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EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
An investigator wishes to use animals in an experiment that involves category B, C,
and D activities performed on the same animal. How should the animal be
categorized?
A. Categories B, C, and D.
B. Category B.
C. Category C.
D. Category D. - Correct Answer-D. Category D.
Which of the following activities would place an animal in category E?
A. Lethal dose experiments in which animals are allowed to die without
intervention.
B. Observation studies of normal primate behavior.
C. Blood collection from a superficial vessel of a dog.
D. Major surgery in which anesthetics and postoperative analgesics are
administered. - Correct Answer-A. Lethal dose experiments in which animals are
allowed to die without intervention.
All personnel performing animal procedures must be properly trained to do so
when?
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A. By the end of the experiments.
B. Before any procedures are performed.
C. Before any procedures are performed unless they have doctoral level or
medical degrees.
D. Before any procedures are performed unless they receive a waiver from their
supervisor. - Correct Answer-B. Before any procedures are performed.
Which statement about the Occupational Health and Safety Program is false?
A. You should enroll in the local Occupational Health and Safety Program before
you begin your work with laboratory animals.
B. Typical services include rabies immunizations, TB testing, and tetanus
immunizations.
C. You may not decline medical treatments provided as part of the Occupational
Health and Safety Program.
D. Each institution must have an Occupational Health and Safety Program for
personnel who have significant contact with laboratory animals. - Correct Answer-
C. You may not decline medical treatments provided as part of the Occupational
Health and Safety Program.
Which of the following is false concerning prolonged restraint of animals?
A. The restraint method used should be the least restrictive possible that will
allow achievement of experimental objectives.
B. It can be justified as a convenience for the research staff.
C. The period of restraint should be the minimum required to achieve
experimental objectives.
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D. It should not be considered a normal method of housing. - Correct Answer-B. It
can be justified as a convenience for the research staff.
Which of the following is true of the dog exercise program mandated by the USDA
Animal Welfare Act regulations?
A. Dogs must be provided additional exercise regardless of the floor area of the
cage.
B. The IACUC can exempt an animal for scientific reasons.
C. The veterinarian cannot exempt an animal, even for medical reasons.
D. The veterinarian can exempt an animal for scientific reasons. - Correct Answer-
B. The IACUC can exempt an animal for scientific
Great Southern Agricultural and Technical University has an Animal Welfare
Assurance Statement on file with OLAW that covers all PHS funded projects. The
University's policy states that all use of live vertebrate animals for teaching and
research requires IACUC review and approval. A faculty member contacts the
IACUC Chair to report that he demonstrated a blood sampling procedure on a live
chicken for a teaching lab, but it was not the blood sampling method described in
the IACUC approved protocol for the lab. The IACUC must report this
noncompliance to:
1) OLAW
2) USDA
3) The University's IO
4) All of the above - Correct Answer-3) The University's IO
The institution's PHS Assurance applies to PHS-funded projects only. An
investigator has two IACUC protocols using mice. Protocol A (NIH funded)
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stipulates that animals will be killed by barbiturate overdose while decapitation
would be the method used in Protocol B (private foundation funds). The
investigator informs the IACUC Office that his staff mistakenly euthanized a few
animals assigned to Protocol B with barbiturate overdose. How should the IACUC
respond?
a) Suspend the investigator.
b) Report to US Department of Agriculture.
c) Report to Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare.
d) Retrain the investigator and staff. - Correct Answer-a) you could suspend, but
it's not required, and would probably make people mad at the IACUC.
b) reporting noncompliance to the USDA is not required.
c) this institution's Assurance applies to PHS funded activities only therefore
reporting noncompliance on a project not funded by the PHS is not required.
d) probably the best practice to prevent future noncompliance.
Source: Certified Professional IACUC Administrator (CPIA) Study Group - Facebook
Post by Molly Greene Haywood on February 8, 2013
Which entity does not require the IACUC to have a scientific member? - Correct
Answer-USDA
Source: Certified Professional IACUC Administrator (CPIA) Study Group - Facebook
Post by Molly Greene Haywood on March 6, 2013
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CPIA EXAM PREP TEST BANK NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
An investigator wishes to use animals in an experiment that involves category B, C,
and D activities performed on the same animal. How should the animal be
categorized?
