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These 10 free Animal Chiropractic questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Animal Chiropractic Certification blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
After an awkward slip, a horse shows abnormal separation of stifle and hock motion. During the veterinary examination, the hock can be extended while the stifle remains flexed. Which structure normally prevents this combination of positions?
Correct answer: C - Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
A 7-year-old Doberman has a gradually worsening gait. Both thoracic limbs have reduced muscle tone and depressed withdrawal reflexes. The pelvic limbs are ataxic, with increased extensor tone and brisk patellar reflexes. Mentation and cranial nerve findings are normal. Assuming a single spinal cord lesion, where does this combination localize?
Correct answer: B - C6-T2 spinal cord segments
Three weeks after striking a gatepost with its shoulder, a horse has marked wasting of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus on that side. Elbow, carpal, and digital extension remain effective, and there is no generalized ataxia. This distribution of muscle loss points most directly to the:
Correct answer: A - Suprascapular nerve
A gelding develops recurrent thoracolumbar soreness after longer rides. During a saddle-fitting assessment, the panels bear firmly at the front and rear but have little contact through the middle. Wither clearance is maintained under the rider, and the saddle does not tip forward and backward. Which fit problem accounts for this loading pattern?
Correct answer: D - Bridging across the middle of the back
An 8-year-old Labrador is presented for "back stiffness" and left pelvic-limb lameness. Radiographs show ventral lumbar osteophytes without destructive change. Neurologic findings are normal, but the left stifle has effusion and a positive tibial thrust test. The lameness is most directly explained by:
Correct answer: A - Cranial cruciate ligament insufficiency
Following a well-tolerated manual treatment for a horse's assessed cervical motion restriction, the previously limited movement is easier on repeat examination. No cavitation was heard. The horse remains comfortable, and its neurologic examination is unchanged. How should the absence of a sound affect the immediate plan?
Correct answer: C - Record the response without repeating solely to obtain a sound
Before treatment, a dog's Canine Brief Pain Inventory pain-severity score was 6.0 and pain-interference score was 4.0. At follow-up, the four severity ratings are 2, 3, 3, and 4; the six interference ratings are 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, and 5. The same owner completes both assessments. Which interpretation belongs in the follow-up record?
Correct answer: A - Severity is 3.0 and interference is 4.0; functional interference has not improved
At a farm visit, a pony recently given access to lush pasture stands with both forefeet extended, shifts weight repeatedly, and has bounding digital pulses in both forefeet. The owner asks for a trot-up on concrete to identify the lame leg. What takes priority?
Correct answer: D - Avoid forced gait testing and arrange immediate veterinary care
A clinician describes a spinal thrust as "low amplitude" because the peak force is small, although the joint travels through a relatively large excursion. Which recorded variable would actually establish whether the thrust was low amplitude?
Correct answer: B - The displacement of the target joint during the thrust
A horse shows no discernible lameness at the walk or during repeated straight-line trots. On a firm-surface circle to the left, however, the same forelimb lameness appears consistently on each pass. On the AAEP 0-5 lameness scale, the appropriate grade is:
Correct answer: C - Grade 2
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