PENN FOSTER ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
FOR VET TECHS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following bones is paired? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Malleus
Which of the following statements is true about wings? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The wings of the atlas can sometimes be palpated just
behind the skull.
Which of the following animals has the fewest coccygeal bones? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Humans
An animal with 7 cervical, 13 thoracic, and 6 lumbar vertebrae usually
has _______ pairs of ribs. - CORRECT ANSWER -13
Which bone forms a joint with the pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sacrum
Ribs whose ventral ends terminate in muscles of the thoracic walls are
called _______ ribs. - CORRECT ANSWER -floating
Which movement does contraction of the triceps brachii cause? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Extension of the elbow
Which of the following is true about joints? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fixators stabilize joints to allow other movements to take place.
,Which of the following is a muscle of mastication? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Masseter
What's the origin of the transversus abdominis muscle? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Ribs and sternum
What's the orientation of fibers of the internal abdominal oblique muscle?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Cranioventral
Abdominal muscles are involved in all of the following actions except -
CORRECT ANSWER -back extension.
Which muscle antagonizes the pectoral muscle? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Deltoid
Which of the following is a muscle of the antebrachium? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Extensor carpi radialis
Which of the following contracts during inspiration? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Diaphragm
Which type of muscle is referred to as voluntary striated muscle? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Skeletal
What's the name of the basic contracting unit of skeletal muscle? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Sarcomere
, Which of the following is true about acetylcholine being released? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Acetylcholine is released by synaptic vesicles
into the synaptic space.
Which structures connect muscles to bones? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Tendons
Which phase lasts longest in a twitch contraction? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Relaxation
Which compound provides energy to convert adenosine diphosphate
back to adenosine triphosphate? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creatine
phosphate
Incomplete glucose breakdown that occurs during anaerobic metabolism
can cause a byproduct called - CORRECT ANSWER -lactic acid.
In a healthy heart, where does the pace at which cardiac muscle cells
contract originate? - CORRECT ANSWER -Right atrium, specifically
the sinoatrial node
Which structures are the attachment sites for actin and myosin in
smooth-muscle cells? - CORRECT ANSWER -Dense bodies
You accompanied the veterinarian to a client's farm to perform
tuberculosis skin tests in cattle. The injections were given in the caudal
fold (the fold of skin at the base of the tail) in the layer between the
outermost and innermost skin layer. What is the name of the skin layer
injected? - CORRECT ANSWER -Dermis
FOR VET TECHS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following bones is paired? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Malleus
Which of the following statements is true about wings? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The wings of the atlas can sometimes be palpated just
behind the skull.
Which of the following animals has the fewest coccygeal bones? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Humans
An animal with 7 cervical, 13 thoracic, and 6 lumbar vertebrae usually
has _______ pairs of ribs. - CORRECT ANSWER -13
Which bone forms a joint with the pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sacrum
Ribs whose ventral ends terminate in muscles of the thoracic walls are
called _______ ribs. - CORRECT ANSWER -floating
Which movement does contraction of the triceps brachii cause? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Extension of the elbow
Which of the following is true about joints? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fixators stabilize joints to allow other movements to take place.
,Which of the following is a muscle of mastication? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Masseter
What's the origin of the transversus abdominis muscle? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Ribs and sternum
What's the orientation of fibers of the internal abdominal oblique muscle?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Cranioventral
Abdominal muscles are involved in all of the following actions except -
CORRECT ANSWER -back extension.
Which muscle antagonizes the pectoral muscle? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Deltoid
Which of the following is a muscle of the antebrachium? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Extensor carpi radialis
Which of the following contracts during inspiration? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Diaphragm
Which type of muscle is referred to as voluntary striated muscle? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Skeletal
What's the name of the basic contracting unit of skeletal muscle? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Sarcomere
, Which of the following is true about acetylcholine being released? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Acetylcholine is released by synaptic vesicles
into the synaptic space.
Which structures connect muscles to bones? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Tendons
Which phase lasts longest in a twitch contraction? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Relaxation
Which compound provides energy to convert adenosine diphosphate
back to adenosine triphosphate? - CORRECT ANSWER -Creatine
phosphate
Incomplete glucose breakdown that occurs during anaerobic metabolism
can cause a byproduct called - CORRECT ANSWER -lactic acid.
In a healthy heart, where does the pace at which cardiac muscle cells
contract originate? - CORRECT ANSWER -Right atrium, specifically
the sinoatrial node
Which structures are the attachment sites for actin and myosin in
smooth-muscle cells? - CORRECT ANSWER -Dense bodies
You accompanied the veterinarian to a client's farm to perform
tuberculosis skin tests in cattle. The injections were given in the caudal
fold (the fold of skin at the base of the tail) in the layer between the
outermost and innermost skin layer. What is the name of the skin layer
injected? - CORRECT ANSWER -Dermis
