VTNE Prep #3 Exam Questions and Answers

VTNE Prep #3 Exam Questions and Answers Atlantooccipital joint - Answer ️️ --provides the up and down motion of the head -located between the occipital condyles of the skull and C1 (atlas) Coxofermoral joint - Answer ️️ -hip joint Scapulohumeral joint - Answer ️️ -where the scapula joins with the proximal humerus Stimulation of the Vagus nerve results in which of the following? - Answer ️️ -slows the heart rate Post Renal Azotemia - Answer ️️ -is an elevation in BUN and creatinine due to pathology located after the kidney (in the ureters, bladder, or urethra) Pre-renal Azotemia - Answer ️️ -causes include dehydration and lack of perfusion (as could occur in shock from hypotension) Renal Azotemia - Answer ️️ -caused by a primary problem with the kidneys (acute or chronic renal failure) Parascaris equorum - Answer ️️ --can lead to intestinal impaction and associated colic -common in foals -roundworm seen in horses What zoonotic pathogen might a technician contract from treating a 10 day old dairy calf with diarrhea? - Answer ️️ --cryptosporidium parvum is a major cause of diarrhea -just a few oocysts can be infective to humans and cause diarrhea lasting several days The sacculus rotundus is part of the intestinal anatomy of which species? - Answer ️️ --Rabbit -just proximal to the cecum is a GI structure containing a large amount of lymphoid tissue, which has some immune function -it is present only in lagomorphs What is the feline scabies mite? - Answer ️️ --Notoedres cati -often causes scaly or scabby facial lesions in cats and is intensely pruritic -highly contagious -diagnosed via skin scraping