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A patient comes into the doctor with a nodule (see picture below with the blue arrow pointing to the nodule) located proximal to the interphalangeal joint. What bone would potentially be affected by this nodule? [A] If the nodule was located in the joint, what movements might the patient find hard to do? [B]

Look at the picture below.  What MOVEMENT is the left brachial region doing? [A] NAME the STRUCTURAL classification of the joint doing the movement in part A. [B]

Cells observed on a urine sediment exam should be reported as:

You collect a sample from a mass on the liver of a dog using ulstrasound guided biopsy techniques. You make a slide, stain it, and observe mesenchymal cells on cytology. The cells are all of the same type, size, shape, and appearance. The pathology report comes back from the lab stating that the cytology sample is benign. What does this mean?

What do you learn about your patient’s health status by measuring the urine specific gravity (USG)?

Identify the structure shown in the image below. This structure is observed in a urine sediment from a dog on 40X. 

Which types of inflammatory fluid has the highest concentration of cells and protein?

If pyogranulomatous inflammation is present, which WBCs would you expect to find increased on cytology examination of the sample?

The spaces between the roots are called:

By weight, which of the following is considered the most abundant type of basic tissue in body?