HOSA Veterinary Science Clinical
Practice
Biopsy - answer the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination
benign tumor - answer a mass of abnormal cells that remains at the site of origin
malignant tumor - answer A cancerous tumor that is invasive enough to impair the
functions of one or more organs
neoplasm - answer tumor
cancer - answer any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled
cell division
pathologist - answer one who studies disease
apoptosis - answer programmed cell death
bottle jaw - answer accumulation of fluid within the tissues under the jaw
Where is bottle jaw likely to occur? - answer In severely parasitized sheep
dialysis - answerThe diffusion of small solutes through a selectively permeable
membrane
What happens when the kidneys do not function normally? - answerToxins increase in
the bloodstream
Urea - answerA chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins
peritoneal dialysis - answerelectrolyte solution is infused into the abdomen through a
catheter
foot-and-mouth disease(FMD) affects which type of tissue? - answerepithelial tissue
FMD commonly affects what animals? - answercattle, sheep, goat, and swine
When was the last diagnosis of FMD in the United States? - answer1929
Signs of FMD: - answerBlisters on tongue and mouth, painful hooves
Practice
Biopsy - answer the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination
benign tumor - answer a mass of abnormal cells that remains at the site of origin
malignant tumor - answer A cancerous tumor that is invasive enough to impair the
functions of one or more organs
neoplasm - answer tumor
cancer - answer any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled
cell division
pathologist - answer one who studies disease
apoptosis - answer programmed cell death
bottle jaw - answer accumulation of fluid within the tissues under the jaw
Where is bottle jaw likely to occur? - answer In severely parasitized sheep
dialysis - answerThe diffusion of small solutes through a selectively permeable
membrane
What happens when the kidneys do not function normally? - answerToxins increase in
the bloodstream
Urea - answerA chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins
peritoneal dialysis - answerelectrolyte solution is infused into the abdomen through a
catheter
foot-and-mouth disease(FMD) affects which type of tissue? - answerepithelial tissue
FMD commonly affects what animals? - answercattle, sheep, goat, and swine
When was the last diagnosis of FMD in the United States? - answer1929
Signs of FMD: - answerBlisters on tongue and mouth, painful hooves
