HOSA Veterinary Science
Study Guide
KEY
100 Multiple Choice Questions
1. Tick (No Answer)
1. Example of a bacterial disease
2. Example of a viral disease
3. A parasite that lives on hair
4. CORRECT: A parasite known to cause Lyme disease
2. 60 seconds (No Answer)
1. The term for toward the tail
2. Parasite that is visible to the naked eye
3. CORRECT: Typical time a thermometer needs to be in the rectum until reading
4. Syringe size that should be used to administer 1 ml of a substance
3. Endocardium (No Answer)
1. A sheep is called
2. Term for laying on the side
3. The term for toward the tail
4. CORRECT: The thin inner layer of hear muscle is called
4. Monogastric (No Answer)
1. Wavelike motion of the digestive track
2. The name of the second cervical vertebra
3. CORRECT: Swine and Humans have this type of digestive system
4. Animals that may get ear mites
5. Abnormal heart beat (No Answer)
1. The function of bone marrow
2. Definition of Hyperplasia
3. Term for hair loss
4. CORRECT: Definition of Arrthymia
6. Epithelial (No Answer)
1. Type of aggression that is displayed when an animal protects its owner
2. The name of the second cervical vertebra
3. CORRECT: The type of tissue that lines internal organ structures and serves as a
protective layer
4. Type of joint that rotates around a fixed point
7. Tapeworm (No Answer)
1. Parasite that can cause a skin condition in humans called cutaneous larval migrans
2. CORRECT: A parasite that is flat and segmented, living in the small and large intestine
3. Breaches of contract between a veterinarian and client are
4. Syringe size that should be used to administer 1 ml of a substance
8. Iron (No Answer)
1. Ruminant animals
2. A sheep is called
3. Classes of sanitation
4. CORRECT: A type of mineral
9. To make certain the syringe is not in a blood vessel (No Answer)
1. Reason for tapping the end of the syringe after filling it
2. Sites for an IM injection
3. Term for laying on the side
4. CORRECT: The reason for aspirating the syringe prior to injection
10. 5 years old (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Age a horse should have all of its adult teeth in place
2. Agent used to treat cancer
3. Term for when an animal eats its own waste materials
4. The thin inner layer of hear muscle is called
11. Hairballs (No Answer)
1. Wavelike motion of the digestive track
2. A mature intact male horse
3. CORRECT: Can build up in a cat's stomach due to excessive grooming
4. Animals that may get ear mites
12. Radiograph (No Answer)
1. Rabbits and Horses have this type of digestive system
2. CORRECT: X-rays are used to take this kind of special photograph
3. Methods used to determine the gender of a bird
4. Wavelike motion of the digestive track
13. The strenght and life of a drug (No Answer)
1. Definition of Hyperplasia
2. Ruminant animals
3. CORRECT: Definition of efficacy
4. Definition of Arrthymia
14. Sow (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: A mature female pig that has had a little
2. A mature female goat
3. A mature intact male horse
4. A mature female sheep
15. Corn (No Answer)
1. The name of the second cervical vertebra
2. Hip dysplasia is common in this dog breed
3. The study of the functions of the human body
4. CORRECT: Herbivores would eat which of the following: Corn, Chicken, Beef or Pork
16. Quadricep muscles, Hamstring muscles, and Pectoral muscles (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Sites for an IM injection
2. Purposes for bandaging
3. Signs of pain
4. Term for toward the nose
17. Ear notching (No Answer)
1. A young female horse under the age of 3
2. Insect that causes heartworm disease
3. One example of NOT a route of giving medications
4. CORRECT: Common procedure that is used for the purpose of identification
18. Change in diet, change in environment, and an infectious disease (No Answer)
1. Classes of sanitation
2. Genus for Cattle
3. CORRECT: Causes of stress
4. A newborn horse
19. hookworm (No Answer)
1. A parasite known to cause Lyme disease
2. Diet that is used for an animal that is showing or hunting
3. CORRECT: Parasite that can cause a skin condition in humans called cutaneous larval
migrans
4. Reproductive disease in swine that is highly contagious and has no cure
20. Tetanus (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Disease caused by Clostridium
2. Mature female cattle
3. Classes of sanitation
4. Definition of Arrthymia
21. Ovine (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Genus for Sheep
2. Causes of stress
3. Genus for Goats
4. Genus for Cattle
22. Physiology (No Answer)
1. Gestation length of a cow
2. Definition of efficacy
3. CORRECT: The study of the functions of the human body
4. Term for toward the nose
23. Alopecia (No Answer)
1. Genus for Cattle
2. Genus for Goats
3. CORRECT: Term for hair loss
4. A newborn horse
24. Ewe (No Answer)
