CERTIFIED VETERINARY CVA ASSISTANT
TVMA - LEVEL 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1: What is an antiseptic?
CORRECT ANSWER: Chemical agent applied to
living tissue to prevent growth and reproduction of microorganisms
Question 2: What is colic?
CORRECT ANSWER: severe abdominal pain;
syndrome caused by severe paroxsysmal pain due to disease of an abdominal organ
Question 3: What is distemper?
CORRECT ANSWER: A viral infection affecting
several species; characterized in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures.
Question 4: What is a fomite?
CORRECT ANSWER: A physical object that serves to
transmit an infectious agent from person to person.(shoes, bowls, leashes, brooms, mops, ect.)
Question 5: What is Dirofilaria immitis?
CORRECT ANSWER: Heartworm
Question 6: What is Parvo or Parvovirus?
CORRECT ANSWER: A viral infection which may
affect cattle, dogs, cats and swine. Most commonly seen in dogs where the clinical symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea, often with blood, high fever and dehydration.
Question 7: What is ringworm?
CORRECT ANSWER: dermatophyte of the superficial
layers
Question 8: What is scabies?
CORRECT ANSWER: intensely pruritic dermatitis
caused by acarid mite
Question 9: What are acid detergents used for?
CORRECT ANSWER: Removes dried urine particles
Question 10: What are alkaline detergents used for?
CORRECT ANSWER: remove oils left from foods,
fecal or animal skin or hair
Question 11: What is iodine used for?
CORRECT ANSWER: sanitizes equipment
Question 12: What are Quaternary Ammonium
Compounds (quats) used for?
CORRECT ANSWER: Kills enveloped viruses (feline
Rhinotrachetitis)
Question 13: What are phenols used for?
CORRECT ANSWER: kills enveloped viruses
Question 14: What does OSHA stand for?
CORRECT ANSWER: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Question 15: What does PPE stand for?
CORRECT ANSWER: personal protective equipment
Question 16: What does MSDS stand for?
CORRECT ANSWER: Material Safety Data Sheet
Question 17: What is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus;
rhabdovirus?