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Other Research Animals Flashcards

1
Q

The normally low body temperature of the ________ makes it useful as a animal model for leprosy

A

Armadillo

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2
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Improper handling or anything that over excites the chinchilla can result in a condition that is characterized by epilation, which is referred to as

A

Fur slip

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3
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The ________ is used to study embryonic development

A

Opossum

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4
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Studies of echolocation may use _____ as animal models

A

Bats

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5
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__________ are useful animals models for auditory research

A

Chinchilla

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6
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Before surgery hedgehogs should be fasted __ to ___ hours before

A

4-6

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7
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What is the scientific name of the hedgehog

A

Atelerix albiventris

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8
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What is the most common hedgehog species

A

Central African hedgehog or African Pygmy

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9
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Where are hedgehogs native to

A

Africa

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10
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True or false
Hedgehogs are nocturnal

A

True

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11
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What teeth do hedgehogs have

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Brachydont (closed rooted)

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12
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Hedgehogs do not have a what

A

Cecum

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13
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Young hedgehogs are called

A

Hoglets

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14
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What unique behavior in hedgehogs causes them to take items like various plants, mix it with saliva, and apply it to their spines with their tongue

A

Self-anointing

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15
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True or false
Hedgehogs are typically house together

A

False

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16
Q

The preferred environmental temperature for a hedgehog is between ___-___F and a humidity less than __%

A

75-80F
40%

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17
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What is often used for hospitalized hedgehogs

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Oxygen cages

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18
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What can hedgehogs be identified with

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A cage card, microchip, nontoxic marker

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19
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When handling hedgehogs what should be worn

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A double layer of latex gloves or light cotton gloves

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20
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The ideal site for SQ injections for hedgehogs is

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The haired skin of the ventrum or legs

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21
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SQ injections given in the _______ areas are absorbed slowly in hedgehogs

A

Spiny

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22
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What route can fluids be given in a hedgehog

A

IV, SQ

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23
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Catheters can only be placed where on a hedgehog

A

Femoral or tibial intraosseous

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24
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What should not be used to prepare a site on a hedgehog for surgery do to the increased likelihood of hypothermia

A

Alcohol

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25
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True or false
Sugar gliders are not nocturnal

A

False

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26
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What is the scientific name for a sugar glider

A

Petaurus breviceps

27
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Where are sugar gliders native to

A

Australia, Tasmania, and Indonesia

28
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Sugar gliders are highly ____ and best housed in_____ or __________

A

Social, pairs or small groups

29
Q

Sugar gliders are considered ________ because they carry young in a pouch

A

Marsupial

30
Q

What structure is responsible for the ability to allow a sugar glider to glide through the air

A

Patagium

31
Q

What are the ideal environmental temperatures for sugar gliders

A

75-80F

32
Q

True or false
Sugar gliders are herbivores

A

False
They are omnivores

33
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The ideal sugar glider diet should consist of approximately ___ % of fruits and sugars

A

50

34
Q

What area should be avoided on sugar gliders when administering fluids

A

Patagium

35
Q

Injections can be administered IM where on a sugar glider

A

Epaxial, or biceps

36
Q

SQ inj can be given where on a sugar glider

A

Between the shoulders

37
Q

Fluid therapy can be administered by what routes on a sugar glider

A

PO, SQ, IO

38
Q

Only ___ volume of a sugar gliders body weight of blood can be taken

A

1%

39
Q

Sugar gliders should be fasted for how long before surgery

A

Approx 4 hours

40
Q

What bacterial infection is common in sugar gliders

A

Enteritis

41
Q

Sugar gliders can get a bacterial condition that affects the face and jaw commonly known as ____ _____. What causes the condition ?

A

Lumpy jaw
Actinomyces isaelii

42
Q

Is sugar gliders become insufficient in vitamin D or with low calcium can get what disease

A

Metabolic bone disease

43
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What type of neoplasia is common in sugar gliders

A

Lymphoid

44
Q

If sugar gliders are fed soft diets, what can occur

A

Periodontal disease

45
Q

What is the scientific name for a chinchilla

A

Chinchilla laniger

46
Q

How have chinchillas been used in research ?

A

Sleep research studies, to develop a vaccine for cholera, and auditory studies

47
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Chinchillas are susceptible to _____ ______ if exposed to high temperatures and humidity

A

Heat stroke

48
Q

Chinchillas require daily access to a ____ ____

A

Dust bath

49
Q

High calcium diets in chinchillas can predispose them to

A

Urinary calculi

50
Q

Chinchillas should be fasted about ___ hours prior to surgery

A

2

51
Q

What is the scientific name for the woodchuck

A

Marmota monax

52
Q

Woodchucks have been used as models for

A

Hibernation, obesity, and human hepatocellular adenocarcinoma

53
Q

The scientific name for the armadillo is

A

Dasypus novemcinctus

54
Q

Armadillos have been used in research for

A

Leprosy and genetic studies

55
Q

Farm animals used in research can be obtained for biomedical research with

A

Conventional microbial status or SPF

56
Q

What is the scientific name for swine

A

Sus scrofa

57
Q

Newborn piglets lack

A

Maternal antibodies

58
Q

Pigs have been used for what research

A

Nutrition, dermal patches, mechanisms to prevent restenosis, stress.

59
Q

Over stressing a pig can cause what

A

Malignant hyperthermia

60
Q

What is the scientific name for domestic sheep

A

Ovis Aries

61
Q

Sheep and goats have been used as models for

A

Surgical procedures, orthopedic research.

62
Q

What is a highly contagious and infectious disease in goats and sheep

A

Contagious ecthyma

63
Q

What is the scientific name for the opossum

A

Didelphis virginiana

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