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Unit Three Exam: Ch 11-14 Flashcards

1
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Which dealers may breed some animals but also purchase random source animals an resell them?

A

Class B

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2
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How can a technician tell if the animals received are the ones ordered?

A

Compare the shipping invoice to the purchase order

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3
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What is alopecia?

A

Hair loss

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4
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Animals in facility caging are most commonly identified with the use of:

A

Cage cards

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5
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New animals are often kept for a period of time in an isolated area most commonly known as the:

A

Quarantine room

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6
Q

Which document states that newly received animals should be given time for physical, psychological, and dietary adjustment before use in a study?

A

The Guide

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7
Q

The period of time needed for acclimation and conditioning of nonhuman primates is at least:

A

14 days

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8
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Which member of the research team is generally the person who determines the length of the quarantine period?

A

Facility veterinarian

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9
Q

Quarantine rooms are kept under negative pressure so that _______ when the door is opened.

A

Pathogens cannot be carried out of the room on dust particles

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10
Q

The period of time given to adjust to new surroundings is known as the _____ period.

A

Acclimation

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11
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Why should husbandry tasks in quarantine rooms be done st the end of a shift?

A

This will avoid spreading pathogens to other animals

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12
Q

Germfree animals are also known as:

A

Axenic

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13
Q 
Which type of drug is NOT used to relieve pain?
A- analgesic
B- anesthetic 
C- anti-inflammatory 
D- antimicrobial
A

D- antimicrobial

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14
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Cortisone and related drugs are also known as:

A

Steroids

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15
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What is often used before anesthetic administration to calm the animal and induce anesthesia more smoothly?

A

Tranquilizers

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16
Q

Anesthetics are classified as general or _____ according to how they act on the body.

A

Local

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17
Q

Some anesthetic drugs are in liquid form and poured into a vaporizer chamber, and then administered by which route?

A

Inhalation

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18
Q

What is the purpose of using tranquilizers?

A

To calm and sedate the animal

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19
Q

What is the purpose for using analgesics?

A

Relieve pain

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20
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Steroids are which type of drug?

A

Anti-inflammatory

21
Q 
Which problem is NOT helped with the use of anti-inflammatory drugs?
A- redness
B- swelling
C- pain
D- infection
A

D- infection

22
Q

NSAIDs are anti-inflammatory dugs, and they are also _________

A

Analgesics

23
Q

Antibiotics are effective against infections caused only by which pathogen?

A

Bacteria

24
Q

Ringworm is an example of an infection caused by which pathogen?

A

Fungi

25
Q

Which federal law mandates specific responsibilities for keeping controlled substance secure and for maintaining the proper documentation involved with these drugs?

A

Controlled substances act

26
Q

Which type of parasiticide kills pinworms, heart worms, or tapeworms?

A

Anthelmintic

27
Q 
Which organism is NOT a parasite?
A- flea
B- louse
C- mite
D- virus
A

D-virus

28
Q

Pyrethrins are examples of which type of parasiticide?

A

Insecticide

29
Q

A drug in the form of a lotion, is most likely administered by which route?

A

Topical

30
Q

A parasite is an organism that:
A- provides nutrition to a larger organism
B- provides venom in the intestines of its victims
C- is a leg less vertebrate that lives in the colon of its host
D- lives on or in a host from which it obtains nourishment

A

D- lives on or in a host from which it obtains nourishment

31
Q

Which route of drug administration provides the drug directly to the gastrointestinal tract?

A

Enteral

32
Q

Which route of drug administration involves injecting the drug into the abdominal cavity?

A

Intraperitoneal

33
Q

In which route of administration Does the drug reach the bloodstream the quickest?

A

Intravenous

34
Q

Porphyrin is produced by what gland behind the eye of rats?

A

Harderian gland

35
Q

Which term is used for the condition in which a rodent’s teeth do not meet properly?

A

Malocclusion

36
Q

What is piloerection?

A

Involuntary bristling of hair

37
Q

What is the term for signs of disease that are not apparent to the observer?

A

Subclinical

38
Q

What is the term for dust particles, bedding, cages, and water that can transmit disease to an animal?

A

Fomites

39
Q

Staff working in nonhuman primate facilities must be tested for ______ more frequently than those working with other animals.

A

Tuberculosis

40
Q

When should husbandry tasks be done in isolation areas to reduce the risk of spreading airborne pathogens?

A

Late in the day

41
Q

Who must approve euthanasia methods that the AVMA considers “conditionally acceptable”?

A

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

42
Q

Before necropsy, where should animal carcasses be stored?

A

Ina refrigerator to prevent decomposition

43
Q

Ferrets are commonly vaccinated for what disease?

A

Canine distemper

44
Q

Why shouldn’t a technician keep on the same clothing worn in the animal facility when they leave for the day?

A

To reduce the possibility of spreading infections

45
Q

What are the two main categories of euthanasia methods?

A

Chemical and physical

46
Q

What document must research methods of euthanasia follow?

A

The AVMA Guidelines to Euthanasia

47
Q

When can cervical dislocation be used to euthanize animals?

A

It can only be used on mice and rats weighing less than 200g, rabbits weighing less than 1kg, and some birds

48
Q

Inhalant anesthetics are generally not used for euthanasia of which species because they can hold their breath for long periods of time?

A

Amphibians and reptiles

49
Q

What should be done right after an animal has been euthanized?

A

The animal should be checked to make sure it’s dead before placing it in the bag

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