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TEST BANK FOR AALAS LAT EXAM 2026 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE | LABORATORY ANIMAL
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What term describes a passageway with two locking doors which cannot be opened simultaneously? a. Capsule b. Service corridor c. Airlock d. Doorstop ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Airlock When is the pathogenic microorganism, Mycoplasma pulmonis, more likely to cause disease? a. When air levels of carbon dioxide are high b. When air levels of ammonia are high c. When air levels of oxygen are low d. When the temperature decreases rapidly in a short period --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. When air levels of ammonia are high Which type of chemical kills all microbial life and spores? a. Sterilizer
b. Sanitizer c. Disinfectant d. Germicide ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. Sterilizer What usually helps determine animal facility design? a. Preference of the facility manager b. Investigator financial contributions c. Nature of the research and testing activities d. Number of animal care staff ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Nature of the research and testing activities What relative humidity range does the Guide recommend for most mammalian species? a. 20%-50% b. 30%-70% c. 40%-80% d. 50%-90% ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 30%-70% What does positive air pressure within a room do? a. Creates an airlock
Which animal is required by the Animal Welfare Act to have psychological enrichment? a. Hamsters b. Dogs c. Rabbits d. Nonhuman primates ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Nonhuman primates What term refers to the complete removal of all visible debris from a surface? a. Sanitizing b. Sterilizing c. Cleaning d. Disinfecting ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Cleaning Which of the following describes what a facility must do to comply with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)? a. Animal Welfare Assurance b. Public Health Service Policy c. Animal Welfare Regulations
d. Ag Guide ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Animal Welfare Regulations What is a quality assurance unit responsible for ensuring compliance with? a. Animal Welfare Regulations (AWR) b. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy c. The Guide d. Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations Which of the following is NOT required by Public Health Service (PHS) Policy? a. An Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) review of all protocols b. At least three Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members c. An animal program review every 6 months d. The use of the Guide for all animal use programs receiving federal research funds ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. At least three Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members
a. Animal Welfare Assurance b. Animal Use Protocol c. Standard Operating Procedure d. Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) agreement ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. Animal Welfare Assurance What document is published by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Research and gives guidance on creating and implementing an institutional occupational health and safety program? a. Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals b. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories c. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals d. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals ------- --CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals What organization is responsible for monitoring compliance with Public Health Service (PHS) Policy? a. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) b. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) c. National Science Foundation (NSF)
d. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) According to the Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) Regulations, what are the observations, measurements, and specimens related to a study called? a. Quality assurance b. Raw data c. Compliance material d. Results ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. Raw data Which animal is covered under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and Animal Welfare Regulations (AWR)? a. Birds b. Horses not used for research purposes c. Mice of the genus Mus bred for use in research d. Wild mice ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Wild mice Which feature is required to be provided for dogs by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)? a. An exercise program
Which of the following is a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) requirement? a. New animals must be quarantined and their health status evaluated prior to use. b. Animals must be identified accurately. c. The contaminant levels of food and water should be analyzed periodically and documented. d. All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. All of the above Who can restrict or withdraw approval of the Animal Welfare Assurance if an institution fails at its responsibilities? a. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) b. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) c. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------- --------a. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) How many categories are there in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pain descriptions? a. 3
b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 4 What must a facility create and follow as required by the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Regulations? a. Standard Operating Procedures b. Occupational health and safety program c. Disaster plan d. Facility budget ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. Standard Operating Procedures Whose responsibility is the humane treatment of animals in an animal facility? a. Technicians b. Veterinarians c. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members d. All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. All of the above
d. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) have the authority to do? a. Approve animal care and use protocols b. Deny an investigator permission to begin a research project c. Stop a previously approved protocol d. All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. All of the above IACUCs are mandated by which of the following? a. Federal mandate b. City ordinance c. State law d. Institutional policy ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. Federal mandate Which mandate requires five Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals b. Animal Welfare Regulations c. Good Laboratory Practice Regulations d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------- ----d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy What step must occur before a research study using animals begins? a. An animal use protocol needs to be submitted to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). b. An animal use protocol must be received by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). d. An animal use protocol needs to be examined by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
- -----------c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). The Animal Welfare Regulations require that protocols for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-covered species may only be approved for how long? a. 6 months b. 1 year
How many years does a typical grant provide money for funding of a research project? a. 1- 2 b. 3- 5 c. 6- 8 d. 10 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 3- 5 What is a grant application? a. Paperwork used to request more animals in a study b. Paperwork used to request the hiring of more staff c. Paperwork used to request approval of a protocol d. Paperwork used to request research money ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Paperwork used to request research money How many Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members are required by the Animal Welfare Regulations (enforced by the United States Agricultural Department)? a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 3
How much of the tail may be snipped with performing a tail transection? a. 1-2 mm b. 1-2 inches c. 2-3 mm d. 2-3 inches ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. 1-2 mm Before a new drug is tested on human subjects, the drug is tested on animals in a phase that is called __________ testing. a. clinical b. preclinical c. experimental d. in vitro ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. preclinical What information is NOT provided in a grant application? a. Any preliminary data and results that are available b. Thorough review of relevant literature c. Detailed description of the research goals
If animals are to be euthanized at the end of a study, the method of euthanasia must be in accordance with the guidelines set up by the ____________. a. United States Agricultural Department (USDA) b. National Institutes of Health (NIH) c. Public Health Service (PHS) d. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) In the Guide, what word is used to describe aspects of an animal care program that are strong recommendations? a. Must b. Could c. Should d. Would ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Should If an animal was used in teaching, research, experiments, or tests conducted that cause no pain or distress and thus did not require the use of pain-relieving drugs, what United States Agricultural Department (USDA) pain category would this describe?
a. B b. C c. D d. E ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. C What is the concept that states that people behave based on commonly held core values? a. Standards b. Morals c. Ethics d. Beliefs ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Ethics If a researcher minimizes the number of potentially painful procedures that animals must undergo in a study, which of the 3Rs principles is being applied? a. Refinement b. Replacement c. Reduction d. Resolution ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. Refinement
