Laboratory Animal Technician
Certification
Exam Sets Questions With Reviewed
Correct Detailed Answers
New Update!!
1. Which animals below are covered under the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy?
a. All vertebrate animals
b. All invertebrate animals
c. All vertebrates except mice
d. All vertebrates and invertebrates - ANSWER 21. a. All vert ebrate animals;
p 17
2. What is a requirement to maintain Association for Assessment and
Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) accreditation?
a. An inspection report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA )
b. An annual report by the institution that describes changes to the animal care
and use program
c. A $500 certification fee
d. Proof of animal welfare training being offered every 6 months - ANSWER
b. An annual report by the institution that describes changes to the animal care
and use program; p 27
,3. What is the purpose of having standard operating procedures (SOPs)?
a. To teach inspectors how a procedure is done
b. To document that a procedure is being done
c. To ensure uniformity in animal care
d. To describe one of several ways a procedure is performed - ANSWER 23. c.
To ensure uniformity in animal care; p 27
4. What is the correct name for the acronym AAALAC?
a. American Association for Animal Laboratory Animal Council
b. Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
c. Association of American Animal Laboratory Administrators Committee
d. Assessment and Accreditation Association for Laboratory Animal Care -
ANSWER 24. b. Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory
Animal Care; p 27
5. Which Un ited States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pain category would
correspond with animals being bred, conditioned, or held for use in teaching,
testin g, experiments, research, or surgery, but not yet used for such purposes?
a. Category B
b. Category C
c. Category D
d. Category E - ANSWER 25. a. Category B; p 16
6. Which United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pain category would
correspond with experiments, teach ing, research, experiments, or tests causing
, pain or distress to the ani mals, for which appropriate anesthetic, analgesic, or
tranquilizing drugs were used?
a. Category B
b. Category C
c. Category D
d. Category E - ANSWER 26. c. Category D; p 16
7. What resource provides guidelines for programs that use agricultural animals
for agricultural research or teaching?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Livestock
b. Guide for the Care and Use of Farm Animals in Research
c. Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching
d. Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in the Lab - ANSWER 27.
c. Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching; p
21
8. Which organi:tation publishes the Guidelines on Euthanasia?
a. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. American Society of Laboratory Anima l Practitioners (ASLAP)
c. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
d. Association for Assessment of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) - ANSWER
28. c. America n Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA); p 21
9. Which of the 3R Principles is addressed if non animal alternatives are used
instead of animals?
a. Refinement
Certification
Exam Sets Questions With Reviewed
Correct Detailed Answers
New Update!!
1. Which animals below are covered under the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy?
a. All vertebrate animals
b. All invertebrate animals
c. All vertebrates except mice
d. All vertebrates and invertebrates - ANSWER 21. a. All vert ebrate animals;
p 17
2. What is a requirement to maintain Association for Assessment and
Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) accreditation?
a. An inspection report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA )
b. An annual report by the institution that describes changes to the animal care
and use program
c. A $500 certification fee
d. Proof of animal welfare training being offered every 6 months - ANSWER
b. An annual report by the institution that describes changes to the animal care
and use program; p 27
,3. What is the purpose of having standard operating procedures (SOPs)?
a. To teach inspectors how a procedure is done
b. To document that a procedure is being done
c. To ensure uniformity in animal care
d. To describe one of several ways a procedure is performed - ANSWER 23. c.
To ensure uniformity in animal care; p 27
4. What is the correct name for the acronym AAALAC?
a. American Association for Animal Laboratory Animal Council
b. Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
c. Association of American Animal Laboratory Administrators Committee
d. Assessment and Accreditation Association for Laboratory Animal Care -
ANSWER 24. b. Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory
Animal Care; p 27
5. Which Un ited States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pain category would
correspond with animals being bred, conditioned, or held for use in teaching,
testin g, experiments, research, or surgery, but not yet used for such purposes?
a. Category B
b. Category C
c. Category D
d. Category E - ANSWER 25. a. Category B; p 16
6. Which United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pain category would
correspond with experiments, teach ing, research, experiments, or tests causing
, pain or distress to the ani mals, for which appropriate anesthetic, analgesic, or
tranquilizing drugs were used?
a. Category B
b. Category C
c. Category D
d. Category E - ANSWER 26. c. Category D; p 16
7. What resource provides guidelines for programs that use agricultural animals
for agricultural research or teaching?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Livestock
b. Guide for the Care and Use of Farm Animals in Research
c. Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching
d. Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in the Lab - ANSWER 27.
c. Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching; p
21
8. Which organi:tation publishes the Guidelines on Euthanasia?
a. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. American Society of Laboratory Anima l Practitioners (ASLAP)
c. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
d. Association for Assessment of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) - ANSWER
28. c. America n Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA); p 21
9. Which of the 3R Principles is addressed if non animal alternatives are used
instead of animals?
a. Refinement
