ANIMAL SCIENCE 2
Small Animals
By: Ashley Davis
Block 3
Root Words
• PHELB
• VEIN
• REN
• KIDNEY
• MYEL
• BONE MARROW
• ANGI
• VESSEL
• CYST
• BLADDER
• CYT
• CELL
Prefixes
• HYPER
• ABOVE
• UN
• PROBLEM
• A, AN
• WITHOUT
• CONTRA
• DOES NOT EXIST
• DE
• WITHOUT
Suffixes
• SCOPY
• EXAMINATION OF
• ITIS
• INFLAMMATION
• SCOPE
• INSTRUMENT
• OMA
• TUMOR
• OSIS
• ABNORMAL
• METER
• MEASURING
INSTRUMENT
Positions
• CRANIAL
• TOWARD THE HEAD
• DORSAL
• BACK AREA
• VENTRAL
• UNDERLINE
• CAUDAL
• OPPOSITE THE HEAD
• DISTAL
• FARTHEST FROM THE
CENTER
• PROXIMAL
• SUPERFICIAL
• CLOSER TO THE CENTER
• OUTERMOST AREA
• Groups in the
animal rights
movement are
most likely to
use:
• Ecoterrorism to
prevent the use
of animals by
humans.
• Which small
• Dogs
animal usually
requires the
most veterinary
expense?
• Small animals
are most
beneficial to
society
because they:
• Boost the
economy by
creating jobs.
• Veterinary care • Is the largest
for pet owners:
expense item
for pet owners.
• Vaccines for
hepatitis are
most likely a
direct result of
using small
animals for:
• Research.
• A person who
• Kennel
feeds and
attendant.
cares for
animals and
cleans cages is
a:
• What is the
major role that
small animal
dealers
perform?
• Sell laboratory
animals.
• Disease
• Psittacosis
associated with
fecal matter
from caged
birds
• Parasite that
causes cysts
and tumors in
human liver
• Tapeworms
• Bacterial
• Toxoplasmosis
disease
causing
miscarriages in
humans
• Disease
• Leporatosis
associated with
water or soil
being
contaminated
by urine and
feces of small
animals
• What viral
disease do
humans get
from an
infected cat or
dog bite?
• Rabies
• What disease
do humans get
from bacteria
carried by
turtles and
reptiles?
• Salmonellosis
• Lyme disease causes
flu-like symptoms and
is transmitted by:
• Ticks
• What is a deadly
disease resulting from
a tick bite that causes
coagulation of the
blood?
• Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever
Bird Anatomy
• The belly of a bird
• Abdomen
• Feathers that cover
the bird’s ears
• Auriculars
• Waxy-looking bumps
on the upper beak
• Cere
• What organ is most
important in ridding
the body of waste?
• Kidneys
• What system most
coordinates and
regulates other body
systems?
• Nervous
Anatomy
• Heart
• Circulates blood
• Pectoral limbs
include:
• Shoulders and front
legs
• Pelvic limbs include:
• Rear legs and feet
• Axial Skeleton:
• Skull and ribs
Terminology
• Estrus
• Ovulation
• Breeding
• Purebred
• Crossbreeding
• Heat period; female is
receptive to male
• Releasing egg
• Animal reproduction
to get desired
offspring
• Parents exact same
breed
• Breeding 2 diff. breeds
• A non-sporting breed
which is best known
as an intelligent and
excellent companion
dog is the:
• Poodle
• Nick accidentally
trims his poodle’s
toenails down into the
nail bed. Nick stops
the bleeding by:
• Applying stypic
powder to the
bleeding nail.
• This cat is very active, • Abyssinian
fond of water, and can
be taught to retreive.
Three recognized
breed colors are
ruddy, red and blue,
all ticked with darker
colors at tips of each
hair.
• Oldest natural English
breed. Quiet easy
going, docile nature
that likes to sleep a
lot.
• British Shorthair
• Highly prized, rare cat
of Thailand. It is
medium-sized cat
with silver blue fur
tipped with silver that
produces a halo
effect.
• Korat
• Relatively new breed
resulting from
Burmese x American
Shorthair. Mediumsized cat is a jet black
color with copper or
gold colored eyes.
• Bombay