VTNE Review Flashcards
The genus and species name for the rabbit is:
a) Oryctolagus cuniculus
b) Mesocricetus auratus
c) Meriones unguiculatus
d) Cavia porcellus
a) Oryctolagus cuniculus
The genus and species name for the hamster is:
a) Oryctolagus cuniculus
b) Mesocricetus auratus
c) Meriones unguiculatus
d) Cavia porcellus
b) Mesocricetus auratus
The genus and species name for the gerbil is:
a) Oryctolagus cuniculus
b) Mesocricetus auratus
c) Meriones unguiculatus
d) Cavia porcellus
c) Meriones unguiculatus
The genus and species name for the guinea pig is:
a) Oryctolagus cuniculus
b) Mesocricetus auratus
c) Meriones unguiculatus
d) Cavia porcellus
d) Cavia porcellus
The sex of juvenile guinea pigs is determined by:
a) palpation of the pelvic region
b) behavioral traits
c) Secondary sex characteristics
d) Anogenital distance
a) palpation of the pelvic region
The penis may be manually prolapsed. The opening of the female is shaped like a Y while the male is a colon mark :
The term parturition in the guinea pig is:
a) Kindling
b) Queening
c) Farrowing
d) Littering
c) Farrowing
The term for parturition in the rabbit is:
a) Kindling
b) Queening
c) Farrowing
d) Littering
a) Kindling
The laboratory animal species most likely to experience dystocia is a:
a) Rat
b) Gerbil
c) Hamster
d) Guinea Pig
d) Guinea Pig
Particularly for those bred for the first time after 6 months.
The sex of juvenile mice is determined by:
a) Palpation of the pelvic region
b) Behavior traits
c) Secondary sex characteristics
d) Anogenital distance
d) Anogenital distance
This distance is twice as long in males as it is for females
The cage type frequently used for housing nonhuman primates is:
a) Rack
b) Squeeze
c) Cabinet
d) Metabolism
b) Squeeze
The scientific name of the mouse pinworm is:
a) Eimeria
b) Aspiculuris
c) Hymenolepis
d) Oxyuris
b) Aspiculuris
Which of the following is the most commonly used species in research:
a) Rabbit
b) Guinea pig
c) Rat
d) Mouse
d) Mouse
The species with the shortest gestation period is the:
a) Hamster
b) Gerbil
c) Mouse
d) Rabbit
a) Hamster
16 day gestation
What is the correct term for a female guinea pig?
a) Doe
b) Queen
c) Bitch
d) Sow
d) Sow
All of the following are rodents except:
a) Guinea pig
b) Rabbit
c) Hamster
d) gerbil
b) Rabbit
Lagomorph
A common problem that results from incorrect restraint of a gerbil is:
a) Prolapsed rectum
b) Fractured back
c) Proptosed eyes
d) Tail slip
d) Tail slip
A common disease of juvenile hamsters is:
a) Wet tail
b) Seizures
c) snuffles
d) Leukemia
a) Wet tail
Seizures are a common problem in the:
a) Rabbit
b) Hamster
c) Mouse
d) Gerbil
d) Gerbil
A male rabbit is called a:
a) Boar
b) Bull
c) Buck
d) Barrow
c) Buck
The Animal Welfare Act is administered and enforced by the:
a) United States Department of Agriculture
b) American Humane Society
c) National Institutes of Health
d) American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
a) United States Department of Agriculture
The disease of rats and mice caused by low humidity is:
a) Sore hocks
b) Wet Tail
c) Sore nose
d) Ring tail
d) Ring tail
Ferrets are very susceptible to:
a) Canine distemper
b) Feline panleukopenia
c) Canine hepatitis
d) Feline rhinotracheitis
a) Canine distemper
A type of inbred albino mouse is:
a) DBA
b) Swiss
c) C57/BL
d) BALB/C
d) BALB/C
Sacculus rotundus, appendix, and cecum are parts of what laboratory animal’s gastrointestinal tract?
a) Mouse
b) Rabbit
c) Hamster
d) Guinea pig
b) Rabbit
What type of guinea pig has long, silky hair?
a) Abyssinian
b) English
c) Peruvian
d) Duncan-Hartley
c) Peruvian
What laboratory animal species has a gestation period similar to that of cats?
a) Gerbil
b) Mouse
c) Rabbit
d) Guinea pig
d) Guinea pig
Normal body temperature is highest in the:
a) Pigeon
b) Hamster
c) Rat
d) Rabbit
a) Pigeon
Dutch and New Zealand are types of:
a) Guinea pigs
b) Rabbits
c) Hamsters
d) Rats
b) Rabbits
The major causative agent of chronic respiratory disease in rats is:
a) Pseudomonas
b) Mycobacterium
c) Pasteurella
d) Mycoplasma
d) Mycoplasma
Caudal paralysis, as a consequence of injury to the spinal cord from a fractured back, occurs commonly in the:
a) Gerbil
b) Rabbit
c) Hamster
d) Guinea pig
b) Rabbit
What organization’s major focus is voluntary accreditation of laboratory animal facilities?
a) American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
b) American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
c) American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
d) American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
a) American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
What laboratory animal species has cheek pouches and callous pads on its buttocks?
