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