History and Physical

• palpation


  Examining body parts by touch
• Auscultation


  Listening for sounds produced with a Stethoscope
• observation


  careful visual inspection of each body part & evaluating the animal
• Erythroderma


  Redness of the Skin
• Papules


  A hard, pimple-like skin bump
• Cranial is towards the head
• Ingiunal Region


  between the rear legs
• medial


  towards the middle
• A neuro hammer is an instrument used by the veterinarian to check an animal's reflexes
• Perfuse is to pump
• ventral


  toward the anterior of front
• Skin, hair, nails, paws and scales


  A proper examination of the integumentary system includes assessment of which of the following?
• Heart-girth tape


  If a walk-on scale for horses is unavailable, you may use what tool to measure and convert into total body weight?
• Nose to tail, system by system


  A body systems history and review may be approached in which of the following ways?
• 99°F to 101°F


  What’s the normal temperature for a horse?
• the mouth


  The examination of the gastrointestinal system should begin where?
• Palpation involves touch and how the various body tissues and structures feel
• Conjunctiva is the membrane that covers the eyeball and inside of the eyelids
• Cornea is the transparent layer that covers the front of the eye
• thoracic


  The chest cavity of an animal
• Turgor pressure


  normal elasticity of the elasticity of the skin for evidence of dehydration
• Rales


  abnormal crackling sounds heard in the lungs
• palpenral reflex


  evaluate by touching the medial corner of the eye to cause blinking
• menace reflex


  is evaluated by moving an open palm rapidly toward the animal's eye
• Submandibular, Prescapular, Axillary, Inguinal, Popliteal


  What peripheral lymph nodes does the Lymphatic system evaluate?
• Submandibular Lymph Nodes are located just caudal to the mandible on each side of the jaw
• dorsal


  toward the back
• caudal


  towards the tail
• Prescapular Lymph Nodes


  located cranial & dorsal to the shoulder joint
• axillary lymph nodes


  located in the area pit region of the animal
• Inguinal Lymph Nodes


  located in the groin region between the rear legs
• Popliteal Lymph Nodes


  located in the inguinal region between the rear legs
• Tympanic membrane


  ear drum