Veterinary Science HOSA Competition
Study Guide
Veterinarians - answer Prescribe medications, perform surgery, and provide a diagnosis
and a prognosis
The capillary refill time (CRT) for Buddy is 1 second. In the patient chart, the CVA
records that the CRT for Buddy is: - answer Normal
When evaluating the integumentary system of Rowdy, a Palomino, the CVA would
evaluate: - answer Skin and Hide, Hooves, and Hair
When an animal is presented with an abnormality cranial to a certain body structure, the
word cranial means: - answer Toward the head
The feline's first line of defense - answer Its 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: - answer Lift the thumb that is occluding
the vein
Following a bite, cut, or scratch from a dog or any other animal while treating it: -
answerWash 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 - answerA decrease in the number of red cells
Pericardium - answerThe fibrous sac that encloses the heart
Compound Fracture - answerThe bone breaks through the skin
Orchiectomy - answerRemoval of the testes
Microfilaria - answerThe larval stage of a heartworm
abomasum - answerThe 4th compartment of the ruminant stomach
Function of cecum - answerAide in the digestion of fibrous materials
Carbohydrates contain or include: - answerSimple Sugars
, DEA - answerAn organization that governs the use, storage, and disposal of controlled
substances
Zoonotic disease fatal in humans - answerRabies
Zoonotic - answerDiseases that can be transmitted to humans
Black leg - answeran acute, febrile, highly fatal disease of only cattle and sheep caused
by Clostridium chauvoei and characterized by emphysematous swelling, commonly
affecting heavy muscles (clostridial myositis). It is found worldwide.
Bio-hazardous substance - answerScalpel blade, microscope slide, and needle
Bedding for small animals in a clinic - answerNewspaper
Needles with the smaller bore have: - answerA larger number (Gauge)
Needles with a larger bore have: - answerA smaller number (Gauge)
Needle most commonly used in canine vaccinations - answer21 gauge
BID - answertwice a day
Hound Breed - answerDachshund
Dairy Breed (Cows) - answerAyrshire
◾Brown Swiss
◾Busa
◾Canadienne
◾Dairy Shorthorn
◾Dutch Belted
◾Estonian Red
◾Fleckvieh
◾Friesian
◾Girolando
◾Guernsey
◾Holstein
◾Illawarra
◾Irish Moiled
◾Jersey
◾Kerry
◾Lineback
◾Meuse Rhine Issel
◾Milking Devon
◾Montbéliarde
Study Guide
Veterinarians - answer Prescribe medications, perform surgery, and provide a diagnosis
and a prognosis
The capillary refill time (CRT) for Buddy is 1 second. In the patient chart, the CVA
records that the CRT for Buddy is: - answer Normal
When evaluating the integumentary system of Rowdy, a Palomino, the CVA would
evaluate: - answer Skin and Hide, Hooves, and Hair
When an animal is presented with an abnormality cranial to a certain body structure, the
word cranial means: - answer Toward the head
The feline's first line of defense - answer Its 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: - answer Lift the thumb that is occluding
the vein
Following a bite, cut, or scratch from a dog or any other animal while treating it: -
answerWash 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 - answerA decrease in the number of red cells
Pericardium - answerThe fibrous sac that encloses the heart
Compound Fracture - answerThe bone breaks through the skin
Orchiectomy - answerRemoval of the testes
Microfilaria - answerThe larval stage of a heartworm
abomasum - answerThe 4th compartment of the ruminant stomach
Function of cecum - answerAide in the digestion of fibrous materials
Carbohydrates contain or include: - answerSimple Sugars
, DEA - answerAn organization that governs the use, storage, and disposal of controlled
substances
Zoonotic disease fatal in humans - answerRabies
Zoonotic - answerDiseases that can be transmitted to humans
Black leg - answeran acute, febrile, highly fatal disease of only cattle and sheep caused
by Clostridium chauvoei and characterized by emphysematous swelling, commonly
affecting heavy muscles (clostridial myositis). It is found worldwide.
Bio-hazardous substance - answerScalpel blade, microscope slide, and needle
Bedding for small animals in a clinic - answerNewspaper
Needles with the smaller bore have: - answerA larger number (Gauge)
Needles with a larger bore have: - answerA smaller number (Gauge)
Needle most commonly used in canine vaccinations - answer21 gauge
BID - answertwice a day
Hound Breed - answerDachshund
Dairy Breed (Cows) - answerAyrshire
◾Brown Swiss
◾Busa
◾Canadienne
◾Dairy Shorthorn
◾Dutch Belted
◾Estonian Red
◾Fleckvieh
◾Friesian
◾Girolando
◾Guernsey
◾Holstein
◾Illawarra
◾Irish Moiled
◾Jersey
◾Kerry
◾Lineback
◾Meuse Rhine Issel
◾Milking Devon
◾Montbéliarde
