What is the primary federal granting agency through which the United States conducts
and supports biomedical research? - answer National Institute of Health (NIH)
What is an animal protocol? - answer A detailed explanation of a research project
involving animals
What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) do? - answer
Review animal use protocols, conducts inspections of animal facilities and reviews
institutional animal use programs at least every 6 months, Serve as an information and
resource liaison on animal welfare and research concerns.
What is the purpose of the IACUC protocol review? - answer To ensure animal welfare
and regulatory compliance.
What is PAM? - answer A post approval monitoring program helps ensure that IACUC
approved procedures are being followed
A systematic investigation to establish facts is the definition of what term? -
answerResearch
What is the correct name for the acronym IACUC? - answerInstitutional Animal Care
and Use Committee
What is the name of the paperwork necessary to request research money? -
answerGrant application
What documentation is required before an investigator can begin a study using
animals? - answerIACUC approval of the use protocol
Which features must be provided for nonhuman primates as required by the Animal
Welfare Act (AWA)? - answerPsychological enrichment
What documents must an institution have before the Public Health Service (PHS) will
award a grant or contact that involves the use of animals? - answerAn approved Animal
Welfare Assurance
What must a institution housing USDA covered animals do annually as required by the
Animal Welfare Regulations (AWR)? - answerSubmit a report
, According to the Guide, how often must the IACUC conduct the facility inspections and
program review? - answerAt least once per year
What animals are covered under the Animal Welfare Act(AWA)? - answerGuinea pig,
nonhuman primates, wild mice, and cotton rats
Good Laboratory Practice(GLP) regulations are most likely to be mandated for which
type of study? - answerFood, drug, or environmental safety
What is an Animal Welfare Assurance? - answerAn agreement from a research
institution outlining how it complies with the Public Health Service Policy
Which word is used in the Guide to describe aspects of an animal care program that are
essential or imperative to the proper human care and of laboratory animals? -
answerMust
How often does the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal
Care (AAALAC) perform site visits of accredited institutions? - answerEvery 3 years
What must a facility create and follow as required by Good Laboratory Practice(GLP)
Regulations? - answerStandard operating procedures (SOPs)
Who is responsible for monitoring a study and ensuring compliance with Good
Laboratory Practices (GLPs)? - answerQuality assurance unit (QAU)
What animals are covered under the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy? - answerAll
vertebrate animals
What is a requirement to maintain AAALAC accreditation? - answerAn annual report by
the institution that describes changes to the animal care and use program
What is the purpose of having standard operating procedures(SOPs)? - answerTo
ensure uniformity in animal care
What is the correct name for the acronym AAALAC? - answerAssociation for
Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
Which United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pain category would correspond
with animals being bred, conditioned, or held for use in teaching, testing, experiments,
research, or surgery, but not yet used for such purposes? - answerCategory B
Which USDA Pain category would correspond with experiments, teaching, research,
experiments, or tests causing pain or distress to th animals for which appropriate
anesthetic, analgesic, or tranquilizer drugs were used? - answerCategory D
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