Rodent Cages

Question 1

consistent relative humidity

Answer 1

30-80%

Question 2

humidity level that causes ringtail

Answer 2

less than 30%

Question 3

humidity level that causes respiratory problems

Answer 3

high humidity, more than 80%

Question 4

humidity level that causes food spoilage

Answer 4

high humidity, more than 80%

Question 5

HVAC

Answer 5

heating, ventilation, air conditioning

Question 6

HEPA

Answer 6

high efficiency particulate air filtration

Question 7

negative pressure

Answer 7

room at lower pressure, contains airborne contaminants
air flows into room <—-

Question 8

positive pressure

Answer 8

room at higher pressure, stops airborne contaminants from entering room
air flows out of room —–>

Question 9

conventional housing

Answer 9

special precautions not taken to prevent contamination, like having a pet at home

Question 10

barrier housing

Answer 10

special cages, sterilized bedding, special air filters

Question 11

biohazard housing

Answer 11

areas designed to contain serious pathogens

Question 12

PPE

Answer 12

personal protective equipment

Question 13

conventional microbiological status

Answer 13

microbial burden not known/controlled

Question 14

clean conventional microbiological status

Answer 14

free of major pathogens

Question 15

virus antibody free microbiological status

Answer 15

free of antibodies to viral pathogens

Question 16

specific pathogen-free (barrier maintained) microbiological status

Answer 16

free of a specific list of pathogens

Question 17

pathogen free microbiological status

Answer 17

free of all demonstrable pathogens

Question 18

gnotobiotic (defined flora) microbiological status

Answer 18

germ free of 1 or 2 nonpathogenic microorganisms

Question 19

germ-free (axenic) microbiological status

Answer 19

free of detectable microorganisms

Question 20

shoebox cage system

Answer 20

solid bottomed cage with stainless steel lid

Question 21

microisolator cage system

Answer 21

variation of shoebox with filters in lid, lid must only be removed under hooded ventilation bench

Question 22

suspended cage system

Answer 22

made of plastic or wire mesh and hangs from metal runners built into mobile rack, waste drops into collection pans below

Question 23

metabolism cage system

Answer 23

designed to separate urine and feces, only used for short time for collection

Question 24

laminar flow cage system

Answer 24

specialized filtration system that protects immuno-compromised animals

Question 25

run/pen cage system

Answer 25

large animal housing with a waterproof sloped floor

Question 26

sentinel animals

Answer 26

healthy, clean, and pathogen free
used to detect presence of disease within a colony