Evit Veterinary assistant Year 1 Final
Review Questions and Answers
What is the common term for Pyrexia?
✓ ~~~Fever
What is the lymphatic system responsible for?
✓ ~~~blood filtration, fluid balance, antibody generation, lymphopoiesis
An inappropriate response to a normally harmless substance is known as what?
✓ ~~~Allergic reaction
What is an antibody?
✓ ~~~a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
Define Phagocytosis.
✓ ~~~Cell eating
What is MALT?
✓ ~~~mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
lgG, lgM, lgA, lgE are what?
✓ ~~~Immunoglobulin
What is innate behavior?
, ✓ ~~~a behavior that is inherited rather than learned
What is a sedative/sedation?
✓ ~~~Sedatives are drugs that can be used to calm down
Give examples of psychological restraint.
✓ ~~~30 Taking away certain objects from a patient, preventing him from performing certain
activities or denying the possibility of social interaction as a consequence of his non-
compliance or other form of disagreement with the staff are all forms of psychological
restraint.
What is lateral restraint?
✓ ~~~Place one arm under the dog's neck so that the forearm holds the dog's head
securely against the restrainer's body
What direction is caudal?
✓ ~~~towards the tail
What is the dorsal plane?
✓ ~~~Divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts
What is the transverse plane?
✓ ~~~divides body into top and bottom
What is the veterinary assistants number one goal?
✓ ~~~SAFETY
Describe the arrector Pilli Muscle.
, ✓ ~~~a tiny muscle that attaches to the base of a hair follicle at one end and to dermal
tissue on the other end
What layer of the skin is the dermis?
✓ ~~~middle layer
What is the purpose of the hypodermis?
✓ ~~~Stores Fat , stabilizing skin
Where are 02 and nutrients converted to ATP for energy?
✓ ~~~mitochondria
What is physiology?
✓ ~~~Study of function
What are tactile hairs used for?
✓ ~~~probes and feelers
What is stored in the sebaceous glands?
✓ ~~~sebum
What does an autoclave use to sterilize?
✓ ~~~High hot pressured steam
What is the order of cleaning a kennel?
Review Questions and Answers
What is the common term for Pyrexia?
✓ ~~~Fever
What is the lymphatic system responsible for?
✓ ~~~blood filtration, fluid balance, antibody generation, lymphopoiesis
An inappropriate response to a normally harmless substance is known as what?
✓ ~~~Allergic reaction
What is an antibody?
✓ ~~~a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
Define Phagocytosis.
✓ ~~~Cell eating
What is MALT?
✓ ~~~mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
lgG, lgM, lgA, lgE are what?
✓ ~~~Immunoglobulin
What is innate behavior?
, ✓ ~~~a behavior that is inherited rather than learned
What is a sedative/sedation?
✓ ~~~Sedatives are drugs that can be used to calm down
Give examples of psychological restraint.
✓ ~~~30 Taking away certain objects from a patient, preventing him from performing certain
activities or denying the possibility of social interaction as a consequence of his non-
compliance or other form of disagreement with the staff are all forms of psychological
restraint.
What is lateral restraint?
✓ ~~~Place one arm under the dog's neck so that the forearm holds the dog's head
securely against the restrainer's body
What direction is caudal?
✓ ~~~towards the tail
What is the dorsal plane?
✓ ~~~Divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts
What is the transverse plane?
✓ ~~~divides body into top and bottom
What is the veterinary assistants number one goal?
✓ ~~~SAFETY
Describe the arrector Pilli Muscle.
, ✓ ~~~a tiny muscle that attaches to the base of a hair follicle at one end and to dermal
tissue on the other end
What layer of the skin is the dermis?
✓ ~~~middle layer
What is the purpose of the hypodermis?
✓ ~~~Stores Fat , stabilizing skin
Where are 02 and nutrients converted to ATP for energy?
✓ ~~~mitochondria
What is physiology?
✓ ~~~Study of function
What are tactile hairs used for?
✓ ~~~probes and feelers
What is stored in the sebaceous glands?
✓ ~~~sebum
What does an autoclave use to sterilize?
✓ ~~~High hot pressured steam
What is the order of cleaning a kennel?
