ANIMAL SCIENCE 2Small Animals

By: Ashley DavisBlock 3

Root Words

• PHELB

• REN

• MYEL

• ANGI

• CYST

• CYT

• VEIN

• KIDNEY

• BONE MARROW

• VESSEL

• BLADDER

• CELL

Prefixes

• HYPER

• UN

• A, AN

• CONTRA

• DE

• ABOVE

• PROBLEM

• WITHOUT

• DOES NOT EXIST

• WITHOUT

Suffixes

• SCOPY

• ITIS

• SCOPE

• OMA

• OSIS

• METER

• EXAMINATION OF

• INFLAMMATION

• INSTRUMENT

• TUMOR

• ABNORMAL

• MEASURING INSTRUMENT

Positions• CRANIAL

• DORSAL

• VENTRAL

• CAUDAL

• DISTAL

• PROXIMAL

• SUPERFICIAL

• TOWARD THE HEAD

• BACK AREA

• UNDERLINE

• OPPOSITE THE HEAD

• FARTHEST FROM THE CENTER

• 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 animal usually requires the most veterinary expense?

• Dogs

• Small animals are most beneficial to society because they:

• Boost the economy by creating jobs.

• Veterinary care for pet owners:

• Is the largest expense item for pet owners.

• Vaccines for hepatitis are most likely a direct result of using small animals for:

• Research.

• A person who feeds and cares for animals and cleans cages is a:

• Kennel attendant.

• What is the major role that small animal dealers perform?

• Sell laboratory animals.

• Disease associated with fecal matter from caged birds

• Psittacosis

• Parasite that causes cysts and tumors in human liver

• Tapeworms

• Bacterial disease causing miscarriages in humans

• Toxoplasmosis

• Disease associated with water or soil being contaminated by urine and feces of small animals

• Leporatosis

• 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

• Feathers that cover the bird’s ears

• Waxy-looking bumps on the upper beak

• Abdomen

• Auriculars

• 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

• Pectoral limbs include:

• Pelvic limbs include:

• Axial Skeleton:

• Circulates blood

• Shoulders and front legs

• Rear legs and feet

• 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, 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.

• Abyssinian

• 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. Medium-sized cat is a jet black color with copper or gold colored eyes.

• Bombay