1. Which one of the following poisonous plants is primarily neurotoxic?
Quercus spp. Juglans nigra Sorghum spp. Rhododendron spp.
2. Ingestion of which one of the following plants causes acute hemolytic anemia in horses?
Acer rubrum Kalmia spp. Prunus spp. Eupatorium rugosum
3. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are responsible for the toxicologic effects of which one of the following plants?
Lilium spp. Senecio spp. Robinia spp. Conium spp.
4. Which one of the following plants causes "Crooked Calf Syndrome"?
Pinus ponderosa Lupinus spp. Asclepias spp. Veratrum californicum
5. What is the MOTA of Taxus?
physical irritation of oral mucosa methemoglobin formation neuromuscular blockade inhibition of cardiac depolarization
6. Eupatorium rugosum causes which one of the following?
death from respiratory failure in horses and ruminants CNS tremors in horses; myocardial degeneration in ruminants CNS tremors in ruminants; myocardial degeneration in horses CNS effects in horses and ruminants
7. Laminitis is a common clinical sign seen in horses exposed to:
Juglans nigra Cicuta spp. Quercus spp. Acer rubrum
8. Which one of the following toxins found in Astragalus & Oxytropis spp. is responsible for demyelinatin of the posterior spinal cord?
Selenium Swainsonine Miserotoxin Anagyrine
9. Intoxication with which one of the following plants is likely to cause dyspnea?
Sorghum spp. Asclepias spp. Senecio spp. Philodendron spp.
10. The toxins found in Delphinium spp. target which organ system(s)?
CNS & heart kidney & GI system GI system & heart liver
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