HOSA VETERINARY SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
anatomy
structure of living things
physiology
function of living things
rostral
going towards the nose
caudal
up the head
dorsal
top of the back
ventral
belly
cranial
head
carpus
ankle
joints
junction between two or more bones
cartilage
forms cushion, tough tissue
ligaments
connect bone to bone
tendons
attach muscle to bone
muscle functions
movement, stabilizes joints, produces heat, produces posture
long bones
protects blood producing cells
blood flow
right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs,
pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, body,
restart
kidney shape
bean
lung congestion
problem in the left side of the heart
ascites
problem in the right side of the heart
day 11
, earliest day of gestation that an equine pregnancy can be confirmed
basic nutrients
carbohydrates, lipids, fibers, protein, minerals, vitamins, water
animal behavior
study of why animals do what they do
instinct
behavior that is programmed
trial and error
do an undesirable, they won't do it again
ingestion
feeding and drinking->hunting, chasing, chewing-> possessive behaviors and begging
elimination
desecration and urination-> circling, scratching the ground with back legs, lifting legs or
squatting-> housebreaking, submission, or marking
resting and sleep
circling or going under furniture to lie down-> sleeping on furniture
contacting
investigating-> sniffing, pawing, searching-> pulling on a leash
play
playing boo, chase, fetch, tug of war-> play nipping, mouthing
social attachment
following, staying close, escaping, searching, vocalizing-> leads to separation anxiety
etiology
study of disease causes
attaining water born parasites
ingesting aquatic species
grass tetany
result of magnesium deficiency
fungus
ringworm
RNA virus
feline calicivirus
leptospirosis
caused by leptospira bacteria
zoonosis
a disease naturally transmitted from animals to humans
reverse zoonosis
naturally transmitted from humans to animals
etiologic agent
organism that causes the disease
host
one that is getting sick
dead end host
host will not transmit to others
incidence
where and how frequently a disease occurs
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
anatomy
structure of living things
physiology
function of living things
rostral
going towards the nose
caudal
up the head
dorsal
top of the back
ventral
belly
cranial
head
carpus
ankle
joints
junction between two or more bones
cartilage
forms cushion, tough tissue
ligaments
connect bone to bone
tendons
attach muscle to bone
muscle functions
movement, stabilizes joints, produces heat, produces posture
long bones
protects blood producing cells
blood flow
right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs,
pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, body,
restart
kidney shape
bean
lung congestion
problem in the left side of the heart
ascites
problem in the right side of the heart
day 11
, earliest day of gestation that an equine pregnancy can be confirmed
basic nutrients
carbohydrates, lipids, fibers, protein, minerals, vitamins, water
animal behavior
study of why animals do what they do
instinct
behavior that is programmed
trial and error
do an undesirable, they won't do it again
ingestion
feeding and drinking->hunting, chasing, chewing-> possessive behaviors and begging
elimination
desecration and urination-> circling, scratching the ground with back legs, lifting legs or
squatting-> housebreaking, submission, or marking
resting and sleep
circling or going under furniture to lie down-> sleeping on furniture
contacting
investigating-> sniffing, pawing, searching-> pulling on a leash
play
playing boo, chase, fetch, tug of war-> play nipping, mouthing
social attachment
following, staying close, escaping, searching, vocalizing-> leads to separation anxiety
etiology
study of disease causes
attaining water born parasites
ingesting aquatic species
grass tetany
result of magnesium deficiency
fungus
ringworm
RNA virus
feline calicivirus
leptospirosis
caused by leptospira bacteria
zoonosis
a disease naturally transmitted from animals to humans
reverse zoonosis
naturally transmitted from humans to animals
etiologic agent
organism that causes the disease
host
one that is getting sick
dead end host
host will not transmit to others
incidence
where and how frequently a disease occurs
