VTNE PREP COMBINED, AAVSB
Practice Tests Questions and Answers.
(c) Systolic blood pressure -
\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 -
\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 -
\The muscular sphincter located between the stomach and the duodenum is the:
(a) Pylorus
(b) Cardia
(c) Chyme
(d) Rugae
(a) Threshold -
\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 -
\Smooth muscles can be found in the:
(a) Heart
(b) Stomach
(c) Pelvic limb
(d) Diaphragm
,(a) Negative -
\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 -
\The cranial nerves originate from the
(a) Cerebellum
(b) Spinal cord
(c) Brainstem
(d) Cerebrum
(d) Oxytocin -
\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% -
\Typically, what percentage of an animal's body weight consists of blood?
(a) 0.1%
(b) 1%
(c) 8%
(d) 30%
(c) Systemic -
\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 -
\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 -
\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 -
\Which of these is not a division of teh small intestine?
(a) Duodenum
(b) Ilium
(c) Ileum
(d) Jejunum
(b) Endocrine system -
\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
(b) Lacteals -
\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 -
\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 -
\The anatomic term for synovial joints is:
(a) Fibroarthroses
(b) Amphiarthroses
(c) Synarthroses
(d) Diarthroses
(d) Foramen ovale -
\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
(b) Tympanic membrane -
\The eardrum is also called the:
(a) Pinna
(b) Tympanic membrane
(c) Eustachian tubes
(d) Cochlea
(c) Carry oxygen to the tissues -
\The function of the red blood cell is to:
(a) Provide defense from foreign invaders
(b) Act as a phagocyte
(c) Carry oxygen to the tissues
(d) Respond to the need for clotting
(b) Pulmonary -
\What artery carries deoxygenated blood?
(a) Aorta
(b) Pulmonary
(c) Coronary
(d) Carotid
(a) Hypoxia and erythropoietin -
\Red blood cellproduction is stimulated by:
(a) Hypoxia and erythropoietin
Practice Tests Questions and Answers.
(c) Systolic blood pressure -
\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 -
\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 -
\The muscular sphincter located between the stomach and the duodenum is the:
(a) Pylorus
(b) Cardia
(c) Chyme
(d) Rugae
(a) Threshold -
\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 -
\Smooth muscles can be found in the:
(a) Heart
(b) Stomach
(c) Pelvic limb
(d) Diaphragm
,(a) Negative -
\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 -
\The cranial nerves originate from the
(a) Cerebellum
(b) Spinal cord
(c) Brainstem
(d) Cerebrum
(d) Oxytocin -
\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% -
\Typically, what percentage of an animal's body weight consists of blood?
(a) 0.1%
(b) 1%
(c) 8%
(d) 30%
(c) Systemic -
\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 -
\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 -
\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 -
\Which of these is not a division of teh small intestine?
(a) Duodenum
(b) Ilium
(c) Ileum
(d) Jejunum
(b) Endocrine system -
\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
(b) Lacteals -
\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 -
\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 -
\The anatomic term for synovial joints is:
(a) Fibroarthroses
(b) Amphiarthroses
(c) Synarthroses
(d) Diarthroses
(d) Foramen ovale -
\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
(b) Tympanic membrane -
\The eardrum is also called the:
(a) Pinna
(b) Tympanic membrane
(c) Eustachian tubes
(d) Cochlea
(c) Carry oxygen to the tissues -
\The function of the red blood cell is to:
(a) Provide defense from foreign invaders
(b) Act as a phagocyte
(c) Carry oxygen to the tissues
(d) Respond to the need for clotting
(b) Pulmonary -
\What artery carries deoxygenated blood?
(a) Aorta
(b) Pulmonary
(c) Coronary
(d) Carotid
(a) Hypoxia and erythropoietin -
\Red blood cellproduction is stimulated by:
(a) Hypoxia and erythropoietin
