HOSA Veterinary Science Exam
2025 Questions and Answers
Veterinarians - ✔✔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: - ✔✔Normal
When evaluating the integumentary system of Rowdy, a Palomino Eqine, the CVA
would evaluate: - ✔✔Skin and Hide, Hooves, and Hair
When an animal is presented with an abnormality cranial to a certain body structure,
the word cranial means: - ✔✔Toward the head
The feline's first line of defense - ✔✔Its claws
You are restraining a dog for cephalic venipuncture. When the person has placed the
needle and is ready to inject the drug, he says to you, "Okay". He is most likely asking
you to: - ✔✔Lift the thumb that is occluding the vein
Following a bite, cut, or scratch from a dog or any other animal while treating it: -
✔✔Wash 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
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, Anemia - ✔✔A decrease in the number of red cells
Pericardium - ✔✔The fibrous sac that encloses the heart
Compound Fracture - ✔✔The bone breaks through the skin
Orchiectomy - ✔✔Removal of the testes
abomasum - ✔✔The 4th compartment of the ruminant stomach
Function of cecum - ✔✔Aide in the digestion of fibrous materials
Carbohydrates contain or include: - ✔✔Simple Sugars
DEA - ✔✔An organization that governs the use, storage, and disposal of controlled
substances
Zoonotic disease fatal in humans - ✔✔Rabies
Zoonotic - ✔✔Diseases that can be transmitted to humans
Black leg - ✔✔an 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 - ✔✔Scalpel blade, microscope slide, and needle
Bedding for small animals in a clinic - ✔✔Newspaper
Needles with the smaller bore have: - ✔✔A larger number (Gauge)
Needles with a larger bore have: - ✔✔A smaller number (Gauge)
Needle most commonly used in canine vaccinations - ✔✔21 gauge
Dairy Breed (Cows) - ✔✔Ayrshire
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2025 Questions and Answers
Veterinarians - ✔✔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: - ✔✔Normal
When evaluating the integumentary system of Rowdy, a Palomino Eqine, the CVA
would evaluate: - ✔✔Skin and Hide, Hooves, and Hair
When an animal is presented with an abnormality cranial to a certain body structure,
the word cranial means: - ✔✔Toward the head
The feline's first line of defense - ✔✔Its claws
You are restraining a dog for cephalic venipuncture. When the person has placed the
needle and is ready to inject the drug, he says to you, "Okay". He is most likely asking
you to: - ✔✔Lift the thumb that is occluding the vein
Following a bite, cut, or scratch from a dog or any other animal while treating it: -
✔✔Wash 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
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, Anemia - ✔✔A decrease in the number of red cells
Pericardium - ✔✔The fibrous sac that encloses the heart
Compound Fracture - ✔✔The bone breaks through the skin
Orchiectomy - ✔✔Removal of the testes
abomasum - ✔✔The 4th compartment of the ruminant stomach
Function of cecum - ✔✔Aide in the digestion of fibrous materials
Carbohydrates contain or include: - ✔✔Simple Sugars
DEA - ✔✔An organization that governs the use, storage, and disposal of controlled
substances
Zoonotic disease fatal in humans - ✔✔Rabies
Zoonotic - ✔✔Diseases that can be transmitted to humans
Black leg - ✔✔an 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 - ✔✔Scalpel blade, microscope slide, and needle
Bedding for small animals in a clinic - ✔✔Newspaper
Needles with the smaller bore have: - ✔✔A larger number (Gauge)
Needles with a larger bore have: - ✔✔A smaller number (Gauge)
Needle most commonly used in canine vaccinations - ✔✔21 gauge
Dairy Breed (Cows) - ✔✔Ayrshire
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