VTNE PREP COMBINED, AAVSB
PRACTICE TESTS
(c) Systolic blood pressure - Correct Answers -The pressure in the systemic arteries
during ventricular contraction is:
(a) Diastolic blood pressure
(b) Osmotic pressure
(c) Systolic blood pressure
(d) Low pressure
(b) SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers - Correct Answers -In what order
does the impulse for depolarization travel through the heart?
(a) AV node, SA node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
(b) SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
(c) SA node, AV node, Purkinje fibers, bundle of His
(d) AV node, SA node, Purkinje fibers, bundle of His
(a) Pylorus - Correct Answers -The muscular sphincter located between the stomach
and the duodenum is the:
(a) Pylorus
(b) Cardia
(c) Chyme
(d) Rugae
(a) Threshold - Correct Answers -When a stimulus is strong enough to cause complete
depolarization, it has reached:
(a) Threshold
(b) Repolarization
(c) Refractory period
(d) Action potential
(b) Stomach - Correct Answers -Smooth muscles can be found in the:
,(a) Heart
(b) Stomach
(c) Pelvic limb
(d) Diaphragm
(a) Negative - Correct Answers -On inspiration, the pressure in the thoracic cavity, as
compared with ambient air pressure, is
(a) Negative
(b) Positive
(c) Same as the ambient air pressure
(d) Fluctuating
(c) Brainstem - Correct Answers -The cranial nerves originate from the
(a) Cerebellum
(b) Spinal cord
(c) Brainstem
(d) Cerebrum
(d) Oxytocin - Correct Answers -In dairy cattle, the teats and udder are gently washed
before milking to stimulate the release of one of the following, to stimulate milk letdown
(a) Adrenalin
(b) Norepinephrine
(c) Dopamine
(d) Oxytocin
(c) 8% - Correct Answers -Typically, what percentage of an animal's body weight
consists of blood?
(a) 0.1%
(b) 1%
(c) 8%
(d) 30%
(c) Systemic - Correct Answers -What circulatory system is under the highest pressure?
(a) Pulmonary
(b) Coronary
(c) Systemic
(d) Capillaries
(d) A common passage for fecal, urinary, and reproductive systems - Correct Answers -
In birds, the cloaca is:
,(a) An appendage suspended from the head
(b) A blind sac at the distal end of the jejunum
(c) A cleft in the hard palate
(d) A common passage for fecal, urinary, and reproductive systems
(d) Femoral vein - Correct Answers -All of the following major vessels contribute to
blood flowing into the cranial vena cava except for the:
(a) Brachiocephalic vein
(b) Thoracic duct
(c) Azygos vein
(d) Femoral vein
(b) Ilium - Correct Answers -Which of these is not a division of teh small intestine?
(a) Duodenum
(b) Ilium
(c) Ileum
(d) Jejunum
(b) Endocrine system - Correct Answers -Which of the following is a ductless system?
(a) Exocrine system
(b) Endocrine system
(c) Lymphatic system
(d) All of the above systems contain ducts
Which of the following is true regarding pain scales?
A. They are valuable for determining patient response to treatment.
B. They are unnecessary because they don't reliably work.
C. They are an academic tool that is only used in school.
D. They are valuable but too hard to use regularly for patients. - Correct Answers -A.
They are valuable for determining patient response to treatment.
Which radiographic contrast media is contraindicated for use in patients with a
suspected GI perforation?
A. Water-soluble iodide
B. Non-ionic organic iodide
C. Sodium diatrizoate
D. Barium sulfate - Correct Answers -D. Barium sulfate
Which of the following retractors is most appropriate for use on the lung lobes to
improve access to the heart?
, A. Gelpi
B. Weitlaner
C. Malleable
D. Rake - Correct Answers -C. Malleable
Clients should be advised that while taking phenobarbital to control seizures, their pet
may exhibit:
A. polypnea.
B. anorexia.
C. polyuria.
D. pyrexia. - Correct Answers -C. polyuria.
(b) Lacteals - Correct Answers -The lymphatic structure found in the small intestines
responsible for the transport of fats and fat-soluble vitamins is:
(a) Afferent lymphatic vessels
(b) Lacteals
(c) Trabeculae
(d) Spleen
(a) Estrous - Correct Answers -The time period from the beginning of one heat cycle to
the beginning of the next is called:
(a) Esrous
(b) Estrus
(c) Ovulation
(d) The mating cycle
(d) Diarthroses - Correct Answers -The anatomic term for synovial joints is:
(a) Fibroarthroses
(b) Amphiarthroses
(c) Synarthroses
(d) Diarthroses
(d) Foramen ovale - Correct Answers -The name of the hole between the cardiac atria
that closes at birth in the mammal is:
(a) Aortic hiatus
(b) Foramen
(c) Fossa
(d) Foramen ovale
PRACTICE TESTS
(c) Systolic blood pressure - Correct Answers -The pressure in the systemic arteries
during ventricular contraction is:
(a) Diastolic blood pressure
(b) Osmotic pressure
(c) Systolic blood pressure
(d) Low pressure
(b) SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers - Correct Answers -In what order
does the impulse for depolarization travel through the heart?
