A Little Cat Anatomy Trivia Quiz

Answer: by opening the mouth and drawing air into it

The cat draws air into apertures behind the front teeth that connect to the nasal cavity, essentially "tasting" the smell. When it does this it looks like it is grimacing, which is known as the Flehmen response.
A cat's nose has 200 million cells that are sensitive to odor, giving it a sense of smell estimated to be 14 times stronger than a human's.

Answer: blue

The eyes will change from blue to their permanent color by 12 weeks of age.
A cat can see in one-sixth of the light humans need to see, but not in total darkness. The pupils can dilate to twice the diameter of a human's.

Answer: False

The mostly hairless Sphinx can have long, short or no whiskers.

Answer: True

Cats have 30 teeth: 12 incisors, 4 canines, 10 pre-molars and 4 molars. The incisors are used mainly in grooming, the canines (fangs) are used to catch, hold and kill prey, and the molars are used to bite meat into chunks small enough to swallow. There are no grinding surfaces on the teeth to chew their food.

Answer: cerebellum

The cat's large cerebellum is the reason it is so agile and graceful, which can help it land on its feet when it falls.
The average cat's brain is 2 inches long and weighs about 1 ounce.

Answer: fear

A cat's ears are controlled by 32 separate muscles and can rotate 180 degrees. If the ears are rotated backwards they may be showing anger and if they are upright and slightly forward they are excited.

Answer: No

Cats do not have a collarbone, but 'free-floating' clavicles. This enables the forelimbs to rotate to almost any angle.
The cat's skeletal system is the foundation of their flexibility. They have extra thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, combined with greater movement between each vertebrae, which enables them to bend and twist.

Answer: False

Cats are known as 'obligate carnivores', meaning they convert protein from meat sources for energy and would not survive on a vegetarian diet. They should also not be fed dog food. Although it will not hurt them, cats need the amino acid taurine, which is not an ingredient in dog food.

Answer: by chewing them

Cats keep their front claws maintained and sharp by scratching them on surfaces to remove the worn sheath.
Some owners have their cats declawed. Declawing removes the last joint of the cat's toe and the claw. It is still legal in North America, but is prohibited in the United Kingdom and most other countries.

Answer: all are correct

A cat uses the tail much like a human uses the arms for balance when walking on a narrow surface.
When it is cold a cat might wrap the tail around the body and over the nose.
A cat will show what kind of mood it is in with the tail: raised if content, tip quivering if excited, twitching if irritated or low and puffed up if scared.