Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) Final Exam
Questions and Answers
What infectious agent is the cause of "snuffles" in rabbits?
a) Mycoplasma pulmonis
b) Sendai virus
c) Bordetella bronchiseptica
d) Pasteurella multocida - ANSWER>>D
Which of the following is not one of the major clinical signs of inflammation?
a) Heat
b) Analgesia
c) Redness
d) Pain - ANSWER>>B
The destruction of all organisms on an object is referred to as:
a) Sterilization
b) Disinfection
c) Pasteurization
d) Sanitization - ANSWER>>A
Which of the following is not a type of animal facility design?
a) Conventional
b) Barrier
c) VAF/SPF
d) Clean/Dirty - ANSWER>>C
Which regulatory agency performs annual unannounced site inspections and
enforces the Animal Welfare Act?
,a) AAALAC, Int.
b) FDA
c) PHS
d) USDA - ANSWER>>D
___________ pathology is the study of the structure of diseased tissues.
a) Topical
b) Clinical
c) Microscopic
d) Anatomical - ANSWER>>D
Which types of animals are reared in open (non-filtered) cages and have an
unknown microbial status?
a) SPF
b) Germfree
c) Gnotobiotic
d) Conventional - ANSWER>>D
Which of the following warm-blooded vertebrates is not regulated by the
Animal Welfare Act?
a) Horses used for antibody production
b) Sheep used in open heart surgery research
c) Pigeons used for behavioral testing
d) Wild rats used for viral infection - ANSWER>>C
___________ is the science of poisons and the harmful or noxious effects
these substances have on living organisms.
a) Histology
b) Botany
c) Pathology
d) Toxicology - ANSWER>>D
If an animal dies spontaneously, changes in the tissues begin to occur as the
,body decomposes. This process is called autolysis. What is the best way to
preserve tissues for a diagnostic necropsy?
a) Place the dead animal in a freezer
b) Place the animal in an autoclave
c) Place the animal in a refrigerator
d) Leave the animal in the exact location where it died - ANSWER>>C
What is the term used to describe the study of birth defects?
a) Teratology
b) Gynecology
c) Obstetrics
d) Mutitology - ANSWER>>A
The written document that an investigator must complete, and submit to their
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, if they plan to use animals in
research is called the ___________________.
a) Animal use protocol
b) Animal use grant
c) Research use protocol
d) Research use grant - ANSWER>>A
How long can bacteria survive when kept in the transport media of a sterile
swab?
a) 24 hrs.
b) 48 hrs.
c) 72 hrs.
d) 96 hrs. - ANSWER>>A
The word, "hypothyroidism", has the prefix _____, the suffix ________, and
the root __________.
a) ism; hypo; thyroid
b) hypo; ism; thyroid
c) thyroid; hypo; ism
, d) hypo; thyroid; ism - ANSWER>>B
A beagle is euthanized in May 1999. How long must the animal facility retain
the USDA identification tags (if used) on the animal for possible review by the
USDA?
a) 6 months
b) 12 months
c) 24 months
d) 36 months - ANSWER>>B
The process which reduces the number of pathogenic organisms on an
object to a harmless level is known as:
a) Disinfection
b) Sanitization
c) Sterilization
d) Pasteurization - ANSWER>>A
Special glass tubes are used to collect blood samples, these tubes have
different colored rubber stoppers to indicate which anticoagulant, if any, is in
the tube. Which of the following colors is used to indicate EDTA is in the
glass tube?
a) Blue
b) Red
c) Purple
d) Green - ANSWER>>C
Blood chemistry tests are performed on blood, plasma, or serum to help
diagnose abnormal conditions or illness in animals and humans. Which of the
following tests can be used to determine abnormal liver function?
a) ALT & AST
b) BUN & Creatinine
c) CPK & Na
d) Amylase & Lipase - ANSWER>>A
Questions and Answers
What infectious agent is the cause of "snuffles" in rabbits?
a) Mycoplasma pulmonis
b) Sendai virus
c) Bordetella bronchiseptica
d) Pasteurella multocida - ANSWER>>D
Which of the following is not one of the major clinical signs of inflammation?
a) Heat
b) Analgesia
c) Redness
d) Pain - ANSWER>>B
The destruction of all organisms on an object is referred to as:
a) Sterilization
b) Disinfection
c) Pasteurization
d) Sanitization - ANSWER>>A
Which of the following is not a type of animal facility design?
a) Conventional
b) Barrier
c) VAF/SPF
d) Clean/Dirty - ANSWER>>C
Which regulatory agency performs annual unannounced site inspections and
enforces the Animal Welfare Act?
,a) AAALAC, Int.
b) FDA
c) PHS
d) USDA - ANSWER>>D
___________ pathology is the study of the structure of diseased tissues.
a) Topical
b) Clinical
c) Microscopic
d) Anatomical - ANSWER>>D
Which types of animals are reared in open (non-filtered) cages and have an
unknown microbial status?
a) SPF
b) Germfree
c) Gnotobiotic
d) Conventional - ANSWER>>D
Which of the following warm-blooded vertebrates is not regulated by the
Animal Welfare Act?
a) Horses used for antibody production
b) Sheep used in open heart surgery research
c) Pigeons used for behavioral testing
d) Wild rats used for viral infection - ANSWER>>C
___________ is the science of poisons and the harmful or noxious effects
these substances have on living organisms.
a) Histology
b) Botany
c) Pathology
d) Toxicology - ANSWER>>D
If an animal dies spontaneously, changes in the tissues begin to occur as the
,body decomposes. This process is called autolysis. What is the best way to
preserve tissues for a diagnostic necropsy?
a) Place the dead animal in a freezer
b) Place the animal in an autoclave
c) Place the animal in a refrigerator
d) Leave the animal in the exact location where it died - ANSWER>>C
What is the term used to describe the study of birth defects?
a) Teratology
b) Gynecology
c) Obstetrics
d) Mutitology - ANSWER>>A
The written document that an investigator must complete, and submit to their
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, if they plan to use animals in
research is called the ___________________.
a) Animal use protocol
b) Animal use grant
c) Research use protocol
d) Research use grant - ANSWER>>A
How long can bacteria survive when kept in the transport media of a sterile
swab?
a) 24 hrs.
b) 48 hrs.
c) 72 hrs.
d) 96 hrs. - ANSWER>>A
The word, "hypothyroidism", has the prefix _____, the suffix ________, and
the root __________.
a) ism; hypo; thyroid
b) hypo; ism; thyroid
c) thyroid; hypo; ism
, d) hypo; thyroid; ism - ANSWER>>B
A beagle is euthanized in May 1999. How long must the animal facility retain
the USDA identification tags (if used) on the animal for possible review by the
USDA?
a) 6 months
b) 12 months
c) 24 months
d) 36 months - ANSWER>>B
The process which reduces the number of pathogenic organisms on an
object to a harmless level is known as:
a) Disinfection
b) Sanitization
c) Sterilization
d) Pasteurization - ANSWER>>A
Special glass tubes are used to collect blood samples, these tubes have
different colored rubber stoppers to indicate which anticoagulant, if any, is in
the tube. Which of the following colors is used to indicate EDTA is in the
glass tube?
a) Blue
b) Red
c) Purple
d) Green - ANSWER>>C
Blood chemistry tests are performed on blood, plasma, or serum to help
diagnose abnormal conditions or illness in animals and humans. Which of the
following tests can be used to determine abnormal liver function?
a) ALT & AST
b) BUN & Creatinine
c) CPK & Na
d) Amylase & Lipase - ANSWER>>A