A. Categories B, C, and D.
B. Category B.
C. Category C.
D. Category D. - Correct Answer-D. Category D.
Which of the following activities would place an animal in category E?
A. Lethal dose experiments in which animals are allowed to die without
intervention.
B. Observation studies of normal primate behavior.
C. Blood collection from a superficial vessel of a dog.
D. Major surgery in which anesthetics and postoperative analgesics are
administered. - Correct Answer-A. Lethal dose experiments in which animals are
allowed to die without intervention.
All personnel performing animal procedures must be properly trained to do so
when?
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A. By the end of the experiments.
B. Before any procedures are performed.
C. Before any procedures are performed unless they have doctoral level or
medical degrees.
D. Before any procedures are performed unless they receive a waiver from their
supervisor. - Correct Answer-B. Before any procedures are performed.
Which statement about the Occupational Health and Safety Program is false?
A. You should enroll in the local Occupational Health and Safety Program before
you begin your work with laboratory animals.
B. Typical services include rabies immunizations, TB testing, and tetanus
immunizations.
C. You may not decline medical treatments provided as part of the Occupational
Health and Safety Program.
D. Each institution must have an Occupational Health and Safety Program for
personnel who have significant contact with laboratory animals. - Correct Answer-
C. You may not decline medical treatments provided as part of the Occupational
Health and Safety Program.
Which of the following is false concerning prolonged restraint of animals?
A. The restraint method used should be the least restrictive possible that will
allow achievement of experimental objectives.
B. It can be justified as a convenience for the research staff.
C. The period of restraint should be the minimum required to achieve
experimental objectives.
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D. It should not be considered a normal method of housing. - Correct Answer-B. It
can be justified as a convenience for the research staff.
Which of the following is true of the dog exercise program mandated by the USDA
Animal Welfare Act regulations?
A. Dogs must be provided additional exercise regardless of the floor area of the
cage.
B. The IACUC can exempt an animal for scientific reasons.
C. The veterinarian cannot exempt an animal, even for medical reasons.
D. The veterinarian can exempt an animal for scientific reasons. - Correct Answer-
B. The IACUC can exempt an animal for scientific
Great Southern Agricultural and Technical University has an Animal Welfare
Assurance Statement on file with OLAW that covers all PHS funded projects. The
University's policy states that all use of live vertebrate animals for teaching and
research requires IACUC review and approval. A faculty member contacts the
IACUC Chair to report that he demonstrated a blood sampling procedure on a live
chicken for a teaching lab, but it was not the blood sampling method described in
the IACUC approved protocol for the lab. The IACUC must report this
noncompliance to:
1) OLAW
2) USDA
3) The University's IO
4) All of the above - Correct Answer-3) The University's IO
The institution's PHS Assurance applies to PHS-funded projects only. An
investigator has two IACUC protocols using mice. Protocol A (NIH funded)
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stipulates that animals will be killed by barbiturate overdose while decapitation
would be the method used in Protocol B (private foundation funds). The
investigator informs the IACUC Office that his staff mistakenly euthanized a few
animals assigned to Protocol B with barbiturate overdose. How should the IACUC
respond?
a) Suspend the investigator.
b) Report to US Department of Agriculture.
c) Report to Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare.
d) Retrain the investigator and staff. - Correct Answer-a) you could suspend, but
it's not required, and would probably make people mad at the IACUC.
b) reporting noncompliance to the USDA is not required.
c) this institution's Assurance applies to PHS funded activities only therefore
reporting noncompliance on a project not funded by the PHS is not required.
d) probably the best practice to prevent future noncompliance.
Source: Certified Professional IACUC Administrator (CPIA) Study Group - Facebook
Post by Molly Greene Haywood on February 8, 2013
Which entity does not require the IACUC to have a scientific member? - Correct
Answer-USDA
Source: Certified Professional IACUC Administrator (CPIA) Study Group - Facebook
Post by Molly Greene Haywood on March 6, 2013
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