LAT Final Exam Questions And Accurate Answers
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What infectious agent is the cause of "snuffles" in rabbits?
a) Mycoplasma pulmonis
b) Sendai virus
c) Bordetella bronchiseptica
d) Pasteurella multocida - Answer D
Which of the following is not one of the major clinical signs of inflammation?
a) Heat
b) Analgesia
c) Redness
d) Pain - Answer B
The destruction of all organisms on an object is referred to as:
a) Sterilization
b) Disinfection
c) Pasteurization
d) Sanitization - Answer A
Which of the following is not a type of animal facility design?
a) Conventional
b) Barrier
c) VAF/SPF
,d) Clean/Dirty - Answer C
Which regulatory agency performs annual unannounced site inspections and
enforces the Animal Welfare Act?
a) AAALAC, Int.
b) FDA
c) PHS
d) USDA - Answer D
___________ pathology is the study of the structure of diseased tissues.
a) Topical
b) Clinical
c) Microscopic
d) Anatomical - Answer D
Which types of animals are reared in open (non-filtered) cages and have an
unknown microbial status?
a) SPF
b) Germfree
c) Gnotobiotic
d) Conventional - Answer D
Which of the following warm-blooded vertebrates is not covered under the
Animal Welfare Act?
a) Horses used in the production of antibodies
b) Sheep used in research dealing with open heart surgery
c) Pigeons used in behavioral studies
,d) Wild rats used in viral infection - Answer C
___________ is the science of poisons and the injurious or noxious effects
these substances have on living organisms.
a) Histology
b) Botany
c) Pathology
d) Toxicology - Answer D
If an animal dies spontaneously, changes in the tissues begin to occur as the
body decomposes. This process is called autolysis. What is the best way to
preserve tissues for a diagnostic necropsy?
a) Place the dead animal in a freezer
b) Place the animal in an autoclave
c) Place the animal in a refrigerator
d) Leave the animal in the exact location where it died - Answer C
What is the term that describes the science of studying birth defects?
a) Teratology
b) Gynecology
c) Obstetrics
d) Mutitology - Answer A
The written paper an investigator must fill out, and submit to their
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, if they are going to utilize animals in
research is known as the ___________________.
a) Animal use protocol
, b) Animal use grant
c) Research use protocol
d) Research use grant - Answer A
How long can bacteria survive when kept in the transport media of a sterile
swab?
a) 24 hrs.
b) 48 hrs.
c) 72 hrs.
d) 96 hrs. - Answer A
The word, "hypothyroidism", has the prefix _____, the suffix ________, and
the root __________.
a) ism; hypo; thyroid
b) hypo; ism; thyroid
c) thyroid; hypo; ism
d) hypo; thyroid; ism - Answer B
A beagle is euthanized in May 1999. How long must the animal facility retain
USDA identification tags, if used, on the animal for possible review by the
USDA?
a) 6 months
b) 12 months
c) 24 months
d) 36 months - Answer B
The process which reduces the number of pathogenic organisms on an
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