CVA Exam Study Guide Questions and
Answers
A break in the continuity of the bone: - Answer-Fracture
A clear, yellow or orange liquid produced by the liver, concentrated and stored in the gallbladder, and
used in the digestive process - Answer-Bile
A highly fatal viral infection of the nervous system which affects all warm-blooded animal species. One
of the most important zoonotic diseases because of the inevitability fatal outcome for the infected
human - Answer-Rabies
A plant or animal that likes upon it within another living organism at whose expense it obtains some
advantage - Answer-Parasite
A simple sugar, a monosaccharide in certain foodstuffs, especially fruit, and in normal blood; the major
source of energy for many living organisms: - Answer-Glucose
A state in which the body loses more water than it takes in, resulting in circulating blood volume and a
reduction in tissue fluids: - Answer-Dehydration
, A term referring to an inflammation of the ear - Answer-Otitis
A vessel through which blood passed away from the heart to the various parts of the body - Answer-
Pulmonary Artery
An agent used to cause a loss of feeling or sensation - Answer-Anesthetic
An assistant can often aid the veterinarian with the diagnosis of this condition by observing the animal's
feces while cleaning it's cage - Answer-Tape worm
An iguana is typically 7-12" long at birth, but in adulthood may reach a length of - Answer-4-6 feet
An increasingly popular and reasonably priced form of a diagnostic imaging that poses a smaller health
risk to users - Answer-Ultrasound
An instrument used to obtain an enlarged image of small objects and reveal details of structure not
otherwise distinguishable - Answer-Microscope
Animals diagnosed or suspected of having a highly contagious disease are typically confined to the -
Answer-Isolation ward
Animals with chronic kidney problems should receive a diet that is - Answer-Low in protein
Autoclaving equipment is designed to - Answer-Sterilize
Body parts removed during surgery or other treatment should be - Answer-Bagged as "biohazard"
Answers
A break in the continuity of the bone: - Answer-Fracture
A clear, yellow or orange liquid produced by the liver, concentrated and stored in the gallbladder, and
used in the digestive process - Answer-Bile
A highly fatal viral infection of the nervous system which affects all warm-blooded animal species. One
of the most important zoonotic diseases because of the inevitability fatal outcome for the infected
human - Answer-Rabies
A plant or animal that likes upon it within another living organism at whose expense it obtains some
advantage - Answer-Parasite
A simple sugar, a monosaccharide in certain foodstuffs, especially fruit, and in normal blood; the major
source of energy for many living organisms: - Answer-Glucose
A state in which the body loses more water than it takes in, resulting in circulating blood volume and a
reduction in tissue fluids: - Answer-Dehydration
, A term referring to an inflammation of the ear - Answer-Otitis
A vessel through which blood passed away from the heart to the various parts of the body - Answer-
Pulmonary Artery
An agent used to cause a loss of feeling or sensation - Answer-Anesthetic
An assistant can often aid the veterinarian with the diagnosis of this condition by observing the animal's
feces while cleaning it's cage - Answer-Tape worm
An iguana is typically 7-12" long at birth, but in adulthood may reach a length of - Answer-4-6 feet
An increasingly popular and reasonably priced form of a diagnostic imaging that poses a smaller health
risk to users - Answer-Ultrasound
An instrument used to obtain an enlarged image of small objects and reveal details of structure not
otherwise distinguishable - Answer-Microscope
Animals diagnosed or suspected of having a highly contagious disease are typically confined to the -
Answer-Isolation ward
Animals with chronic kidney problems should receive a diet that is - Answer-Low in protein
Autoclaving equipment is designed to - Answer-Sterilize
Body parts removed during surgery or other treatment should be - Answer-Bagged as "biohazard"
