BBH 311 Exam 2 Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
BBH 311
Institution
BBH 311
Why would you want to use animals to examine human diseases? -Give us a whole system view -Help model human conditions in experiments
What type of animals are used in research and why? -Rodents (rats/mice) bred for research -Great understanding of genetic makeup and its similar to human DNA
How m...
BBH 311 Exam 2 Practice Questions and
Correct Answers
Why would you want to use animals to examine human diseases? ✅-Give us a whole
system view
-Help model human conditions in experiments
What type of animals are used in research and why? ✅-Rodents (rats/mice) bred for
research
-Great understanding of genetic makeup and its similar to human DNA
How might you choose an animal model for a given disease? ✅-Based on the question
you are asking and the answer you are looking for
-Sometimes use more than one animal model bc each one has pros/cons
Advantages to using animals instead of computer models or cell cultures? ✅-Whole
system view
-Model human conditions in experiments
Disadvantages to using animals instead of computer models or cell cultures? ✅-Cell
culture: useful for looking at small things, usually a level of a cell
-Computer models: Useful for example, how cells communicate
-Both usually paired with animals
Scientific guidelines of animal research ✅-Research dependent on care, health, well
being, and ethical treatment of animals
-Many laws/regualtions
-Scientists trained
Scientists in animal research are trained in these guidelines: ✅-Understand/agree to
use animals humanely and as little as possible
-Agree to look for alternative techniques with reliable results
-Every aspect of research must be justified and carried out according to the guidelines
APA committee on animal research and ethics ✅Animal rights vs. animal welfare
Penn State office for research protections ✅-Extensive people/ laws that oversee
research
-Extensive training of personnel
-Research application review
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