Final Review Flashcards
If a treatment would actually be effective, but a significant effect was not detected in the study (the null hypothesis was accepted), the study lacked:
power
Details of the assessed treatment(s) and measurements are described by the:
study design
What drug is a dissociative agent?
Ketamine
What do depressed levels of neutrophils usually indicate?
Active viral infections
The presence of parasites and allergic reactions are two conditions that often cause an elevation in which white blood cell type?
Eosinophils
Peridontal disease is a bacterial infection of the _______ and the accumulation of _______.
gums, tarter
What is least likely to cause intestinal inflammation in mice or rats?
Mycoplasma spp
What type of medication may help eliminate signs of coccidiosis?
Sulfa drugs
What disease is often fatal in ferrest
Canine distemper
What is NOT an effective treatment for insulinoma in ferrets?
Insulin
What does NOT predispose a cat to be more likely to develop feline lower urinary tract disease?
A diet containing taurine
What is the most common route of infection for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis?
Inhalation of aerosols
What is described as the cessation or reduction in the motility of a ruminant’s stomach due to indigestion caused by a change within the animal?
Ruman stasis
What is the typical treatment for a ruminant with a severely distended, bloated abdomen?
Surgical incision of the rumen
What condition causes a moist greasy exudate on the skin of swine?
Staphylococcus hyicus
What is NOt a sign of red leg?
Dry rough skin
What disease in fish can be successfully treated with repeated dilute formalin baths?
Ich
What disease causes lethargy and excessive mucus and white spots on the skin of fish?
Ich
What fish disease can be successfully treated using atabrine and sea salt?
Velvet disease
Mycobacteriosis in fish is thought to spread through what?
Cannibalism of dead tank mates
What statement is FALSE regarding the effects of prions in the nervous system?
Extracellular amyloid plaques cause the brain to become dry and rigid
Hyphae are multicellular tubular structures characteristic of what organism?
Molds
In what group of helminths are tapeworms found?
Cestodes
What group of worms are generally elongate, cylindrical, and non-segmented?
Nematodes
What is another term for antibody-mediated response?
Humoral response
What term would use to describe a graft that is transplanted between individuals of the same species?
Allograft
What statement is true of axenic animals as compared to animals with normal microflora?
Thay have lower white blood cell counts
What vitamins are required in lesser quantities in axenic animals?
Vitamin A and vitamin E
What best describes “alleles”?
Copies of the same gene
Among transgenic mice, what does the generation called F2 represent?
The second generation of the founder of a line
When wild type females are bred to hemizygous males, what percentage of the resulting pups can be expected to have the transgene?
50%
When wild-type females are mated with hemizygous or heterozygous males, approximately what proportion will have the desired genotype?
50%
What is FALSE regarding the collection and purification of DNA?
Collecting DNA involves physically breaking open some cells.
The roles of cell-to-cell communication and self-recognition by the immune system are fulfilled by:
glycoproteins
What is an unsaturated fatty acid?
Lenoleic acid
To what does cholesterol attach that allows it to be transported in the blood?
Protein
What is the most abundant protein found in a mammal?
Collagen
A good way to screen the health status of incoming animals is to:
request several extra animals from the vendor to use for health screening.
Sentinel animals should be at least what age?
8-12 weeks
What statement is TRUE regarding the frequency of serological testing required to maintain the health status of the animals within the vivarium?
The greater the intrusion of vermin into the vivarium, the greater is the frequency of testing required.
What statement concerning SOPs is FALSE?
SOPs set direction for the organization to follow.
What organization has developed standards and guidelines to help prevent the transmission of zoonoses through importation of animals?
The World Organization for Animal Health
What is NOT a characteristic of a SMART learning objective?
Repetitive