1. A young female chicken
2. A young male chicken
3. Genus for Sheep
4. CORRECT: A mature female sheep
25. Poodle (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Which of the folowing breeds is in the Non-Sporting group: Pug, Poodle,
Labrador, or German Sheppard
2. Intervertebral disc disease is common in this dog breed
3. Herbivores would eat which of the following: Corn, Chicken, Beef or Pork
4. Typical time a thermometer needs to be in the rectum until reading
26. Recumbency (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Term for laying on the side
2. Sites for an IM injection
3. Term for toward the nose
4. Term for hair loss
27. Pullet (No Answer)
1. A mature female goat
2. A mature female sheep
3. Mature female cattle
4. CORRECT: A young female chicken
28. Imprinting (No Answer)
1. Common procedure that is used for the purpose of identification
2. Diet that is used for an animal that is showing or hunting
3. CORRECT: Type of behavior that is used to teach a young horse to lift its feet by
touching and handling the feet shortly after birth
4. Type of joint that rotates around a fixed point
29. Calcium, phosphorus, and collagen fibers (No Answer)
1. A sheep is called
2. A young male chicken
3. A type of mineral
4. CORRECT: Bone is made up of
30. Gelding (No Answer)
1. Causes of stress
2. CORRECT: A castrated horse
3. A newborn horse
4. A mature female goat
31. Pulse (No Answer)
1. Term for hair loss
2. A newborn horse
3. CORRECT: Also the heart rate
4. A castrated goat
32. Dram (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: One example of NOT a route of giving medications
2. Example of a bacterial disease
3. Examples of aseptic practice
4. Examples of zoonotic diseases
33. Liver (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Organ that produces bile
2. Genus for Cattle
3. A castrated horse
4. A sheep is called
34. In the hollow shaft of long bones (No Answer)
1. Type of round worm
2. The jugular vein is located
3. CORRECT: Where bone marrow is found
4. Bone is made up of
35. Toxocara cati (No Answer)
1. Bone is made up of
2. A castrated goat
3. CORRECT: Type of round worm
4. Anorexia means
36. Produces blood cells (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: The function of bone marrow
2. Definition of Arrthymia
3. The suffix -stomy means
4. Gestation length of a cow
37. Rostal (No Answer)
1. Term for hair loss
2. CORRECT: Term for toward the nose
3. Genus for Goats
4. Term for laying on the side
38. Herding (No Answer)
1. Hip dysplasia is common in this dog breed
2. Bone is made up of
3. CORRECT: A collie is grouped as this kind of dog
4. Disease caused by Clostridium
39. 63 days (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Gestation lenght for a dog
2. Gestation length for goats
3. Gestation length of a cow
4. Genus for Sheep
40. To remove air bubbles (No Answer)
1. Type of joint that rotates around a fixed point
2. CORRECT: Reason for tapping the end of the syringe after filling it
3. A young female horse under the age of 3
4. A collie is grouped as this kind of dog
41. 3 ml syringe (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Syringe size that should be used to administer 1 ml of a substance
2. Methods used to determine the gender of a bird
3. Diet that is used for an animal that is showing or hunting
4. The name of the second cervical vertebra
42. Foal (No Answer)
1. Genus for Cattle
2. CORRECT: A newborn horse
3. Causes of stress
4. Genus for Sheep
43. Lice (No Answer)
1. A castrated goat
2. CORRECT: A parasite that lives on hair
3. A type of mineral
4. A sheep is called
44. German Shepard (No Answer)
1. A collie is grouped as this kind of dog
2. CORRECT: Hip dysplasia is common in this dog breed
3. Intervertebral disc disease is common in this dog breed
4. The jugular vein is located
45. Leptospirosis (No Answer)
1. A mature intact male horse
2. A type of mineral
3. CORRECT: Example of a bacterial disease
4. Classes of Veterinary hazzards
46. Amino acids (No Answer)
1. Incubation time for chickens
2. A mature female pig that has had a little
3. Gestation length for goats
4. CORRECT: A building block of protein that forms in chains
47. Wet tail (No Answer)
1. Classes of sanitation
2. Causes of stress
3. A castrated horse
4. CORRECT: Causes diarrhea in hampsters
48. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (No Answer)
1. Disease that causes repiratory distress that may make a bird twist its neck
2. Parasite that is visible to the naked eye
3. Rules and principles that govern proper conduct is the definition of
4. CORRECT: Federal agency that is responsible for overseeing the manufacture and
distribution of drugs used in animals
49. Peristalsis (No Answer)
1. Example of a viral disease
2. The function of bone marrow
3. Example of a bacterial disease
4. CORRECT: Wavelike motion of the digestive track
