Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
(ALAT) Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
The |field |of |laboratory |animal |science |has |existed |as |a |recognized |specialty |since |what |time |
period?
the |late |1940's
In |1950, |Dr. |Nathan |Brewer |and |other |veterinarians |formed |what |organization?
Animal |Care |Panel |(now |American |Association |for |Laboratory |Animal |Science)
The |scientist |who |plans |and |coordinates |the |research |study |is |called |the |_____ |_____.
Principal |Investigator
When |discussing |interpersonal |problems, |it |is |important |to |separate |the |_____ |form |the |
_____.
behavior, |person
In |addition |to |the |ALAT |Training |Manual, |what |publication |should |you |study |to |prepare |for |the
|ALAT |certification |exam?
,Guide |for |the |Care |and |Use |of |Laboratory |Animals
The |Animal |Welfare |Act |is |administered |by |what |agency?
USDA |Animal |& |Plant |Health |Inspection |Service
What |regulations |apply |to |nonclinical |studies |conducted |to |collect |data |for |submission |to |the |
FDA?
Good |Laboratory |Practices |(GLPs)
What |committee |oversees |the |institution's |animal |research |programs?
Institutional |Animal |Care |& |Use |Committee |(IACUC)
What |agency |is |responsible |for |enforcing |the |Public |Health |Service |Policy |on |Humane |Care |
and |Use |of |Laboratory |Animals |(PHS |Policy)?
Office |of |Laboratory |Animal |Welfare |(OLAW)
True |or |False: |Mice |bred |for |research |are |not |covered |by |the |Animal |Welfare |Act.
True
True |or |False: |The |Animal |Welfare |Regulations |is |another |name |for |the |Animal |Welfare |Act.
,False. |The |Animal |Welfare |Regulations |describe |what |rules |a |facility |must |follow |to |comply |
with |the |AWA.
What |documents |must |be |submitted |to |the |USDA |every |year |outlining |the |number |of |USDA |
covered |spp. |and |the |pain |categories |under |which |they |were |used?
An |annual |report
Upon |request, |USDA |records |are |available |to |the |public |under |what |federal |act?
Freedom |of |Information |Act |(FOIA)
Name |the |person |to |whom |the |IACUC |is |responsible.
Institutional |official
The |PHS |Policy |on |Humane |Care |and |Use |of |Laboratory |Animals |applies |specifically |to |which |
type |of |research?
Federally |funded |research
What |document |must |an |investigator |submit |for |approval |by |the |IACUC |for |each |research |
study |involving |laboratory |animals?
Animal |use |protocol |or |animal |protocol
, If |research |is |funded |by |agencies |of |the |PHS, |what |document |must |the |Institutional |Official |
send |to |OLAW |about |the |institution's |animal |care |and |use |program?
Animal |Welfare |Assurance |of |Compliance |Statement |or |PHS |Assurance
Name |the |"3Rs" |Principles |of |Russell |and |Burch.
Replacement, |refinement, |and |reduction
What |is |the |term |described |in |the |3Rs |for |designing |an |experiment |so |that |stress |or |pain |to |an
|animal |is |minimized?
Refinement
True |or |False: |The |US |Government |Principles |apply |to |all |vertebrate |spp. |and |all |federally |
funded |studies.
True
What |is |the |best |defense |against |groups |opposed |to |animal |research?
Compliance |with |all |applicable |guidelines |and |regulations
_____ |are |used |to |measure |the |effectiveness |of |an |institution-wide |emergency |system.
Periodic |disaster |drills
(ALAT) Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
The |field |of |laboratory |animal |science |has |existed |as |a |recognized |specialty |since |what |time |
period?
the |late |1940's
In |1950, |Dr. |Nathan |Brewer |and |other |veterinarians |formed |what |organization?
Animal |Care |Panel |(now |American |Association |for |Laboratory |Animal |Science)
The |scientist |who |plans |and |coordinates |the |research |study |is |called |the |_____ |_____.
Principal |Investigator
When |discussing |interpersonal |problems, |it |is |important |to |separate |the |_____ |form |the |
_____.
behavior, |person
In |addition |to |the |ALAT |Training |Manual, |what |publication |should |you |study |to |prepare |for |the
|ALAT |certification |exam?
,Guide |for |the |Care |and |Use |of |Laboratory |Animals
The |Animal |Welfare |Act |is |administered |by |what |agency?
USDA |Animal |& |Plant |Health |Inspection |Service
What |regulations |apply |to |nonclinical |studies |conducted |to |collect |data |for |submission |to |the |
FDA?
Good |Laboratory |Practices |(GLPs)
What |committee |oversees |the |institution's |animal |research |programs?
Institutional |Animal |Care |& |Use |Committee |(IACUC)
What |agency |is |responsible |for |enforcing |the |Public |Health |Service |Policy |on |Humane |Care |
and |Use |of |Laboratory |Animals |(PHS |Policy)?
Office |of |Laboratory |Animal |Welfare |(OLAW)
True |or |False: |Mice |bred |for |research |are |not |covered |by |the |Animal |Welfare |Act.
True
True |or |False: |The |Animal |Welfare |Regulations |is |another |name |for |the |Animal |Welfare |Act.
,False. |The |Animal |Welfare |Regulations |describe |what |rules |a |facility |must |follow |to |comply |
with |the |AWA.
What |documents |must |be |submitted |to |the |USDA |every |year |outlining |the |number |of |USDA |
covered |spp. |and |the |pain |categories |under |which |they |were |used?
An |annual |report
Upon |request, |USDA |records |are |available |to |the |public |under |what |federal |act?
Freedom |of |Information |Act |(FOIA)
Name |the |person |to |whom |the |IACUC |is |responsible.
Institutional |official
The |PHS |Policy |on |Humane |Care |and |Use |of |Laboratory |Animals |applies |specifically |to |which |
type |of |research?
Federally |funded |research
What |document |must |an |investigator |submit |for |approval |by |the |IACUC |for |each |research |
study |involving |laboratory |animals?
Animal |use |protocol |or |animal |protocol
, If |research |is |funded |by |agencies |of |the |PHS, |what |document |must |the |Institutional |Official |
send |to |OLAW |about |the |institution's |animal |care |and |use |program?
Animal |Welfare |Assurance |of |Compliance |Statement |or |PHS |Assurance
Name |the |"3Rs" |Principles |of |Russell |and |Burch.
Replacement, |refinement, |and |reduction
What |is |the |term |described |in |the |3Rs |for |designing |an |experiment |so |that |stress |or |pain |to |an
|animal |is |minimized?
Refinement
True |or |False: |The |US |Government |Principles |apply |to |all |vertebrate |spp. |and |all |federally |
funded |studies.
True
What |is |the |best |defense |against |groups |opposed |to |animal |research?
Compliance |with |all |applicable |guidelines |and |regulations
_____ |are |used |to |measure |the |effectiveness |of |an |institution-wide |emergency |system.
Periodic |disaster |drills
