - Answer- Veterinarian's Oath Which of the following administrations requires a summary of occupational injuries, illnesses and records? - Answer- OSHA Which agency protects the health and safety of the public and animals through the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine? - Answer- Board of Veterinary Medicine The Center for Veterinary Medicine is a part of which of the following administrations? - Answer- FDA Which instrument is used for grasping, compressing, cutting and pulling tissues? - Answer- Thumb forceps Which of the following equipment does NOT allow for a visual examination of body parts? a.)Ultrasound b.)Radiograph c.)Electrocardiograph d.)Endoscopy - Answer- c Which instrument records electrical activity of the heart over a period of time by placing electrode on a patient's body? - Answer- Electrocardiograph What is the last step in the cleaning and sterilizing process of surgical instruments? - Answer- Autoclave What is a strong, heated container used to decontaminate veterinary tools? - Answer- Autoclave Which instrument listed below cuts material, other than tissue, which may dull a blade? a.)Dissecting scissors b.)Utility scissors c.)Surgical scissors d.)Suture scissors - Answer- b A device with a light attached to look inside a body cavity or organ? - Answer- Endoscope Which instrument is a drain used to release fluid or gas which has built up in an animal? - Answer- Cannula Which piece of equipment is used for the separation of fluids by spinning the vessel holding the material at a high speed - Answer- Centrifuge What is one of the first tools used when diagnosing a problem due to illness or injury in an animal? - Answer- Radiograph Which of the following prefixes means "above"? a.)Sub b.)Supra c.)Peri d.)Post - Answer- b What test may determine if an animal is infected with internal parasites? - Answer- Fecal flotation What is it called when drugs are administered through the veins of an animal? - Answer- IV Which of the following provides support for muscles and other tissues in the body? - Answer- Bones What term means "near the center of the body"? - Answer- Proximal What gives a word meaning? - Answer- Root word Which system is in charge of transmitting signals to the body and operates basic functions like breathing and digestion? - Answer- Neurologic System What kind of digestive system does a horse and rabbit have? - Answer- Hindgut-fermenter What is a castrated male sheep called? - Answer- Wether What is the emergency procedure used to keep the heart pumping and oxygen flowing? - Answer- CPR What are the top two chambers of the heart called? - Answer- Atria What kind of muscles are involuntary? - Answer- Smooth and cardiac Arteries carry blood _________ the heart - Answer- Away from The large intestine is also known as? - Answer- Colon What are the three parts of the small intestine in order? - Answer- Duodenum Jejunum Ileum Proteins produced by living organisms and which function as catalysts are called? - Answer- Enzymes What is the protective tubular sheath of skin covering the penis? - Answer- Prepuce What is any disease causing agent such as a virus or bacteria? - Answer- Pathogen What is the name of the highest point on most four legged animals? - Answer- Dorsal Where is the most common place to put a tag which identifies an animal? (scientific term) - Answer- Auricle Which part of the skin houses the hair follicles? - Answer- Dermis Vibrissae means what? - Answer- Whiskers Location term for the area toward the head of the body? - Answer- Cranial The cartilaginous rings which make up the trachea are what shape? - Answer- c The trachea divides into two branches called the? - Answer- Bronchi What structure helps to prevent food from entering the sinus cavity during swallowing? - Answer- Uvula The SA node is located in the _________. - Answer- Right atrium Which structure holds the chordae tendineae to the interior walls of the heart? - Answer- Papillary muscles The wall separating the left side of the heart from the right side is the _____. - Answer- Septum The left lung is composed of how many lobes? - Answer- Two Blood leaving the right ventricle enters the _________ - Answer- Pulmonary artery What kinds of digestive system do cattle and sheep have? - Answer- Ruminant Which organ produces bile? - Answer- Liver Where is bile stored and concentrated? - Answer- Gallbladder Before traveling to the rest of the body, all absorbed nutrients or toxins must pass through the _______. - Answer- Liver Which stomach compartment of ruminants is considered to be the true "stomach?" - Answer- Abomassum Which structure governs the passage of food material into the small intestine? - Answer- Pylorus or pyloric valve What is a horse's organ of prehension? - Answer- Lips The skin is the ________ organ of the body. a.)Largest b.)Heaviest c.)Lightest d.)Both A and B - Answer- d Accessory structures of the skin include which of the following? a.)Sweat glands b.)Scales c.)Feathers d.)All of the above - Answer- d What is produced by the skin for protection against harmful ultraviolet light? - Answer- Melanin Hair grows from the ________. - Answer- Dermis What helps the body create vitamin D? - Answer- The sun Tendons attach _______ to _______. - Answer- Muscle to bone Which animal has a higher percentage of slow-twitch muscle fibers? - Answer- Draft Horses Muscle contraction results in muscle fiber becoming _______. - Answer- Shorter Name the type of muscle tissues in alphabetical order - Answer- Cardiac, Skeletal, Smooth Which type of muscle in voluntary? - Answer- Skeletal What tells a newly hatched herring gull to peck a small red spot on its mother's beak in order to be fed? - Answer- Instinct What controls walking? - Answer- Genetics What pheromones is excreted from the stinger of a worker bee which signals other bees to the threat, explaining why once one bee has stung, others move in? - Answer- Alarm pheromones What pheromones helps regulate population density? - Answer- Epideictic pheromones What causes females to become more agitated and aggressive towards other animals and humans? - Answer- Pregnancy What hormones stimulates the development of the male sex organs and sperm? - Answer- Testosternone What hormones is released when dogs fight or feel threatened? - Answer- Epinephrine What causes animals to communicate through the ground or other foundation? - Answer- Substratum What takes place when one animal watches the actions of another and learns from those actions? - Answer- Observation What explains the reason for rapid learning which occurs during a brief receptive period, often right after birth or hatching? - Answer- Imprinting For dogs, where is a microchip inserted? - Answer- Between the shoulder blades For sheep and goats, which of the following is the most common method used for identification? - Answer- Ear tagging What control mechanisms is placed on a horse's nose and is used as a distraction for the animal? - Answer- Twitch What used on small animals to decrease anxiety on a slippery table and help restrain an animal's legs? - Answer- Towel What does the orange USDA metal tag indicate on cattle? - Answer- They have been vaccinated for brucellosis What types of identification do horses typically have? - Answer- Lip tattooing or branding What is used to keep cattle contained while performing physical exams or other procedures? - Answer- Chute