50. MSDS Binder (No Answer)
1. Methods used to determine the gender of a bird
2. Typical time a thermometer needs to be in the rectum until reading
3. CORRECT: Item that is available to determine hazardous ingredients and treatment
protocols for products
4. Diet that is used for an animal that is showing or hunting
51. Shipping fever (No Answer)
1. A parasite that lives on hair
2. Rabbits and Horses have this type of digestive system
3. CORRECT: A respiratory infection caused by transport of livestock is called
4. Agent used to treat cancer
52. Cats, dogs, and rabbits (No Answer)
1. A castrated goat
2. Insect that causes heartworm disease
3. Also the heart rate
4. CORRECT: Animals that may get ear mites
53. Brucellosis (No Answer)
1. X-rays are used to take this kind of special photograph
2. CORRECT: Reproductive disease in swine that is highly contagious and has no cure
3. A parasite that lives on hair
4. Methods used to determine the gender of a bird
54. Rabies (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Example of a viral disease
2. Example of a bacterial disease
3. Examples of zoonotic diseases
4. Term for hair loss
55. Brucellosis (No Answer)
1. A mature female pig that has had a little
2. A building block of protein that forms in chains
3. CORRECT: Reproductive disease that may cause sterillity and abortion in cattle
4. Ttype of digestive system that goats have
56. Doe (No Answer)
1. Genus for Goats
2. A castrated goat
3. A mature female sheep
4. CORRECT: A mature female goat
57. Bile (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Substance created by the liver
2. A castrated goat
3. Disease caused by Clostridium
4. Term for toward the nose
58. Caudal (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: The term for toward the tail
2. Term for toward the nose
3. Genus for Cattle
4. The term -cysto means
59. Biological Hazzard, Chemical Hazzard, and Physical Hazzard (No Answer)
1. Example of a viral disease
2. Causes of stress
3. Classes of sanitation
4. CORRECT: Classes of Veterinary hazzards
60. 21 days (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Incubation time for chickens
2. Genus for Cattle
3. Gestation length for goats
4. Definition of efficacy
61. 400 (No Answer)
1. Term for toward the nose
2. Animals that may get ear mites
3. Term for laying on the side
4. CORRECT: Average of muscles cats have in their bodies
62. Ovine (No Answer)
1. Signs of pain
2. A newborn horse
3. CORRECT: A sheep is called
4. Mature female cattle
63. Ethics (No Answer)
1. One example of NOT a route of giving medications
2. Type of joint that rotates around a fixed point
3. A swollen and painful abdomen is a sign of
4. CORRECT: Rules and principles that govern proper conduct is the definition of
64. Territorial aggression (No Answer)
1. Type of joint that rotates around a fixed point
2. The reason for aspirating the syringe prior to injection
3. Diet that is used for an animal that is showing or hunting
4. CORRECT: Type of aggression that is displayed when an animal protects its owner
65. Caprine (No Answer)
1. Anorexia means
2. Genus for Cattle
3. A castrated goat
4. CORRECT: Genus for Goats
66. Cows (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Mature female cattle
2. A mature female goat
3. Genus for Cattle
4. A mature female sheep
67. Wearing exam gloves, wearing a gown in the isolation ward, and washing hands after
removing gloves (No Answer)
1. Sites for an IM injection
2. CORRECT: Examples of aseptic practice
3. Example of a bacterial disease
4. Examples of zoonotic diseases
68. Vocal, restless, and chewing at incision (No Answer)
1. Genus for Cattle
2. Causes of stress
3. CORRECT: Signs of pain
4. A sheep is called
69. On either side of the neck (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: The jugular vein is located
2. Where bone marrow is found
3. Genus for Goats
4. A sheep is called
70. Shank (No Answer)
1. Wavelike motion of the digestive track
2. Common procedure that is used for the purpose of identification
3. The study of the functions of the human body
4. CORRECT: Which of the following is NOT part of the horse: Fetlock, Poll, Shank or
Pastern
71. Client refuses to pay for services that were approved in a consent form, a boarding dog
escapes from the clinic, and the veterinarian guarantees a cure and the patient dies (No
Answer)
1. A swollen and painful abdomen is a sign of
2. CORRECT: Breaches of contract between a veterinarian and client are
3. Example of a bacterial disease
4. The name of the second cervical vertebra
72. Urinary bladder (No Answer)
1. Genus for Goats
2. Anorexia means
3. Ruminant animals
4. CORRECT: The term -cysto means
73. Cockerel (No Answer)
1. A mature female sheep
2. CORRECT: A young male chicken
3. Signs of pain
4. A young female chicken
74. Newcastle disease (No Answer)
1. Diet that is used for an animal that is showing or hunting
