VET SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Dystocia can be defined as: - correct answer Abnormal or difficult birth.
Which of the following parasites is considered an endoparasite? - correct answer Hookworms
Determine the number of pounds in 10.5 kilograms. - correct answer 23.1
Which of the following hazards is associated with radiography? - correct answer Cancer
Which of the following cattle breeds would be considered a dairy breed? - correct answer Brown Swiss
Which of the following animals would be classified as a Hound Breed? - correct answer Dachshund
Which of the following acronyms is used when administering medication twice a day? - correct answer
BID
,Which of the following needles has the smallest bore? - correct answer 25 gauge
Which of the following bedding materials is most commonly used in the small animal clinic? - correct
answer Newspaper
Which of the following substances is not considered a bio-hazardous substance? - correct answer Syringe
Which of the following diseases is not a disease that affects dogs? - correct answer Black Leg
Diseases that can be transmitted to humans are known as: - correct answer Zoonotic
Which zoonotic disease is fatal in humans? - correct answer Rabies
Which organization governs the use, storage and disposal of controlled substances? - correct answer DEA
Carbohydrates contain or include: - correct answer Simple Sugars
The function of the cecum is to: - correct answer Aide in the digestion of fibrous materials.
The abomasum is: - correct answer The fourth compartment of the ruminant stomach.
Microfilaria are: - correct answer The larval stage of the heartworm.
An orchiectomy : - correct answer Removal of the testes
A compound fracture is one in which: - correct answer The bone breaks through the skin
, Only a Veterinarian: - correct answer All of the Above (Prescribes Medication, Prescribes Medication,
Performs Surgery)
The capillary refill time (CRT) for Buddy is 1 second. In the patient chart, the CVA records that the CRT for
Buddy is: - correct answer Normal
When evaluating the integumentary system of Rowdy, a Palomino, the CVA would evaluate all of the
following areas EXCEPT: - correct answer Mucus Membrane
When an animal is presented with an abnormality cranial to a certain body structure, the word cranial
means: - correct answer Towards head
The feline's first line of defense is: - correct answer claws
You are restraining a Basenji dog for cephalic venipuncture. When the person performing the injection
has placed the needle and is ready to inject the drug, he says to you, "Okay." He is most likely asking you
to: - correct answer Lift the thumb that is occluding the vein
Use the following scenario to answer the next two questions. An otherwise healthy veterinary
technician, Anna, is bitten by a 2-year-old mixed-breed dog, "Tow Tow," while restraining him for a
pedicure. The bite does not cause severe tissue damage, but the canine teeth penetrate her skin and she
does bleed. Tow Tow is current on all of his vaccinations including rabies. He lives primarily in the
backyard of his owner's suburban home. What is the best, first action Anna should take following the
bite? - correct answer Wash the wound immediately with soap and water, then with povidone-iodine,
and follow with a thorough irrigation with water, then inform the veterinarian or office manager.
Anemia is: - correct answer A decrease in the number of red blood cells.
Pericardium is: - correct answer The fibrous sac that encloses the heart.
The average length of pregnancy is how many days for a cat? - correct answer 58 - 65
Dystocia can be defined as: - correct answer Abnormal or difficult birth.
Which of the following parasites is considered an endoparasite? - correct answer Hookworms
Determine the number of pounds in 10.5 kilograms. - correct answer 23.1
Which of the following hazards is associated with radiography? - correct answer Cancer
Which of the following cattle breeds would be considered a dairy breed? - correct answer Brown Swiss
Which of the following animals would be classified as a Hound Breed? - correct answer Dachshund
Which of the following acronyms is used when administering medication twice a day? - correct answer
BID
,Which of the following needles has the smallest bore? - correct answer 25 gauge
Which of the following bedding materials is most commonly used in the small animal clinic? - correct
answer Newspaper
Which of the following substances is not considered a bio-hazardous substance? - correct answer Syringe
Which of the following diseases is not a disease that affects dogs? - correct answer Black Leg
Diseases that can be transmitted to humans are known as: - correct answer Zoonotic
Which zoonotic disease is fatal in humans? - correct answer Rabies
Which organization governs the use, storage and disposal of controlled substances? - correct answer DEA
Carbohydrates contain or include: - correct answer Simple Sugars
The function of the cecum is to: - correct answer Aide in the digestion of fibrous materials.
The abomasum is: - correct answer The fourth compartment of the ruminant stomach.
Microfilaria are: - correct answer The larval stage of the heartworm.
An orchiectomy : - correct answer Removal of the testes
A compound fracture is one in which: - correct answer The bone breaks through the skin
, Only a Veterinarian: - correct answer All of the Above (Prescribes Medication, Prescribes Medication,
Performs Surgery)
The capillary refill time (CRT) for Buddy is 1 second. In the patient chart, the CVA records that the CRT for
Buddy is: - correct answer Normal
When evaluating the integumentary system of Rowdy, a Palomino, the CVA would evaluate all of the
following areas EXCEPT: - correct answer Mucus Membrane
When an animal is presented with an abnormality cranial to a certain body structure, the word cranial
means: - correct answer Towards head
The feline's first line of defense is: - correct answer claws
You are restraining a Basenji dog for cephalic venipuncture. When the person performing the injection
has placed the needle and is ready to inject the drug, he says to you, "Okay." He is most likely asking you
to: - correct answer Lift the thumb that is occluding the vein
Use the following scenario to answer the next two questions. An otherwise healthy veterinary
technician, Anna, is bitten by a 2-year-old mixed-breed dog, "Tow Tow," while restraining him for a
pedicure. The bite does not cause severe tissue damage, but the canine teeth penetrate her skin and she
does bleed. Tow Tow is current on all of his vaccinations including rabies. He lives primarily in the
backyard of his owner's suburban home. What is the best, first action Anna should take following the
bite? - correct answer Wash the wound immediately with soap and water, then with povidone-iodine,
and follow with a thorough irrigation with water, then inform the veterinarian or office manager.
Anemia is: - correct answer A decrease in the number of red blood cells.
Pericardium is: - correct answer The fibrous sac that encloses the heart.
The average length of pregnancy is how many days for a cat? - correct answer 58 - 65