(a) AV node, SA node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
(b) SA node, AV node, bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
(c) SA node, AV node, Purkinje fibers, bundle of His
(d) AV node, SA node, Purkinje fibers, bundle of His
(a) Pylorus - Correct Answers -The muscular sphincter located between the stomach
and the duodenum is the:
(a) Pylorus
(b) Cardia
(c) Chyme
(d) Rugae
(a) Threshold - Correct Answers -When a stimulus is strong enough to cause complete
depolarization, it has reached:
(a) Threshold
(b) Repolarization
(c) Refractory period
(d) Action potential
(b) Stomach - Correct Answers -Smooth muscles can be found in the:
,(a) Heart
(b) Stomach
(c) Pelvic limb
(d) Diaphragm
(a) Negative - Correct Answers -On inspiration, the pressure in the thoracic cavity, as
compared with ambient air pressure, is
(a) Negative
(b) Positive
(c) Same as the ambient air pressure
(d) Fluctuating
(c) Brainstem - Correct Answers -The cranial nerves originate from the
(a) Cerebellum
(b) Spinal cord
(c) Brainstem
(d) Cerebrum
(d) Oxytocin - Correct Answers -In dairy cattle, the teats and udder are gently washed
before milking to stimulate the release of one of the following, to stimulate milk letdown
(a) Adrenalin
(b) Norepinephrine
(c) Dopamine
(d) Oxytocin
(c) 8% - Correct Answers -Typically, what percentage of an animal's body weight
consists of blood?
(a) 0.1%
(b) 1%
(c) 8%
(d) 30%
(c) Systemic - Correct Answers -What circulatory system is under the highest pressure?
(a) Pulmonary
(b) Coronary
(c) Systemic
(d) Capillaries
(d) A common passage for fecal, urinary, and reproductive systems - Correct Answers -
In birds, the cloaca is:
,(a) An appendage suspended from the head
(b) A blind sac at the distal end of the jejunum
(c) A cleft in the hard palate
(d) A common passage for fecal, urinary, and reproductive systems
(d) Femoral vein - Correct Answers -All of the following major vessels contribute to
blood flowing into the cranial vena cava except for the:
(a) Brachiocephalic vein
(b) Thoracic duct
(c) Azygos vein
(d) Femoral vein
(b) Ilium - Correct Answers -Which of these is not a division of teh small intestine?
(a) Duodenum
(b) Ilium
(c) Ileum
(d) Jejunum
(b) Endocrine system - Correct Answers -Which of the following is a ductless system?
(a) Exocrine system
(b) Endocrine system
(c) Lymphatic system
(d) All of the above systems contain ducts
Which of the following is true regarding pain scales?
A. They are valuable for determining patient response to treatment.
B. They are unnecessary because they don't reliably work.
C. They are an academic tool that is only used in school.
D. They are valuable but too hard to use regularly for patients. - Correct Answers -A.
They are valuable for determining patient response to treatment.
Which radiographic contrast media is contraindicated for use in patients with a
suspected GI perforation?
A. Water-soluble iodide
B. Non-ionic organic iodide
C. Sodium diatrizoate
D. Barium sulfate - Correct Answers -D. Barium sulfate
Which of the following retractors is most appropriate for use on the lung lobes to
improve access to the heart?
, A. Gelpi
B. Weitlaner
C. Malleable
D. Rake - Correct Answers -C. Malleable
Clients should be advised that while taking phenobarbital to control seizures, their pet
may exhibit:
A. polypnea.
B. anorexia.
C. polyuria.
D. pyrexia. - Correct Answers -C. polyuria.
(b) Lacteals - Correct Answers -The lymphatic structure found in the small intestines
responsible for the transport of fats and fat-soluble vitamins is:
(a) Afferent lymphatic vessels
(b) Lacteals
(c) Trabeculae
(d) Spleen
(a) Estrous - Correct Answers -The time period from the beginning of one heat cycle to
the beginning of the next is called:
(a) Esrous
(b) Estrus
(c) Ovulation
(d) The mating cycle
(d) Diarthroses - Correct Answers -The anatomic term for synovial joints is:
(a) Fibroarthroses
(b) Amphiarthroses
(c) Synarthroses
(d) Diarthroses
(d) Foramen ovale - Correct Answers -The name of the hole between the cardiac atria
that closes at birth in the mammal is:
(a) Aortic hiatus
(b) Foramen
(c) Fossa
(d) Foramen ovale
