Veterinary Technology: Steps to Master the Basics

МИНИСТЕРСТВО СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА РФ 

ДЕПАРТАМЕНТ НАУЧНО-ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ  

И ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ 

САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ  

УНИВЕРСИТЕТ ВЕТЕРИНАРНОЙ МЕДИЦИНЫ 

 

 

 

Кайдалова О.И., Короткова Н.Л. 

 

 

Veterinary Technology:  

Steps To Master The Basics 

 

учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку 

для студентов 1 курса факультетов 

ветеринарной медицины  

и ветеринарно-санитарной экспертизы 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Санкт-Петербург 

2023 

УДК 372.881.111.1(0758)  

  

Кайдалова О.И. Veterinary Technology: Steps to Master the Basics / 

учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов  
1 курса факультетов ветеринарной медицины и ветеринарно-санитарной 
экспертизы / Кайдалова О.И., Короткова Н.Л. ; МСХ РФ, СПбГУВМ. – 
Санкт-Петербург : Изд-во СПбГУВМ, 2023. – 117 с. 

 

Учебно-методическое пособие предназначено для студентов  факульте
тов ветеринарной медицины и ветеринарно-санитарной экспертизы, обучающихся по программе уровня высшего образования (специалитет и бакалавриат) по специальностям  36.05.01 Ветеринария и 36.03.01 Ветеринарносанитарная экспертиза. 

Данное пособие является составной частью учебного комплекса по 

дисциплине Иностранный язык, созданного на кафедре иностранных языков 
СПбГУВМ. Цель данного пособия заключается в закреплении полученных 
знаний из предыдущей части путем выполнения практических заданий различной степени сложности. Данные практические задания полностью соответствуют разделам предыдущего пособия, что способствует системности 
изучения и закрепления материала. Достоинством данного пособия является 
формирование переводческих навыков, что, в свою очередь, будет способствовать развитию навыков говорения на профессиональные темы. Комплексный подход к изучению материала значительно облегчает работу как 
студентов, так и преподавателей, помогая последним планировать занятия, а 
первым – выработать алгоритм усвоения материала. 
 

Авторы: 

Кайдалова О.И., кандидат  филологических наук, доцент  

кафедры иностранных языков СПбГУВМ;    

 
Короткова Н.Л., ст. преподаватель кафедры  

иностранных языков СПбГУВМ 

Рецензент 

Токарев А.Н.,  д.в.н., доцент,  

декан факультета ветеринарной медицины СПбГУВМ 

 

  Учебно-методическое пособие одобрено и рекомендовано к изданию  

методическим советом СПбГУВМ, протокол № 6 от 04.09.2023 г. 

 
 
             © ФГБОУ ВО СПбГУВМ, 2023 

INTRODUCTION 

The textbook is intended for students of the faculties of veterinary 

medicine and veterinary-sanitary examination, studying in the higher education program (specialist and bachelor's degrees) in the specialties 36.05.01 
Veterinary Medicine and 36.03.01 Veterinary-Sanitary Examination. 

This manual is an integral part of the educational complex on the dis
cipline Foreign Language, created at the Department of Foreign Languages 
of St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine. The purpose of 
this manual is to consolidate the knowledge gained from the previous part 
by performing practical tasks of varying degrees of complexity. These practical tasks fully correspond to the sections of the previous manual, which 
contributes to the systematic study and consolidation of the material. The 
advantage of this manual is the formation of translation skills, which, in 
turn, will contribute to the development of speaking skills on professional 
topics. An integrated approach to studying the material greatly facilitates the 
work of both students and teachers, helping the latter to plan lessons, and the 
former to develop an algorithm for mastering the material. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I 

Multiple Choice 

Unit 1 

SKELETON 

1. An endoskeleton is present in all … animals. 

a) invertebrate 

b) acarine 

c) vertebrate 

2. Some soft-bodied invertebrates have a compartment within the body called …  

a) sacrum 

b) coelom 

c) sector  

d) section 

3. The skeleton protects against … . 

a) damage 

b) homage 

c) heritage   

d) spoilage  

4. Certain bones have … shapes to hold organs in place. 

a) round  

b) helical  

c) hollow 

d) square   

5. The exoskeleton of insects is divided into several … . 

a) fragments 

b) sections 

c) compartments 

6. The … skeleton is made up of the skull, spinal column, and ribs. 

a) visceral 

b) appendicular 

c) axial  

7. The primary function of the skeleton is to provide a system of … used in 

locomotion. 

