final Flashcards

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avma

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american veterinary medicine association

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aaha

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american animal hospital association

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vmb

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veterinary medical board

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wvc

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western veterinary conference

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fifo

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first in first out

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bolus

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large pill or mass of food

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balling gun

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tool used to administer pills, boluses, or magnets to livestock

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rumping

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method of restraining sheep by placing them in a sitting position with the front legs elevated

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finishing

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feeding high quality feed before slaughter to increase carcass quality and yield

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drench

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oral administration of liquid medications

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burdizzo

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emasculatome; catsration device that crushes the spermatic cordd directly through the skin

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chute

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mechanical device that is used to restrain the head and body of livestock

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polled

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breed of a normally horned species that does not grow horns

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casting

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restraint method using ropes to place an animal in lateral recumbancy

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marbling

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streaks of fat distributed throughout meat

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freshening

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giving birth to dairy animals, thus starting fresh lactation cycle

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uropygial gland

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gland located at the base of the tail that secrets oil for preening feathers

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syrinx

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voice organ of birds located at the tracheal bifurcation

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pneumatic

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filled with air

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furcula

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wishbone; the fused clavicles of birds

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candling

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process of shining a light through an egg to check embryo development +

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epididymis

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the tube at the upper part of each testis that secretes part of the semen, stores semen before ejaculation, and provides a passageway for sperm

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professionalism

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the upholding by individuals of the principles, laws, ethics, and conventions of their profession

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administrator

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a person who manages business operations, organizes people, and resources to direct activities toward common goals and objectives

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altricial
undeveloped with closed eyes and helpless at birth
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precocial
developed with open eyes and active at birth
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ad libitum
"at pleasure" food available at all times
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prehensile
adapted for grasping and seizing
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barbering
behavioral disorder in which dominant animals bite or chew the fur of subordinate animals
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refinement
inflicting minimal stress and pain to animals in research
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gavage
forced feeding or irrigation through a tube passed into the stomach
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accounts receivable
money due to the business and not yet paid
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depreciation
decreasing value; used to deduct certain expenses from taxes over time
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budget
a detailed financial statemtn of predicted costs for a business
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accountant
one who keeps , audits, and inspects the financial records of a business and prepares financial and tax reports
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nosocomial infection
infection acquired at the veterinary clinic/hospital
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insubordoination
failure to recognize or accept the authority of a superior
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addisons dz
hypoadrenocorticism = disorder caused by deficient adrenal cortex function
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cushings dz
hyperadrenocorticism = disorder caused by excessive production of glucocorticoids
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antidiuretic
againstdiuresis; inhibits increased urine production
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endocrinopathy
dz of the endocrine system
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thyroidectomy
surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid glnd
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target organ
tissues or organs on which hormones act
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lh
leutinizing hormone
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adh
antidiuretic hormone
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fsh
follicle stimulating hormone
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pth
parathyroid hormone
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fda
food and drug administration
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usda
unites states departemtn of agriculture
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acth
adrenocorticotropic hormone
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t3
triiodothyronine hormone
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ibr
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
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gander
adult male goose
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heifer
young female cow that has not born a calve
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wether
castrated male goat
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rhinotracheitis
upper respiratory dz
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adult male rabbit
buck
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birthing of guinea pig
farrowing
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adult female pig
sow
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castrated male goat
wether
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intact male adult goat
buck
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adult female ferret
jill
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young goat
billy
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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lact/o
milk
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ovi, ovo
oviduct
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oophor/ o
ovary
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episi/o
vulva
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orchid/o
testicles
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adult female llama
cow
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young primate
young
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adult male rabbit
buck
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cervic/o
cervix
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penis
balan/o, pen/o
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adrenal
adrenal gland/ pertaining to
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estrogen
estro= female gen=production
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prolactin
pro=before lactin= milk
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somatostatin
somato=body statin = controlling substance
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endocrine
endo=under crine=secretion
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torticollis
torti=twisted collis=neck
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teratology
tera= malformed fetus ology=study of
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coprophagia
copro=feces phagia=eat
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trichobezoar
trich=hair bezoar=mass in gi
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sialodacryoadenitis
sial/o=saliva dacry=tear aden/o=gland