Evit Veterinary assistant Year 1 Final
Review (Answered) 219 Questions and
Correct Answers, 100% Correct. Updated
Fall 2024/2025.
What is the common term for Pyrexia?
Fever
What is the lymphatic system responsible for?
blood filtration, fluid balance, antibody generation, lymphopoiesis
An inappropriate response to a normally harmless substance is known as what?
Allergic reaction
What is an antibody?
a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
Define Phagocytosis.
Cell eating
What is MALT?
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
lgG, lgM, lgA, lgE are what?
Immunoglobulin
What is innate behavior?
a behavior that is inherited rather than learned
What is a sedative/sedation?
Sedatives are drugs that can be used to calm down
Give examples of psychological restraint.
30 Taking away certain objects from a patient, preventing him from performing certain activities or
denying the possibility of social interaction as a consequence of his non-compliance or other form of
disagreement with the staff are all forms of psychological restraint.
What is lateral restraint?
,Place one arm under the dog's neck so that the forearm holds the dog's head securely against the
restrainer's body
What direction is caudal?
towards the tail
What is the dorsal plane?
Divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts
What is the transverse plane?
divides body into top and bottom
What is the veterinary assistants number one goal?
SAFETY
Describe the arrector Pilli Muscle.
a tiny muscle that attaches to the base of a hair follicle at one end and to dermal tissue on the other end
What layer of the skin is the dermis?
middle layer
What is the purpose of the hypodermis?
Stores Fat , stabilizing skin
Where are 02 and nutrients converted to ATP for energy?
mitochondria
What is physiology?
Study of function
What are tactile hairs used for?
probes and feelers
What is stored in the sebaceous glands?
sebum
What does an autoclave use to sterilize?
, High hot pressured steam
What is the order of cleaning a kennel?
Spray the kennel starting at the top of the walls, applying a coat of foam across each wall.
Step out of kennel and spray door; make sure to foam all door frames, latches and hinge
What pathogen causes ringworm?
fungus
What is disinfecting?
A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms on environmental surfaces.
What does spectrum mean?
range of activity of a drug
What structures make up the axial skeleton?
skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage
Where is the femur?
thigh bone
Where are the coccygeal vertebra?
the distal tip of the sacrum
Where is the patella located?
knee cap
Which vertebral division is fused?
sacral
What is the vertebral division order from most cranial to most caudal?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
List long bones, irregular bones, flat bones, and short bones.
Short: Carpals, tarsals Flat: Sternum, ribs, scapulae, cranial bones Long: Vertebrae, facial bones
Where are the nasal bones?
bridge of nose
Bone to bone
ligament
What is yellow bone marrow made of?
Review (Answered) 219 Questions and
Correct Answers, 100% Correct. Updated
Fall 2024/2025.
What is the common term for Pyrexia?
Fever
What is the lymphatic system responsible for?
blood filtration, fluid balance, antibody generation, lymphopoiesis
An inappropriate response to a normally harmless substance is known as what?
Allergic reaction
What is an antibody?
a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
Define Phagocytosis.
Cell eating
What is MALT?
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
lgG, lgM, lgA, lgE are what?
Immunoglobulin
What is innate behavior?
a behavior that is inherited rather than learned
What is a sedative/sedation?
Sedatives are drugs that can be used to calm down
Give examples of psychological restraint.
30 Taking away certain objects from a patient, preventing him from performing certain activities or
denying the possibility of social interaction as a consequence of his non-compliance or other form of
disagreement with the staff are all forms of psychological restraint.
What is lateral restraint?
,Place one arm under the dog's neck so that the forearm holds the dog's head securely against the
restrainer's body
What direction is caudal?
towards the tail
What is the dorsal plane?
Divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts
What is the transverse plane?
divides body into top and bottom
What is the veterinary assistants number one goal?
SAFETY
Describe the arrector Pilli Muscle.
a tiny muscle that attaches to the base of a hair follicle at one end and to dermal tissue on the other end
What layer of the skin is the dermis?
middle layer
What is the purpose of the hypodermis?
Stores Fat , stabilizing skin
Where are 02 and nutrients converted to ATP for energy?
mitochondria
What is physiology?
Study of function
What are tactile hairs used for?
probes and feelers
What is stored in the sebaceous glands?
sebum
What does an autoclave use to sterilize?
, High hot pressured steam
What is the order of cleaning a kennel?
Spray the kennel starting at the top of the walls, applying a coat of foam across each wall.
Step out of kennel and spray door; make sure to foam all door frames, latches and hinge
What pathogen causes ringworm?
fungus
What is disinfecting?
A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms on environmental surfaces.
What does spectrum mean?
range of activity of a drug
What structures make up the axial skeleton?
skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage
Where is the femur?
thigh bone
Where are the coccygeal vertebra?
the distal tip of the sacrum
Where is the patella located?
knee cap
Which vertebral division is fused?
sacral
What is the vertebral division order from most cranial to most caudal?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
List long bones, irregular bones, flat bones, and short bones.
Short: Carpals, tarsals Flat: Sternum, ribs, scapulae, cranial bones Long: Vertebrae, facial bones
Where are the nasal bones?
bridge of nose
Bone to bone
ligament
What is yellow bone marrow made of?
