Veterinary Science Final Exam Questions And Answers Well Defined Graded A+.

Exposure to a toxin can only happen through eating the toxin. True False - correct answer False Plant poisons do not affect domestic pets like dogs and cats. True False - correct answer False The amount of toxin needed to poison an animal is often dependent on what factor? Weight of the animal Time of day The age of the animal An animal's normal eating habits - correct answer Weight of the animal Which of the following has the highest concentration of theobromine? White chocolate Milk chocolate Semi-sweet chocolate Unsweetened cocoa powder - correct answer Unsweetened cocoa powder Biotoxins are poisons that come from a natural source. True False - correct answer True The most common forms of rodenticide are often anticoagulants. True False - correct answer True Sweet clover poisoning involves what symptom? Discoloration of the skin Vomiting Blindness Hemorrhages - correct answer Hemorrhages Tolerance occurs when an organism shows less of a response to a toxin than it did in a previous exposure. True False - correct answer True Poisons and toxins are most commonly excreted from the body through which organ? Lung Heart Kidney Brain - correct answer Kidney Algae poisoning occurs when the waterblooms are light and dispersed away from the shore. True False - correct answer False Which animal is most often affected by sweet clover poisoning? Birds Cattle Dogs Rabbits - correct answer Cattle Which of the following is an example of a viperine snake? Cobra Mamba Rattlesnake Blue racer - correct answer Rattlesnake Which domestic animal most often experiences venomous snakebites? Dogs Livestock Sheep Parrots - correct answer Dogs Veterinarians often know exactly what type of poison is affecting an animal. True False - correct answer False Raisins are only a threat to cats among domestic pets. True False - correct answer False Coccidiosis is caused by what kind of parasite? Insect Protozoa Roundworm Nematode - correct answer Protozoa The animal that a parasite benefits from is known as what? Nematode Parent Host Protozoa - correct answer Host Heartworms are parasitic what? Hookworms Roundworms Tapeworms Earthworms - correct answer Roundworms A trichinellosis infection begins when an animal eats larvae that is present in the muscle of another animal. True False - correct answer True When do most flea infestations take place? Early winter Spring Late summer Fall - correct answer Late summer Trichinellosis is more common today than it was several decades ago. True False - correct answer False Fleas affect dogs, but not cats. True False - correct answer False A symptom of canine demodicosis is hair loss. True False - correct answer True Fleas are which of the following? Protozoa Mites Wingless insects Tapeworm larvae - correct answer Wingless insects Some mites are thought to be a normal inhabitant on the skin of many animals, like dogs and cats. True False - correct answer True Coccidia live where in an animal? At the cellular level In the skin In the brain Within the respiratory system - correct answer At the cellular level Canine demodicosis is cause by what parasite? Roundworms Protozoa Mites Fleas - correct answer Mites Giardia protozoa release what in the feces of contaminated animals? Eggs Worms Cysts Nematodes - correct answer Cysts Puppies and kittens generally receive the coccidian protozoa from where? Walking in new areas Their mothers A contaminated kennel area Their littermates - correct answer Their mothers Heartworms are an example of what types of parasite? Endoparasites Epiparasites Ettiparasites Ectoparasites - correct answer Endoparasites The mortality rate for inhalation anthrax is around ten percent. True False - correct answer False The bacteria that cause anthrax can be dormant for decades. True False - correct answer True Hantavirus was first identified in field mice in which country? Canada Germany India Korea - correct answer Korea Veterinary scientists suggest that those at the greatest risk for Hantavirus are those living in wet, urban areas. True False - correct answer False Humans must be bitten by a rodent to contract Hantavirus. True False - correct answer False Anthrax is caused by what? Bacteria Fungus Virus Toxin - correct answer Bacteria Why are zoonotic diseases a growing concern? The population is shrinking. A larger number of people have greater contact with wild and domestic animals. Many vaccines and medications are failing.