Chapter 1 - Introduction to Animal Care
What is the laboratory used for? - Question and answersClinical diagnostic procedures
What items does a basic laboratory include? - Question and answersMicroscope and
specialized equipment for analyzing blood samples
What is an image on an x-ray film? - Question and answersRadiograph
What is the isolation area for? - Question and answersIsolating inpatients that might be
infected with easily transmitted diseases
Hospital Ward - Question and answersConfinement area for the pre and post surgical
inpatients or for those awaiting, undergoing or recovering from medical treatments
Treatment Room - Question and answersInpatients receiving medication or diagnostic
procedures. Bandage changes for outpatients also occur here
Veterinary Assistant - Question and answersA person who prepares patient for surgery
- cleans and sterilizes surgical equipment and assists in observing patient during
recovery period
The typical surgical suite is composed of how many rooms? - Question and answers3
rooms
Room 1 - preparing animals prior to surgery (hair clipped, skin scrubbed; surgical
instruments/equipment is prepared here as well.)
Room 2 - holds operating table and are only for surgical procedures
Room 3 - monitoring animal and its recovery from anesthesia and surgery
The surgical suite holds what? - Question and answersSurgical table, surgical and
anesthetic supplies and equipment
Technician and Assistant - Question and answersPerson who takes and records
temperature, pulse and respiratory rate
Inpatient visit includes? - Question and answersDental work and surgeries
, Inpatient - Question and answersAnimals whose condition requires a hospital stay
Outpatient visit includes? - Question and answersRoutine vaccinations, suture removal,
annual physical exam
Outpatients - Question and answersAnimals who don't require a hospital stay
Veterinary Practice Manager - Question and answersPerson who is responsible for all
business aspects of the practice
Kennel Aid - Question and answersPerson who is trained on the job to assist in the
operation of boarding kennels or veterinary hospital kennels
AAALAC - Question and answersEvaluates all operational aspects of biomedical
research facility
AAALAC stands for? - Question and answersAmerican Association for the Accreditation
of Laboratory Animal Care
AAHA - Question and answersAmerican Animal Hospital Association
Who accredits companion animal hospitals? - Question and answersAmerican Animal
Hospital Association
Mixed Animal Practice - Question and answersA practice that treats both large and
small animals
Large Animal Practice - Question and answersVeterinarians who work exclusively with
farm animals
Small Animal Practice - Question and answersVeterinarian that treats family pets and
companion animals
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Question and answersIn which veterinarians
who dispense or prescribe narcotic drugs are licensed
Animal Welfare Act - Question and answersUS Department of Agriculture agency is
associated with
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act - Question and answersFood and Drug Administration
agency is associated with
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Question and answersUS Department
of Labor agency associated with
What is the laboratory used for? - Question and answersClinical diagnostic procedures
What items does a basic laboratory include? - Question and answersMicroscope and
specialized equipment for analyzing blood samples
What is an image on an x-ray film? - Question and answersRadiograph
What is the isolation area for? - Question and answersIsolating inpatients that might be
infected with easily transmitted diseases
Hospital Ward - Question and answersConfinement area for the pre and post surgical
inpatients or for those awaiting, undergoing or recovering from medical treatments
Treatment Room - Question and answersInpatients receiving medication or diagnostic
procedures. Bandage changes for outpatients also occur here
Veterinary Assistant - Question and answersA person who prepares patient for surgery
- cleans and sterilizes surgical equipment and assists in observing patient during
recovery period
The typical surgical suite is composed of how many rooms? - Question and answers3
rooms
Room 1 - preparing animals prior to surgery (hair clipped, skin scrubbed; surgical
instruments/equipment is prepared here as well.)
Room 2 - holds operating table and are only for surgical procedures
Room 3 - monitoring animal and its recovery from anesthesia and surgery
The surgical suite holds what? - Question and answersSurgical table, surgical and
anesthetic supplies and equipment
Technician and Assistant - Question and answersPerson who takes and records
temperature, pulse and respiratory rate
Inpatient visit includes? - Question and answersDental work and surgeries
, Inpatient - Question and answersAnimals whose condition requires a hospital stay
Outpatient visit includes? - Question and answersRoutine vaccinations, suture removal,
annual physical exam
Outpatients - Question and answersAnimals who don't require a hospital stay
Veterinary Practice Manager - Question and answersPerson who is responsible for all
business aspects of the practice
Kennel Aid - Question and answersPerson who is trained on the job to assist in the
operation of boarding kennels or veterinary hospital kennels
AAALAC - Question and answersEvaluates all operational aspects of biomedical
research facility
AAALAC stands for? - Question and answersAmerican Association for the Accreditation
of Laboratory Animal Care
AAHA - Question and answersAmerican Animal Hospital Association
Who accredits companion animal hospitals? - Question and answersAmerican Animal
Hospital Association
Mixed Animal Practice - Question and answersA practice that treats both large and
small animals
Large Animal Practice - Question and answersVeterinarians who work exclusively with
farm animals
Small Animal Practice - Question and answersVeterinarian that treats family pets and
companion animals
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Question and answersIn which veterinarians
who dispense or prescribe narcotic drugs are licensed
Animal Welfare Act - Question and answersUS Department of Agriculture agency is
associated with
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act - Question and answersFood and Drug Administration
agency is associated with
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Question and answersUS Department
of Labor agency associated with