a) Hamster
b) Guinea pig
c) Rabbit
d) Rhesus monkey
d) Rhesus monkey
A rabbit with a purulent nasal discharge and conjuntivitis would most likely be affected by:
a) Kennel cough
b) Venereal disease
c) Ringworm
d) Snuffles
d) Snuffles
A diet rich in vitamin C must be provided to what species because they cannot synthesize their own?
a) Guinea pigs and nonhuman primates
b) Hamsters and rabbits
c) Rabbits and guinea pigs
d) Nonhuman primates and gerbils
a) Guinea pigs and nonhuman primates
What species normally has two types of feces, day feces and night feces?
a) Hamster
b) Gerbil
c) Guinea pig
d) Rabbit
d) Rabbit
What laboratory animal species has ventral sebaceous glands?
a) Gerbil
b) Mouse
c) Hamster
d) Rat
a) Gerbil
All of the following are Old World monkeys, except:
a) Rhesus
b) Squirrel
c) Cynomolgus
d) Stump tail
b) Squirrel
Offspring of what laboratory animal species are born fully furred with open eyes?
a) Guinea pig
b) Mice
c) Hamster
d) Rabbit
a) Guinea pig
What caging material with high impact strength is transparent and can withstand high temperatures?
a) Polystyrene
b) Polypropylene
c) Polydextran
d) Polycarbonate
d) Polycarbonate
What group reviews animal research protocols to be sure that the methods of care and use are appropriate and in compliance with federal and institutional guidelines?
a) American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
b) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
c) American Humane Society
d) American Veterinary Medical Association
b) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
For a strain to be considered inbred, a minimum of how many generations of brother to sister or parent to offspring must occur?
a) 20
b) 16
c) 10
d) 8
a) 20
The laboratory animal species with hip glands is the:
a) Gerbil
b) Rat
c) Hamster
d) Mouse
c) Hamster
A greasy hair coat of a gerbil indicates that the ambient:
a) humidity is too high
b) temperature is too low
c) humidity is too low
d) temperature is too high
a) humidity is too high
All of the following are outbred stocks of rats, except the:
a) Long-Evans
b) Sprague-Dawley
c) Lewis
d) Wistar
c) Lewis
Animals that are free of absolutely all microorganisms and parasites are called:
a) Specific pathogen free
b) Conventional
c) Microbially defined
d) Axenic
d) Axenic
To sanitize a large piece of equipment, such as a sheep transport cage, you would use:
a) Cabinet cage washer
b) Rack cage washer
c) Bottle washer
d) Tunnel cage washer
b) Rack cage washer
What laboratory animal species is most sensitive to bright light?
a) Syrian hamster
b) Long-Evans rat
c) BALB/C mouse
d) Dutch rabbit
c) BALB/C mouse
Retinal damage occurs in albino strains
What zoonotic viral disease of primates produces a mild disease with ulcers on the mucous membranes and tongue in its natural host, the Macaca?
a) Rabies
b) Tuberculosis
c) Measles
d) Herpes B
d) Herpes B
What animal is covered by the animal welfare act?
a) Rat specifically bred for research
b) Sheep used for wool production experiments
c) Wild mouse used in research
d) Chicken used in egg-production experiments
c) Wild mouse used in research
Birds, mice, or rats bred specifically for research and sheep used for fiber or food are all exempt from the animal welfare act.
The best type of caging system for a near-term pregnant rat is:
a) Shoebox
b) Suspended
c) Metabolism
d) Squeeze
a) Shoebox
Four of five mice housed together have large areas of alopecia on their muzzles. The most likely problem is:
a) Barbering
b) Lice infestation
c) Mite infestation
d) Fighting
a) Barbering
A detailed description of the procedures to be used in a research project that is reviewed by an appointed committee is a:
a) Prospectus
b) Report
c) Protocol
d) Summary
c) Protocol
Which of these laboratory animal species hibernates?
a) Rabbit
b) Hamster
c) Gerbil
d) Guinea pig
b) Hamster
Which of these is a zoonotic disease of sheep?
a) Psittacosis
b) Orf
c) Shigellosis
d) Yellow fever
b) Orf
The most accessible vein for blood collection in the rabbit is:
a) Jugular
b) Femoral
c) Ear
d) Orbital
c) Ear
The best method for euthanizing a large group of mice is:
a) Decapitation
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Cervical dislocation
d) Lethal injection
b) Carbon dioxide
Use of penicillin is contraindicated in the:
a) Rabbit
b) Mouse
c) Guinea pig
d) Gerbil
c) Guinea pig
The preferred temperature for most laboratory rodents is:
a) 21 degrees C
b) 15 degrees C
c) 24 degrees C
d) Any temperature
a) 21 degrees C
The preferred ratio of light to darkness for most laboratory rodents is:
a) 14:10
b) 10:14
c) 12:12
d) 20:4
c) 12:12
The young of altricial rodents generally have their hair and open their eyes at about:
a) 1 week of age for both
b) 2 weeks of age for hair and 1 week of age for eyes
c) 1 week of age for hair and 2 weeks of age for eyes
d) Within a few days of birth for both
c) 1 week of age for hair and 2 weeks of age for eyes
If the purpose of a breeding system is to decrease genetic variability, then one should:
a) Random breed
b) Outbreed
c) Not breed at all
d) Inbreed
d) Inbreed
The species that does not have a fertile postpartum estrus is the:
a) Mouse
b) Hamster
c) Rat
d) Gerbil
b) Hamster