a) beavers 

b) leaves 

c) leavers  

8. In the axial skeleton, the skull … to the vertebral column. 

a) composes 

b) made of 

c) consists 

d) connects 

9. Collectively, the spine, ribs, and sternum form the … . 

a) thoracic girdle 

b) thoracic limb 

c) rib cage 

d) pelvic girdle 

10. The cats’ vertebrae are not tightly connected making their spine extremely …  

a) hard 

b) flexible 

c) solid  

d) soft 

11. The first nine ribs are attached ventrally to the sternum by costal … . 

a) tubercle 

b) body 

c) ligament 

d) cartilage 

12. A cat's spine contains more bones that ours, mainly because of the … . 

a) neck 

b) chest 

c) tail 

d) sacrum 

13. The skull is the collection of flat and … … bones. 

a) regularly shaped 

b) pole-shaped                

c) round shaped 

d) irregularly shaped 

14. Rib cage… the heart and lungs. 

a) composes 

b) has 

c) consists 

d) houses 

15. A major part of the skull, which holds the upper…, is called the maxilla. 

a) cheek 

b) part 

c) jowl 

d) jaw 

16. The cranial … contains the brain. 

a) compartment 

b) passage  

c) encasement 

d) cavity 

17. … attach muscles to the bones. 

a) ligaments 

b) cartilages 

c) tendons 

18. The hydrostatic skeleton in the earthworm enable it … . 

a) to breath 

b) to hold the inner organs 

c) to move on earth 

19. The skull is composed of a number of … bones. 

a) tubular 

b) sponge 

c) flat 

20. The exoskeleton of arthropods is made of very light substances known as … . 

a) protein 

b) chitin 

c) lipid 

 

Unit 2 

MUSCLES 

1. … muscles can contract and pull, but they cannot push. 

a) skeletal 

b) cardiac 

c) smooth 

d) visceral 

2. A rich capillary distribution helps to … oxygen to muscles. 

a) push 

b) pull 

c) deliver 

d) arrange 

3. Muscles are responsible for maintaining posture, physical movement, and 

movement of … organs. 

a) motion 

b) visceral 

c) sense 

d) respiratory 

4. This Latin term ‗musculus‖ could be due to … . 

a) their ability to contract 

b) the shape of some muscles 

c) their ability to move food in digestive tract 

d) their function 

5. This organ doesn‘t belong to visceral organs: 

a) bladder 

b) liver 

c) stomach 

d) extremity 

6. ... muscles, such as those found in the arms and legs, can be controlled by 

thought. 

a) involuntary 

b) automatic 

c) voluntary  

7. Smooth muscles … the walls of the internal organs such as those of the 

blood vessels, the digestive tract, and the bladder. 

a) pull 

b) make up 

c) destroy 

d) carry out 

8. Smooth muscles maintain continence of the bladder and … food through 

the bowel. 

a) pull 

b) bring 

c) propel 

d) carry out 

9. Smooth muscle tissues … of long cells. 

a) compose 

b) make 

c) contain 

d) consist 

10. Each individual muscle … of many cells held together by connective tissue. 

a) composes 

b) is composed 

c) composed 

d) compose 

11. The heart is simply a huge net of muscles in which all elements are … 

with each other. 

a) separated 

b) isolated 

c) connected 

d) continued 

12. When tendons … force greater than their resistance capacity, injuries 

will result with the tearing and over-stretching of tissues. 

a) receive 

b) give 

c) carry 

d) compose 

13. Part of the tail's musculature also is associated with the rectum, anus and 

pelvic … . 

a) part 

b) limb 

c) girdle 

d) diaphragms 

14. Biologically, your cat clearly has the ability … voluntary muscles and 

make his tail move. 

a) to trigger 

b) to use 

c) to move 

d) to push 

15. It appears the cat can think to wiggle his tail, but that it requires so little 

… that it blurs the line between conscious and unconscious thought. 

a) thought 

b) time 

c) strength 

d) room 

16. Ligaments and tendons … dense layered collagen fibers, called fibrous 

connective tissue. 

a) consist of 

b) involve 

c) are known as 

d) are made of 

17. The tail nerves collect in a bundle together with those from cat‘s hind legs 

and … before they collect into the spinal cord. 

a) femur 

b) pelvis 

c) sacrum 

d) rear 

18. Your cat uses his tail as a … , just like a tightrope walker uses her pole. 

a) counterweight 

b) equipoise 

c) counter 

d) mainstay 

19. Muscles that tend to close the angle made by the two bones are called … . 

a) rotators 

b) supinators