VET 102 Final Exam – Penn Foster – Veterinary Assisting
Program – Academic Year 2026 – Complete Exam
Review
A Veterinarian is examining a client's animal by moving an open palm rapidly toward the
animal's eye. What's the veterinarian testing? - correct answer ✔✔ Menace reflex
What's an important function of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)? - correct
answer ✔✔ Accrediting college training programs for veterinarians and veterinary technicians
Which of the following is an animal restraint category? - correct answer ✔✔ Mechanical
The first step in removing a dog with a back injury from a cage is - correct answer ✔✔
***squatting down next to the cage
A common characteristic of many prefixes is that they answer the question of - correct answer
✔✔ where
When restraining a bird, you should do which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔ Place your
palm against its wings and hold its head between your thumb and index finger
The owner of a dairy farm call a veterinary practice for assistance with an ailling livestock. The
veterinarian arrives in their mobile clinic. Which type of veterinary practice is this most likely to
be? - correct answer ✔✔ Large-animal practice
The period of time when imprinting occurs is the - correct answer ✔✔ *** sensitive period
, Teeth, tongue, throat, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, and rectum are part of the
_____ system during the systematic examination. - correct answer ✔✔ gastrointestinal
A cat owner finds that every time he opens the drawer with the cans of cat food, his three pet
cats come running over. In this scenario, what would the physiologist Ivan Pavlov say that the
opening of the drawer is? - correct answer ✔✔ Conditioned stimulus
Which of the following choices is an example of chemical restraint? - correct answer ✔✔
Tranquilizer
Which type of restraint equipment works well in controlling the head movement of a large dog?
- correct answer ✔✔ ***gentle leader
When using a thermometer, it should be cleaned - correct answer ✔✔ before and after each
use
A catching hook is used to catch which type of livestock? - correct answer ✔✔ Fowl
The qualifications and permissions necessary to practice veterinary medicine are - correct
answer ✔✔ regulated by individual state governments
The process of exposing animals to caring human contact is known as - correct answer ✔✔
***socialization
What's the purpose of using a halter on a cow? - correct answer ✔✔ To control the head
One day, a veterinary assistant at a mixed-animal practice met with four seperate clients. For
the first client, she assisted with an ultrasound on a turtle. For the second client, she diagnosed
a dog with an infection. For the third client, she assisted with an x-ray on a rabbit. For the last
Program – Academic Year 2026 – Complete Exam
Review
A Veterinarian is examining a client's animal by moving an open palm rapidly toward the
animal's eye. What's the veterinarian testing? - correct answer ✔✔ Menace reflex
What's an important function of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)? - correct
answer ✔✔ Accrediting college training programs for veterinarians and veterinary technicians
Which of the following is an animal restraint category? - correct answer ✔✔ Mechanical
The first step in removing a dog with a back injury from a cage is - correct answer ✔✔
***squatting down next to the cage
A common characteristic of many prefixes is that they answer the question of - correct answer
✔✔ where
When restraining a bird, you should do which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔ Place your
palm against its wings and hold its head between your thumb and index finger
The owner of a dairy farm call a veterinary practice for assistance with an ailling livestock. The
veterinarian arrives in their mobile clinic. Which type of veterinary practice is this most likely to
be? - correct answer ✔✔ Large-animal practice
The period of time when imprinting occurs is the - correct answer ✔✔ *** sensitive period
, Teeth, tongue, throat, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, and rectum are part of the
_____ system during the systematic examination. - correct answer ✔✔ gastrointestinal
A cat owner finds that every time he opens the drawer with the cans of cat food, his three pet
cats come running over. In this scenario, what would the physiologist Ivan Pavlov say that the
opening of the drawer is? - correct answer ✔✔ Conditioned stimulus
Which of the following choices is an example of chemical restraint? - correct answer ✔✔
Tranquilizer
Which type of restraint equipment works well in controlling the head movement of a large dog?
- correct answer ✔✔ ***gentle leader
When using a thermometer, it should be cleaned - correct answer ✔✔ before and after each
use
A catching hook is used to catch which type of livestock? - correct answer ✔✔ Fowl
The qualifications and permissions necessary to practice veterinary medicine are - correct
answer ✔✔ regulated by individual state governments
The process of exposing animals to caring human contact is known as - correct answer ✔✔
***socialization
What's the purpose of using a halter on a cow? - correct answer ✔✔ To control the head
One day, a veterinary assistant at a mixed-animal practice met with four seperate clients. For
the first client, she assisted with an ultrasound on a turtle. For the second client, she diagnosed
a dog with an infection. For the third client, she assisted with an x-ray on a rabbit. For the last
