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Questions
1) What is the scientific name for the domestic dog?
A) Canis lupus
B) Canis familiaris
C) Canis genius
D) Canis latrans
2) What is the scientific name for the gray wolf?
A) Canis lupus
B) Canis familiaris
C) Canis genius
D) Canis latrans
3) What is the morphology (shape) of the borzoi skull?
A) large and thick
B) heavy and thick
C) long and narrow
D) tinny and thin
4) What is the dental formula?
A) shape of mouth
B) shape of teeth
C) counting of teeth
D) design of teeth
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B
C
D
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D
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5) How do we identify mammals?
A) Morphology of skull
B) Mandible
C) Teeth
D) Maxilla
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B
C
D
6) How many bones are in the entire canine body?
A) 320 /321
B) 324 /321
C) 322 /323
D) 325 /326
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B
C
D
7) What is a paired bone?
A) About the same size
B) Is the same size
C) About the same shape
D) One that looks exactly the same and on both sides of the body
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B
C
D
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8) How many bones make up the skull?
A) 52
B) 50
C) 51
D) 53
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B
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D
9) Where is the hyoid bone located?
A) Occiput
B) Mandible
C) Between middle and inner ear
D) Throat
A
B
C
D
10) What does the hyoid bone allow the dog to do?
A) Drink
B) Bark
C) Smell
D) Sneeze
11) What is another name for the rostrum?
A) Nose
B) Basisphenoid
C) Incus
D) Baculum
12) What are the lacy bones in the nasal area called?
A) Basisphenoid
B) Incus
C) Cribiform Plate
D) Baculum
13) What is the cribiform plate used for?
A) Taste
B) Bark
C) Hear
D) Smell
14) How much better is a dog’s sense of smell than a human’s?
A) 20 times
B) 25 times
C) 200 times
D) 250 times
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B
C
D
15) Dogs use their __________ for nipping.
A) Incisors
B) Canines
C) Premolars
D) Molars
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16) The ___________ are used for piercing and holding.
A) Incisors
B) Canines
C) Premolars
D) Molars
17) The ____________ are used for chewing and slicing
A) Incisors
B) Canines
C) Premolars
D) Mandible
18) How many molars are in the upper skull (maxilla)?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
D) 4
19) How many molars are in the bottom (mandible)?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
D) 4
20) Upper premolar 4 and lower molar 1 is referred to as the
__________.
A) Canine protrusion
B) Developmental pair
C) Carnassial apparatus
D) Molar junction
21) What are the premolar and lower molar used for?
A) Shearing meat
B) Nipping meat
C) Holding meat
D) Piercing meat
22) An animal with a______________ is classified as a carnivore.
A) Canine protrusion
B) Developmental pair
C) Carnassial apparatus
D) Molar junction
A
B
C
D
23) Dog diets are classified as _________.
A) Carnivorous
B) Omnivorours
C) Herbivorous
D) Piscivorous
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B
C
D
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24) What is the upper (maxillary) dental formula of the dog?
A) 3 – 1 – 4 – 2 X 2 = 20
B) 3 – 1 – 4 – 3 X 2 = 22
C) 3 – 1 – 3 – 3 X 2 = 20
D) 4 – 1 - 3 – 3 X 2 = 22
25) What is the lower (mandibular) dental formula of the dog?
A) 3 – 1 – 4 – 2 X 2 = 20
B) 3 – 1 – 4 – 3 X 2 = 22
C) 3 – 1 – 3 – 3 X 2 = 20
D) 4 – 1 - 3 – 3 X 2 = 22
26) What is the total number of teeth in the dog?
A) 40
B) 42
C) 44
D) 46
27) Where does the spinal cord enter the skull?
A) Condyles
B) Foramen Magnum
C) Zygomatic Arch
D) Cribiform Plate
28) How many cervical vertebrae are in the dog?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
29) How many cervical vertebrae is a mammalian trait?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
30) The __________ houses the brain.
A) Tympanic
B) Brain case
C) Zygomatic arch
D) Foramen magnum
31) The auditory bulla or the __________ houses the inner ear.
A) Tympanic bulla
B) Brain case
C) Zyogmatic arch
D) Foramen magnum
Answers
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B
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32) The incus, stapes, and malleus are housed in the ____________.
A) Tympanic bulla
B) Brain case
C) Zygomatic arch
D) Foramen magnum
33) __________ is plural for bulla.
A) Bullies
B) Bully’s
C) Bulla’s
D) Bullae
34) The ______________ is a small hole on the lateral side of the skull
which is part of the hearing apparatus.
A) Tympanic
B) External auditory meatus
C) Basisphenoid
D) Temporal mandible
35) The back part of the skull is called the ___________, meaning it
has to do with the eyes.
A) Tympanic
B) External auditory meatus
C) Temporal mandible
D) Occiput
36) The ____________ ligament is a large fibro cartilage ligament that
holds the head on the body.
A) Tympanic
B) Occipital
C) Nuchal
D) Foramen
37) The ____________ are filled with air to help protect the brain.
A) Foramen magnum
B) Cribiform plate
C) Turbinals
D) Frontal sinuses
38) The __________ are greatly enlarged on snub nosed dogs.
A) Foramen magnum
B) Cribiform plate
C) Turbinals
D) Frontal sinuses
39) Dogs have an eye __________ that holds the eye in place.
A) Muscle
B) Ligament
C) Tendon
D) Bone
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B
C
D
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D
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40) Breeds like the ____________ have eyes that can prolapse
(displaced outside of the skull).
A) Great Dane
B) Bull Terrier
C) Boston Terrier
D) Scottish Terrier
41) The ______________ bone is where most of the upper teeth are
located.
A) Premaxillary
B) Post maxillary
C) Maxillary
D) Zygomatic arch
42) The incisors are located in the ___________.
A) Premaxilla
B) Post maxilla
C) Maxilla
D) Zygomatic arch
43) The closing of the ______________ suture determines the length
of the dogs face.
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Temporal
D) Coronal
44) In the English Bull Dog the ___________ suture closes earliest.
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Temporal
D) Coronal
45) The _________ suture determines the width of the skull.
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Temporal
D) Coronal
46) In the Borzoi the ____________ suture closes quicker.
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Temporal
D) Coronal
47) The _________ is a soft spot in the skull.
A) Bulla
B) Occular
C) Fontanelle
D) Coronal
Answers
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B
C
D
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48) The term ________ is used to refer to all of the teeth.
A) Mandible
B) Dentary
C) Premaxillary
D) Dental battery
49) Bones are _____________ and movable.
A) Live tissue
B) Dead tissue
C) Connective tissue
D) Epidermal
50) Evidence of injuries and infections can be seen on the _______.
A) Muscles
B) Ligaments
C) Tendons
D) Bones
51) Muscles can change __________attachment lines.
A) Connective tissue
B) Ligament
C) Tendon
D) Bone
52) _________ are folded pieces of bones inside the nose.
A) Incus
B) Basisphenoid
C) Meatus
D) Turbinals
53) ____________ dogs do not smell as well as other breeds.
A) Brachycephalic
B) Dochycephalic
C) Canis familiarus
D) Canus lupus
54) The __________ is made up of 2 dentary bones
A) Premaxillary
B) Maxillary
C) Mandible
D) Dental battery
55) The action of the jaw of a carnivore is _____________.
A) Lateral
B) Grinding
C) Rotation
D) Flexion and extension
Answers
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B
C
D
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B
C
D
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56) The __________ is the top (dorsal) of the skull
A) Occipit
B) Foramen magnum
C) Calvarium
D) Baculum
Answers
A
B
C
D