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Housing Lab Animals Flashcards

1
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Mammals that have a placenta that nourishes young.

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Eutharians

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2
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Young born with eyes and ears closed, no visible ear growth, entirely dependent on mother

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Altricial

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3
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The first defecation.

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Meconium

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4
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Fully developed at birth with fur, eyes open and can hear and function independently.

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Precocial

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5
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Also known are marsupials.

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Metatheria

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6
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Young that must attach to a pouch Or teat to complete development.

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Metatheria

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7
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Mammals that lay eggs.

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Monotremes

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8
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Two species of monotremes.

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Duck billed platypus, echidna

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9
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All mammals except monotremes…..

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Have two sets of front teeth

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10
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Baby teeth are called.

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Deciduous

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11
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Why should animals have limited lay time on their side?

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Down lung syndrome

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12
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What does the soft and hard palate separate?

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The esophagus and the trachea

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13
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A hole between two structures that is not meant to be.

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Fistula

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14
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Any animal used for obtaining info will be applied to a different species.

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Lab animal

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15
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ASPCA

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American society for prevention of cruelty of animals

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16
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Two main uses for lab animals?

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Subjects to investigate disease, producing disease prevention biological substances

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17
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HSUS

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Humane society of the United States

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18
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ILAR

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Institute for laboratory animal resources

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19
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AAALAC

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Association for assessment and accreditation for laboratory animal care

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20
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ALF

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American liberation front

21
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Animal chosen for research for its similarities to the species research is focused on.

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Animal model

22
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What factors go into play for deciding models?

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Characteristics, size, health, litter size, longevity

23
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The three Rs.

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Reduction, refinement, replacement

24
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Normal non related breeding between the same species for maximum diversity

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Random, out bred breeding

25
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Breeding used with rodents, takes 20 generations to consider pure genetically.

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Inbreeding

26
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Mating two genetically pure animals of a different family line.

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Hybrid breeding

27
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A form of inbreeding.

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Line breeding.

28
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One male, one female breeding

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Monogamous

29
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Polygamous mating with one male and more than one female

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Harem breeding

30
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Posture showing female is ready to mate

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Lordosis

31
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Male and female only put together for breeding purposes.

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Separate housing

32
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SPF

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Specific pathogen free

33
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Housing that takes no action to rodent disease in your house,

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Conventional

34
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Sterilized cages.

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Barriers

35
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Cage environment

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Microenvironment

36
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Temperature, humidity, ventilation, light, noise

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Macroenvironment

37
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Who sets housing standards?

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ILAR

38
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Three groups of animals?

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Eutharians

39
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Most temperatures in cages should not exceed…

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80f

40
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What does low humidity cause?

A

Ringtail

41
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What does increase humidity sometimes cause?

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Pneumonia

42
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How many air exchanges per hour.

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10-15

43
Q

Ideal lighting.

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12-12

44
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What is white noise?

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Static, radio, background noise

45
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Any substrate used as an absorbent in waste collection or comes in contact with the animal

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Bedding

46
Q

Toxic bedding

A

Cedar shavings

47
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Most common bedding types.

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Ground cob corn, wood shavings, compressed paper, straw

48
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Most common lab rat.

A

Long -Evans hooded rat

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