LATG Chapter 4 Regulations questions
with actual answers.
What agency requires that every research facility must establish an Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee?
a. USDA
b. FDA
c. AVMA
d. AAALAC ANS -A
How often should a research facility using regulated species update their USDA registration?
a. Annually
b. Biannually
c. Every 3 years
d. Every 5 years ANS -C
Which description best describes category C animals?
a. Animals being held but not yet used
b. Animals not experiencing pain or distress
c. Animals experiencing pain or distress and receiving appropriate drugs for relief of pain or distress
d. Animals experiencing pain or distress and not receiving drugs for relief of pain or distress ANS -B
In what pain category would you place animals which were subjected to pain but did not receive
anesthetics or analgesics to relieve their pain because it would have adversely affected the procedure or
the result?
a. Category B
b. Category C
c. Category D
d. Category E ANS -D
, Which of the following publications provides additional clarifications and guidance in support of the
Animal Welfare Act?
a. Animal Care Policy Manual
b. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
c. U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing,
Research, and Training
d. AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia ANS -A
What is the minimum time period that all USDA reports and records must be kept after completion of
the study?
a. 1 year
b. 3 years
c. 5 years
d. As long as those animal species are present in the facility. ANS -B
Which of the following statements correctly describe the PHS assurance?
a. It must be approved by AAALAC before any research is conducted in the facility.
b. It must be renewed every year.
c. It must describe the essential components of an institution's animal use and care
program.
d. It is optional for institutions that house rodents only. ANS -C
To be compliant with OLAW, what document should be the basis of the IACUC review
of the institution's program for the use and care of animals?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
b. Guidelines for Ethical Conduct In the Care and Use of Animals
c. Animal Welfare Act
d. U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals
Used in Testing, Research, and Training ANS -A
with actual answers.
What agency requires that every research facility must establish an Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee?
a. USDA
b. FDA
c. AVMA
d. AAALAC ANS -A
How often should a research facility using regulated species update their USDA registration?
a. Annually
b. Biannually
c. Every 3 years
d. Every 5 years ANS -C
Which description best describes category C animals?
a. Animals being held but not yet used
b. Animals not experiencing pain or distress
c. Animals experiencing pain or distress and receiving appropriate drugs for relief of pain or distress
d. Animals experiencing pain or distress and not receiving drugs for relief of pain or distress ANS -B
In what pain category would you place animals which were subjected to pain but did not receive
anesthetics or analgesics to relieve their pain because it would have adversely affected the procedure or
the result?
a. Category B
b. Category C
c. Category D
d. Category E ANS -D
, Which of the following publications provides additional clarifications and guidance in support of the
Animal Welfare Act?
a. Animal Care Policy Manual
b. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
c. U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing,
Research, and Training
d. AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia ANS -A
What is the minimum time period that all USDA reports and records must be kept after completion of
the study?
a. 1 year
b. 3 years
c. 5 years
d. As long as those animal species are present in the facility. ANS -B
Which of the following statements correctly describe the PHS assurance?
a. It must be approved by AAALAC before any research is conducted in the facility.
b. It must be renewed every year.
c. It must describe the essential components of an institution's animal use and care
program.
d. It is optional for institutions that house rodents only. ANS -C
To be compliant with OLAW, what document should be the basis of the IACUC review
of the institution's program for the use and care of animals?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
b. Guidelines for Ethical Conduct In the Care and Use of Animals
c. Animal Welfare Act
d. U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals
Used in Testing, Research, and Training ANS -A
