Unit Three Exam: Ch 11-14 Flashcards
Which dealers may breed some animals but also purchase random source animals an resell them?
Class B
How can a technician tell if the animals received are the ones ordered?
Compare the shipping invoice to the purchase order
What is alopecia?
Hair loss
Animals in facility caging are most commonly identified with the use of:
Cage cards
New animals are often kept for a period of time in an isolated area most commonly known as the:
Quarantine room
Which document states that newly received animals should be given time for physical, psychological, and dietary adjustment before use in a study?
The Guide
The period of time needed for acclimation and conditioning of nonhuman primates is at least:
14 days
Which member of the research team is generally the person who determines the length of the quarantine period?
Facility veterinarian
Quarantine rooms are kept under negative pressure so that _______ when the door is opened.
Pathogens cannot be carried out of the room on dust particles
The period of time given to adjust to new surroundings is known as the _____ period.
Acclimation
Why should husbandry tasks in quarantine rooms be done st the end of a shift?
This will avoid spreading pathogens to other animals
Germfree animals are also known as:
Axenic
Which type of drug is NOT used to relieve pain? A- analgesic B- anesthetic C- anti-inflammatory D- antimicrobial
D- antimicrobial
Cortisone and related drugs are also known as:
Steroids
What is often used before anesthetic administration to calm the animal and induce anesthesia more smoothly?
Tranquilizers
Anesthetics are classified as general or _____ according to how they act on the body.
Local
Some anesthetic drugs are in liquid form and poured into a vaporizer chamber, and then administered by which route?
Inhalation
What is the purpose of using tranquilizers?
To calm and sedate the animal
What is the purpose for using analgesics?
Relieve pain
Steroids are which type of drug?
Anti-inflammatory
Which problem is NOT helped with the use of anti-inflammatory drugs? A- redness B- swelling C- pain D- infection
D- infection
NSAIDs are anti-inflammatory dugs, and they are also _________
Analgesics
Antibiotics are effective against infections caused only by which pathogen?
Bacteria
Ringworm is an example of an infection caused by which pathogen?
Fungi
Which federal law mandates specific responsibilities for keeping controlled substance secure and for maintaining the proper documentation involved with these drugs?
Controlled substances act
Which type of parasiticide kills pinworms, heart worms, or tapeworms?
Anthelmintic
Which organism is NOT a parasite? A- flea B- louse C- mite D- virus
D-virus
Pyrethrins are examples of which type of parasiticide?
Insecticide
A drug in the form of a lotion, is most likely administered by which route?
Topical
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
D- lives on or in a host from which it obtains nourishment
Which route of drug administration provides the drug directly to the gastrointestinal tract?
Enteral
Which route of drug administration involves injecting the drug into the abdominal cavity?
Intraperitoneal
In which route of administration Does the drug reach the bloodstream the quickest?
Intravenous
Porphyrin is produced by what gland behind the eye of rats?
Harderian gland
Which term is used for the condition in which a rodent’s teeth do not meet properly?
Malocclusion
What is piloerection?
Involuntary bristling of hair
What is the term for signs of disease that are not apparent to the observer?
Subclinical
What is the term for dust particles, bedding, cages, and water that can transmit disease to an animal?
Fomites
Staff working in nonhuman primate facilities must be tested for ______ more frequently than those working with other animals.
Tuberculosis
When should husbandry tasks be done in isolation areas to reduce the risk of spreading airborne pathogens?
Late in the day
Who must approve euthanasia methods that the AVMA considers “conditionally acceptable”?
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Before necropsy, where should animal carcasses be stored?
Ina refrigerator to prevent decomposition
Ferrets are commonly vaccinated for what disease?
Canine distemper
Why shouldn’t a technician keep on the same clothing worn in the animal facility when they leave for the day?
To reduce the possibility of spreading infections
What are the two main categories of euthanasia methods?
Chemical and physical
What document must research methods of euthanasia follow?
The AVMA Guidelines to Euthanasia
When can cervical dislocation be used to euthanize animals?
It can only be used on mice and rats weighing less than 200g, rabbits weighing less than 1kg, and some birds
Inhalant anesthetics are generally not used for euthanasia of which species because they can hold their breath for long periods of time?
Amphibians and reptiles
What should be done right after an animal has been euthanized?
The animal should be checked to make sure it’s dead before placing it in the bag
