The most superficial layer of the epidermis is the:                                                

The serous membrane (serosa) covering the stomach (organ surface) is the:

What is this tissue type? Write the name of the tissue and ET or CT.  Example: stratified cuboidal ET

An owner brings in 5 barn cats and her house cat in for alteration and vaccination. Which choice would be an appropriate outcome for this request?

A 9-year-old, male neutered Domestic Short-haired cat presents straining to urinate with a bladder obstruction. The cat was sedated with butorphanol 0.3 mg/kg and midazolam 0.25 mg/kg IV and a sacrococcygeal epidural was performed with 1 mg/kg lidocaine prior to unblocking with a tomcat catheter. What is the term used to describe this epidural anesthetic technique?

A 15-year-old, female spayed Domestic Long-haired cat having general anesthesia for intestinal biopsies due to a chronic history of vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss (BCS 2/9) is assigned an ASA status of 3. The owner expresses concern about the anesthesia especially because their dog recently presented in septic shock and barely survived surgery for a ruptured kidney abscess. How would the anesthetic risk for this cat compare to their dog based on the physical status?

Uumpalumpa, a FS 4 mo Cattle Dog mix, is recovering from abdominal surgery for an elective spay. She is wearing a cone and staying in the kennel when unattended at home. She was dispensed 5 days of NSAIDS post-operatively. Post-operative healing can look very different. The owner stops by the clinic 3 days later concerned about her pup’s incision, and your tech brings you this picture from the front lobby. What are your initial impressions and thought pattern?

Frank had been anesthetized twice in the past for minor procedures, once with isoflurane and once with sevoflurane. In reviewing both anesthesia records, the anesthetic requirement during most of the procedure, as indicated by the vaporizer setting, appears to have been greater for sevoflurane (2.5%) than isoflurane (1.5%). What is the most likely explanation for this observation?

Juniper is a very friendly, 1-year-old, female intact, Labrador retriever (dog) presenting for an elective ovariohysterectomy. She is considered healthy based on history, physical exam (normal bronchovesicular sounds in all lung fields, no heart murmurs, a respiratory sinus arrhythmia, mucus membranes are pink and moist with a capillary refill time of 1.5 seconds) and minimal pre-operative bloodwork (packed cell volume 37%, total plasma protein 6.0 g/dL, Blood Urea Nitrogen 20 mg/dL, Creatinine 0.9 mg/dL, Glucose 120 mg/dL). Which of the following pre-medication protocols optimize the goals of analgesia and sedation for Juniper’s surgical procedure?

In a post-anesthetic care setting in a veterinary hospital what feature is most important to decrease complications?