Comp Med June 2016 Random

Question 1

Which divalent cations in water modulate branchial permeability in fish

Answer 1

Mg and Ca
also important for fish growth, and imbalance may adversely affect embryonic development
-main contributors to hardness of water

Question 2

Genus species of Rare minnows

Answer 2

Gobiocyprus roars

Question 3

What is a cyprinid

Answer 3

a fish of the minnow family

Question 4

What is the suggested Ca:Mg ratio for housing/breeding rare minnows?

Answer 4

4:1

with TH of 250mg/L CaCO3

Question 5

What is the virus family of mouse norovirus

Answer 5

Caliciviridae, RNA

Question 6

What human pathogen has been demonstrated to have a role in atherosclerosis in many animals models

Answer 6

Chlamydia pneumoniae

Question 7

For what cell types does MNV have a tropism

Answer 7

macrophages and dendritic cells

Question 8

List 3 mouse mites responsible for clinical acariasis

Answer 8

Myobia musculi, Myocoptes musculius, Radfordia affinis

Question 9

List some of the affects on the immune system as a result of fur mite infestation

Answer 9

-upregulation of IL4, increased IgE, tissue mast cell infiltration and degranulation, upregualtion of Th2 CD4Tcells

Question 10

What is the immune cell profile of Rag1-/- mice

Answer 10

Lack B and T cells

Question 11

T or F
A recent publication determined that scratching behavior is pronounced in B6 strain mice as compared to other mice and may be a significant contributor to UD in this strain

Answer 11

F

they found no difference in baseline scratching or in circumstances of mild skin insult

Question 12

What is the recommended analgesic protocol for turtles undergoing MRI?

Answer 12

Propofol or ket/medetomidine

Question 13

What is the GAERS and what is is used for?

Answer 13

Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rat Strasburg- Wistar Rat model of absence epilepsy

Question 14

Which class of antibiotics are most commonly associated with seizures?

Answer 14

Flouroquinolones

Enrofloxacin should be used with caution in GAERS, since it may induce seizures in the seizure model

Question 15

genus and species of Zebra finch

Answer 15

Taeniopygia guttata

Question 16

T or F

No sex predilection has been determined for avian amyloidosis.

Answer 16

T

waterfowl and ducks are particularly prone to amyloidosis, but has been reported any many other avian species as well

Question 17

T or F

Estrus and diestrus are associated with loss of insulin sensitivity in dogs

Answer 17

T

in both normal and diabetic dogs

Question 18

What is the gestation period of Callithrix bacchus?

Answer 18

144d