2. A mature female pig that has had a little
3. Agency that usually regulates exotic species
4. CORRECT: Disease that causes repiratory distress that may make a bird twist its neck
75. Pivot joint (No Answer)
1. A parasite that lives on hair
2. The term for toward the tail
3. Term for toward the nose
4. CORRECT: Type of joint that rotates around a fixed point
76. To create a new opening (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: The suffix -stomy means
2. Anorexia means
3. Genus for Goats
4. Causes of stress
77. Hindgut fermenter (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Rabbits and Horses have this type of digestive system
2. Insect that causes heartworm disease
3. X-rays are used to take this kind of special photograph
4. A collie is grouped as this kind of dog
78. Dehydration (No Answer)
1. Term for laying on the side
2. Gestation length of a cow
3. CORRECT: Condition resulting from fluid loss in the body
4. Term for toward the nose
79. Feather sample, Blood sample, and DNA test (No Answer)
1. Classes of Veterinary hazzards
2. Gestation length of a horse
3. CORRECT: Methods used to determine the gender of a bird
4. Gestation length of a cow
80. Bang's disease, Brucellosis, and Leptospirosis (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Examples of zoonotic diseases
2. Classes of sanitation
3. Classes of Veterinary hazzards
4. Type of round worm
81. Bovine (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Genus for Cattle
2. Genus for Goats
3. Causes of stress
4. A sheep is called
82. A horse (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Animal that has the greatest risk of developing West Nile Virus from a
mosquito bite
2. Animals that may get ear mites
3. A tear in the chest muscle allowing muscle to protrude through it
4. Reason for tapping the end of the syringe after filling it
83. Clutch (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: The total number of eggs in a nest
2. Causes of stress
3. The term for toward the tail
4. The suffix -stomy means
84. Ketosis (No Answer)
1. Definition of Hyperplasia
2. Insect that causes heartworm disease
3. A parasite that lives on hair
4. CORRECT: Metabolic condition that causes low blood sugar
85. Corgi (No Answer)
1. Insect that causes heartworm disease
2. CORRECT: Intervertebral disc disease is common in this dog breed
3. Ttype of digestive system that goats have
4. Condition resulting from fluid loss in the body
86. Ruminant (No Answer)
1. A mature female goat
2. The suffix -stomy means
3. Term for laying on the side
4. CORRECT: Ttype of digestive system that goats have
87. Chemotherapy (No Answer)
1. Genus for Sheep
2. CORRECT: Agent used to treat cancer
3. Also the heart rate
4. Term for toward the nose
88. Stallion (No Answer)
1. A mature female goat
2. A mature female sheep
3. CORRECT: A mature intact male horse
4. Anorexia means
89. Alcohol, Iodine, and Chlorhexidine (No Answer)
1. Genus for Goats
2. Genus for Sheep
3. Genus for Cattle
4. CORRECT: Agents used to disinfect
90. Llama, goat, and cow (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Ruminant animals
2. Anorexia means
3. Causes of stress
4. Signs of pain
91. Axis (No Answer)
1. Animals that may get ear mites
2. The term for toward the tail
3. CORRECT: The name of the second cervical vertebra
4. The term -cysto means
92. 340 days (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Gestation length of a horse
2. Gestation length of a cow
3. A mature intact male horse
4. Gestation length for goats
93. Work diet (No Answer)
1. Term for when an animal eats its own waste materials
2. CORRECT: Diet that is used for an animal that is showing or hunting
3. Hip dysplasia is common in this dog breed
4. Methods used to determine the gender of a bird
94. Mosquito (No Answer)
1. Animals that may get ear mites
2. Also the heart rate
3. CORRECT: Insect that causes heartworm disease
4. Example of a bacterial disease
95. Femur (No Answer)
1. Examples of aseptic practice
2. Also the heart rate
3. A sheep is called
4. CORRECT: Part of the appendicular skeleton
96. Department of Agriculture (No Answer)
1. CORRECT: Agency that usually regulates exotic species
2. Animals that may get ear mites
3. A castrated horse
4. Gestation length for goats
97. 148-151 days (No Answer)
1. A mature female goat
2. Gestation lenght for a dog
3. CORRECT: Gestation length for goats
4. Also the heart rate
98. 283 days (No Answer)
1. Gestation length for goats
2. CORRECT: Gestation length of a cow
3. Also the heart rate
4. Definition of efficacy
99. Bloating (No Answer)
1. A collie is grouped as this kind of dog
2. CORRECT: A swollen and painful abdomen is a sign of
3. Example of a viral disease
4. Where bone marrow is found
100.
Not eating (No Answer)
1. Causes of stress
2. Signs of pain
3. Genus for Goats
4. CORRECT: Anorexia means