ALAT Certification Study Questions
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ALAT Certification Study Questions and - ANSWER
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Other than the ALAT Training Manual, name the publication that you must read and study to -
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prepare for the ALAT certification exam. ✔✔The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory - ANSWER
Animals - ANSWER
List the three levels of AALAS Technician Certification. ✔✔Assistant Laboratory Animal - ANSWER
Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT), Laboratory Animal Technologist - ANSWER
(LATg) - ANSWER
What organization was formed in 1950 by Dr. Nathan Brewer and other veterinarians? ✔✔Animal -
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Care Panel (ACP) - ANSWER
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel (ACP) changed it's name to what? ✔✔American Association for -
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Laboratory Animal Sciences (AALAS) - ANSWER
,What does the acronym RALAT mean? ✔✔Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician -
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What does the acronym RLAT mean? ✔✔Registered Laboratory Animal Technician - ANSWER
structures? ✔✔Biometric Scanner - ANSWER
What document should be posted throughout the facility, and is consulted and used when there is -
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an emergency? ✔✔Contact list - ANSWER
What federal agency enforces the rules and standards for workplace safety? ✔✔Occupational -
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safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - ANSWER
Should a pregnant employee be assigned to work with cats? Why or why not? ✔✔No. Cats can -
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carry the microbes that cause toxoplasmosis, which can harm the fetus - ANSWER
List three important factors for personal protection against radiation. ✔✔Time; distance; shielding -
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What is Toxoplasmosis gondii? ✔✔A parasite that can be transmitted through cat feces. - ANSWER
What is a decibel? ✔✔A unit which measures loudness - ANSWER
What are Material Safety Data Sheets? ✔✔Provides information on toxicity and potential side -
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, effects, and describes recommended treatment for exposures. - ANSWER
What is zoonosis? ✔✔Disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans - ANSWER
What is a N95? ✔✔A respirator mask that protects against airborne particles. - ANSWER
Q-Fever is carried by what animal? ✔✔Sheep (Ovis Aries) - ANSWER
B virus is carried by what animal? ✔✔Macaque - ANSWER
What does the acronym RLATg mean? ✔✔Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist - ANSWER
What does the Principle Investigator do? ✔✔Plans and coordinates all phases of the research work -
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and prepares the protocol - ANSWER
What is an Animal Use Protocol? ✔✔A document written by the Principal Investigator and - ANSWER
approved by the IACUC, that describes and justifies the use of animals for a project - ANSWER
What does the acroynm IACUC mean? ✔✔International Animal Care and Use Committee - ANSWER
What is the PHS Policy? ✔✔Federal mandate that covers all live vertebrates used or intended for -
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use in research, research training, experimentation, biological testing, or for related purposes. -
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According to the Guide and PHS Policy, what document must institutions comply with when -
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animals are euthanized? ✔✔AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia - ANSWER
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ALAT Certification Study Questions and - ANSWER
Answers Already Graded A - ANSWER
Other than the ALAT Training Manual, name the publication that you must read and study to -
ANSWER
prepare for the ALAT certification exam. ✔✔The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory - ANSWER
Animals - ANSWER
List the three levels of AALAS Technician Certification. ✔✔Assistant Laboratory Animal - ANSWER
Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT), Laboratory Animal Technologist - ANSWER
(LATg) - ANSWER
What organization was formed in 1950 by Dr. Nathan Brewer and other veterinarians? ✔✔Animal -
ANSWER
Care Panel (ACP) - ANSWER
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel (ACP) changed it's name to what? ✔✔American Association for -
ANSWER
Laboratory Animal Sciences (AALAS) - ANSWER
,What does the acronym RALAT mean? ✔✔Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician -
ANSWER
What does the acronym RLAT mean? ✔✔Registered Laboratory Animal Technician - ANSWER
structures? ✔✔Biometric Scanner - ANSWER
What document should be posted throughout the facility, and is consulted and used when there is -
ANSWER
an emergency? ✔✔Contact list - ANSWER
What federal agency enforces the rules and standards for workplace safety? ✔✔Occupational -
ANSWER
safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - ANSWER
Should a pregnant employee be assigned to work with cats? Why or why not? ✔✔No. Cats can -
ANSWER
carry the microbes that cause toxoplasmosis, which can harm the fetus - ANSWER
List three important factors for personal protection against radiation. ✔✔Time; distance; shielding -
ANSWER
What is Toxoplasmosis gondii? ✔✔A parasite that can be transmitted through cat feces. - ANSWER
What is a decibel? ✔✔A unit which measures loudness - ANSWER
What are Material Safety Data Sheets? ✔✔Provides information on toxicity and potential side -
ANSWER
, effects, and describes recommended treatment for exposures. - ANSWER
What is zoonosis? ✔✔Disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans - ANSWER
What is a N95? ✔✔A respirator mask that protects against airborne particles. - ANSWER
Q-Fever is carried by what animal? ✔✔Sheep (Ovis Aries) - ANSWER
B virus is carried by what animal? ✔✔Macaque - ANSWER
What does the acronym RLATg mean? ✔✔Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist - ANSWER
What does the Principle Investigator do? ✔✔Plans and coordinates all phases of the research work -
ANSWER
and prepares the protocol - ANSWER
What is an Animal Use Protocol? ✔✔A document written by the Principal Investigator and - ANSWER
approved by the IACUC, that describes and justifies the use of animals for a project - ANSWER
What does the acroynm IACUC mean? ✔✔International Animal Care and Use Committee - ANSWER
What is the PHS Policy? ✔✔Federal mandate that covers all live vertebrates used or intended for -
ANSWER
use in research, research training, experimentation, biological testing, or for related purposes. -
ANSWER
According to the Guide and PHS Policy, what document must institutions comply with when -
ANSWER
animals are euthanized? ✔✔AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia - ANSWER
