vet tech final 2

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

front of the body

Question 2

posterior

Answer 2

rear of body

Question 3

rostral

Answer 3

nose end of head

Question 4

cephalic

Answer 4

pertaining to head

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

toward midline

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

away from midline

Question 7

superior

Answer 7

above, uppermost, toward head

Question 8

inferior

Answer 8

lowermost, lower, toward feet

Question 9

proximal

Answer 9

nearest the midline

Question 10

distal

Answer 10

farthest from midline

Question 11

superficial (external)

Answer 11

near surface

Question 12

deep

Answer 12

away from surface

Question 13

palmar

Answer 13

caudal surface of front paw

Question 14

plantar

Answer 14

caudal surface of back paw

Question 15

midsagittal plane

Answer 15

plane that divides body intoequal r&l parts

Question 16

saggital plane

Answer 16

plane that divides body into unequal r&l parts

Question 17

Dorsal Plane

Answer 17

plane thst divides into dorsal and ventral parts

Question 18

transverse planes

Answer 18

plane that divides into cranial and caudal partsa

Question 19

anatomy

Answer 19

study of body structure

Question 20

physiology

Answer 20

study of body function

Question 21

pathology

Answer 21

study of nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions

Question 22

etiology

Answer 22

study of disease

Question 23

cranial activity

Answer 23

contains brain in skull

Question 24

spinal activity

Answer 24

contains spinal cord and spinal coloumn

Question 25

flexion

Answer 25

closure of a joint angle, or reduction of the angle between two bones

Question 26

extension

Answer 26

Straightening of a joint

Question 27

Dysplasia

Answer 27

abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs

Question 28

hypersplasia

Answer 28

abnormal increase in number of normal cells

Question 29

hypoplasia

Answer 29

incomplete or less than normal development of an organ or a tissue or a cell

Question 30

atrophy

Answer 30

the decrease in size or the wasting away of tissue

Question 31

dystrophy

Answer 31

defective growth in the size of an organ or tissue or cell

Question 32

hypertrophy

Answer 32

increase in the size of an organ or tissue or cell

Question 33

aden/o

Answer 33

gland

Question 34

exocrine glands

Answer 34

secrete material into ducts

Question 35

Endocrine glands

Answer 35

secrete chemicals into the bloodstream for transportation to organs and other structures throughout the body.

Question 36

organ

Answer 36

part of the body that performs a special function of functions

Question 37

medullary cavity

Answer 37

inner space of a bone, contains yellow bone marrow composed of fat cells and is a fat storage area`

Question 38

ligament/o

Answer 38

combining form for ligament

Question 39

Hematopoietic

Answer 39

pertaining to the formation of blood cells

Question 40

hemat/o

Answer 40

blood

Question 41

amphiarthroses

Answer 41

slightly moveable joints

Question 42

diathroses

Answer 42

freely moveable joints

Question 43

arthr/o

Answer 43

combining form for joint

Question 44

Gastric Dilatation Volvulus

Answer 44

A serious condition in which the stomach becomes distended and may rotate, leading to potential life-threatening complications.

Question 45

absorption location

Answer 45

Mainly occurs in the small intestines, where nutrients from food are absorbed into the bloodstream.

Question 46

Emaciation

Answer 46

Excessive leanness or thinness in animals, often due to disease or malnutrition.

Question 47

segmentation

Answer 47

Mixing of ingesta in the intestine

Question 48

cec/o

Answer 48

The combinding form for the first part of the large intestine

Question 49

Peristalsis

Answer 49

The muscular, wavelike movement used to transport food through the digestive system