Nonhuman Primates

Question 1

Hard, keratinized pads on the buttocks of most OWPs are referred to as

Answer 1

Ischial callosities

Question 2

What was created to prepare a national plan for use of NHPs in research and recommendations for review of research proposals

Answer 2

Interagency primate steering committee

Question 3

The primate species most often used for studies of atherosclerosis

Answer 3

Squirrel monkey

Question 4

The bacterial agents most commonly associated with gastroenteritis in NHPs are _________ and _________

Answer 4

Sheigella and campylobacter

Question 5

The organism that causes oral ulcers in human beings that can cause fatal injections in some NHPs is

Answer 5

Herpesvirus or herpes simplex 1

Question 6

Most primates used in biomedical research are ________ or _______monkeys

Answer 6

Cynomolgus or rhesus

Question 7

Almost all NHPs are

Answer 7

Polyestrus

Question 8

Turgescence and reddish color change of the external genitalia during estrus that is absence in NHP is called

Answer 8

Sex skin