Laboratory Animal Technician
Certification
Exam Sets Questions With Reviewed
Correct Detailed Answers
New Update!!
1. Animal Welfare Act - ANSWER The federal l aw by which the USDA
regulates the use of warm -blooded vertebrates in research. Does not cover
birds, rats and mice bred exclusively for research, or farm animals used or
intended for use as food or fiber.
2. Animal Welfare Regulations - ANSWER (AWR):The federal regulations that
specify how the Animal Welfare Act should be followed.
- The AWR are enforced by the USDA
3. Anogenital distance - ANSWER The distance between the anus and
genital papilla of most animals; typically greater in males than in females.
Used for sexing animals.
4. Anorexia - ANSWER Loss of appetite
5. Antagonist - ANSWER A drug that counteracts or opposes the action of
another drug or blocks a physiological activity.
,6. Anterior - ANSWER Toward the front of the body, generally used in
reference to bipeds
7. Anthelmintic - ANSWER A type of drug that eliminates a wide variety of
parasitic worms
8. Anthropoid - ANSWER A primate that appears human like; includes
apes and monkeys
9. Antibiotic - ANSWER A type of drug that kills or prevents the
reproduction of bacteria on or in the body.
10.Antibody - ANSWER A blood protein that is produced in response to
foreign material. Such as a biomolecule, bacterium, virus, parasite, or
transplanted organ.
11.Antibody titer - ANSWER A test that measures the presence and a
mount of antibody in blood.
12.Anticoagulant: - ANSWER A substance, such as EDTA, sodium citrate, or
heparin, that is added to blood samples to prevent clotting, thus allowing
the blood to be separated into its liquid and solid components.
13.Antidote - ANSWER An agent used to neutralize or counteract the
effects of a poison
, 14.Antifungal - ANSWER A substance that kills fungi or limits their growth.
15.Antigen - ANSWER A microorganism or other foreign substance or
protein, such as bee venom or dander. that prompts the body to develop
an immune response.
16.Anti-inflammatory - ANSWER A type of drug that reduces the swelling,
itching, and pain associated with inflammatory reactions.
17.Anti parasitic - ANSWER A type of drug that kills parasites living in or on
a host animal.
18.Antiprotozoal: - ANSWER A type of drug that kills protozoan parasites
living within an
19.animal.
20.Antiseptic: - ANSWER A substance that kills some microorganisms or
inhibits their growth. Not a steriliant, but can be used safely on living tissue;
for example, tincture of iodine.
21.Aorta - ANSWER The large arterial trunk that carries blood from the
heart to be distributed through the body by branch arteries.
22.Aortic valve - ANSWER The membrane located between the aorta and
the left ventricle that prevents the back flow of blood into the left ventricle
of the heart
Certification
Exam Sets Questions With Reviewed
Correct Detailed Answers
New Update!!
1. Animal Welfare Act - ANSWER The federal l aw by which the USDA
regulates the use of warm -blooded vertebrates in research. Does not cover
birds, rats and mice bred exclusively for research, or farm animals used or
intended for use as food or fiber.
2. Animal Welfare Regulations - ANSWER (AWR):The federal regulations that
specify how the Animal Welfare Act should be followed.
- The AWR are enforced by the USDA
3. Anogenital distance - ANSWER The distance between the anus and
genital papilla of most animals; typically greater in males than in females.
Used for sexing animals.
4. Anorexia - ANSWER Loss of appetite
5. Antagonist - ANSWER A drug that counteracts or opposes the action of
another drug or blocks a physiological activity.
,6. Anterior - ANSWER Toward the front of the body, generally used in
reference to bipeds
7. Anthelmintic - ANSWER A type of drug that eliminates a wide variety of
parasitic worms
8. Anthropoid - ANSWER A primate that appears human like; includes
apes and monkeys
9. Antibiotic - ANSWER A type of drug that kills or prevents the
reproduction of bacteria on or in the body.
10.Antibody - ANSWER A blood protein that is produced in response to
foreign material. Such as a biomolecule, bacterium, virus, parasite, or
transplanted organ.
11.Antibody titer - ANSWER A test that measures the presence and a
mount of antibody in blood.
12.Anticoagulant: - ANSWER A substance, such as EDTA, sodium citrate, or
heparin, that is added to blood samples to prevent clotting, thus allowing
the blood to be separated into its liquid and solid components.
13.Antidote - ANSWER An agent used to neutralize or counteract the
effects of a poison
, 14.Antifungal - ANSWER A substance that kills fungi or limits their growth.
15.Antigen - ANSWER A microorganism or other foreign substance or
protein, such as bee venom or dander. that prompts the body to develop
an immune response.
16.Anti-inflammatory - ANSWER A type of drug that reduces the swelling,
itching, and pain associated with inflammatory reactions.
17.Anti parasitic - ANSWER A type of drug that kills parasites living in or on
a host animal.
18.Antiprotozoal: - ANSWER A type of drug that kills protozoan parasites
living within an
19.animal.
20.Antiseptic: - ANSWER A substance that kills some microorganisms or
inhibits their growth. Not a steriliant, but can be used safely on living tissue;
for example, tincture of iodine.
21.Aorta - ANSWER The large arterial trunk that carries blood from the
heart to be distributed through the body by branch arteries.
22.Aortic valve - ANSWER The membrane located between the aorta and
the left ventricle that prevents the back flow of blood into the left ventricle
of the heart
