IVCA EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
What is the resting membrane potential? - ANSWERS--65
mV
Hyperpolarization - ANSWERS-membrane potential
becomes more negative, action potential is difficult here
Depolarization is what type of stimulation? - ANSWERS-
Excitatory
Hyper polarization is what type of stimulation? - ANSWERS-
Inhibitory
Mechanoreceptors - ANSWERS-are large in diameter and
FAST
,Nociceptors - ANSWERS-are small in diameter and SLOW
Set and Hold - ANSWERS-When adjusting animals
Thenar
Pisiform
Heel of Hand - ANSWERS-Three parts of the hand that are
used for adjusting large animals
Episternal notch - ANSWERS-Two handed adjustments LOC
come from the
Elbow - ANSWERS-Singled handed adjustments LOC come
from
1) Body/Corpus
2) Pedicles (2)
3) Laminae - ANSWERS-Bony borders of the spinal canal
Mobility - ANSWERS-The canine transverse process is curved
for more
,Weight bearing - ANSWERS-The equine transverse process is
straight for more
Keep Normal Range of Motion - ANSWERS-Primary job of
ligaments
This portion of the disc provides stability, has outer pain
fibers, less water content, and is fibrous in textures -
ANSWERS-Annulus Fibrosis
The portion of the disc is mostly water, has no nerve or
blood supply, acts like ball bearing to absorb shock, and is
gelatinous in texture - ANSWERS-nucleus pulposes
How does the disc get nutrition, specifically in the nucleus
pulposes? - ANSWERS-Imbibition
What is the spinal cord length in the equine? - ANSWERS-
Foramen Magnum to L3
What is the spinal cord length in canine? - ANSWERS-
Foramen Magnum to L5/L6
, What is the spinal cord length in feline? - ANSWERS-
Foramen Magnum to sacrum
Sheer Forces - ANSWERS-What type of forces are present on
the animal spine?
Motion Unit - ANSWERS-Two adjacent articulating surfaces
and all the tissues between them
Paraphysiological space - ANSWERS-Where the chiropractor
performs the adjustment
Elastic Barrier - ANSWERS-the area known as taking motion
to tension, where motion is assessed, VSC is diagnosed, and
where adjustment is performed
Normal range of motion - ANSWERS-chiropractic diagnoses
and adjustments are performed within
This joint only exists in equines and rhinos. It provides more
stability and motion. - ANSWERS-Intertransverse Joint
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
What is the resting membrane potential? - ANSWERS--65
mV
Hyperpolarization - ANSWERS-membrane potential
becomes more negative, action potential is difficult here
Depolarization is what type of stimulation? - ANSWERS-
Excitatory
Hyper polarization is what type of stimulation? - ANSWERS-
Inhibitory
Mechanoreceptors - ANSWERS-are large in diameter and
FAST
,Nociceptors - ANSWERS-are small in diameter and SLOW
Set and Hold - ANSWERS-When adjusting animals
Thenar
Pisiform
Heel of Hand - ANSWERS-Three parts of the hand that are
used for adjusting large animals
Episternal notch - ANSWERS-Two handed adjustments LOC
come from the
Elbow - ANSWERS-Singled handed adjustments LOC come
from
1) Body/Corpus
2) Pedicles (2)
3) Laminae - ANSWERS-Bony borders of the spinal canal
Mobility - ANSWERS-The canine transverse process is curved
for more
,Weight bearing - ANSWERS-The equine transverse process is
straight for more
Keep Normal Range of Motion - ANSWERS-Primary job of
ligaments
This portion of the disc provides stability, has outer pain
fibers, less water content, and is fibrous in textures -
ANSWERS-Annulus Fibrosis
The portion of the disc is mostly water, has no nerve or
blood supply, acts like ball bearing to absorb shock, and is
gelatinous in texture - ANSWERS-nucleus pulposes
How does the disc get nutrition, specifically in the nucleus
pulposes? - ANSWERS-Imbibition
What is the spinal cord length in the equine? - ANSWERS-
Foramen Magnum to L3
What is the spinal cord length in canine? - ANSWERS-
Foramen Magnum to L5/L6
, What is the spinal cord length in feline? - ANSWERS-
Foramen Magnum to sacrum
Sheer Forces - ANSWERS-What type of forces are present on
the animal spine?
Motion Unit - ANSWERS-Two adjacent articulating surfaces
and all the tissues between them
Paraphysiological space - ANSWERS-Where the chiropractor
performs the adjustment
Elastic Barrier - ANSWERS-the area known as taking motion
to tension, where motion is assessed, VSC is diagnosed, and
where adjustment is performed
Normal range of motion - ANSWERS-chiropractic diagnoses
and adjustments are performed within
This joint only exists in equines and rhinos. It provides more
stability and motion. - ANSWERS-Intertransverse Joint
