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LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN) EXAM A, B &
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 700 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN) EXAM A
QUESTION: If an animal dies spontaneously, changes in the tissues begin to occur as the
body decomposes. This process is called autolysis. What is the best way to
preserve tissues for a diagnostic necropsy?
a) Place the dead animal in a freezer
b) Place the animal in an autoclave
c) Place the animal in a refrigerator
d) Leave the animal in the exact location where it died - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: What is the term used to describe the study of birth defects?
a) Teratology
b) Gynecology
c) Obstetrics
d) Mutitology - ANSWER-A
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QUESTION: The written document that an investigator must complete, and submit to their
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, if they plan to use animals in
research is called the ___________________.
a) Animal use protocol
b) Animal use grant
c) Research use protocol
d) Research use grant - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: How long can bacteria survive when kept in the transport media of a sterile
swab?
a) 24 hrs.
b) 48 hrs.
c) 72 hrs.
d) 96 hrs. - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: The word, "hypothyroidism", has the prefix _____, the suffix ________, and
the root __________.
a) ism; hypo; thyroid
b) hypo; ism; thyroid
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c) thyroid; hypo; ism
d) hypo; thyroid; ism - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: A beagle is euthanized in May 1999. How long must the animal facility retain
the USDA identification tags (if used) on the animal for possible review by the
USDA?
a) 6 months
b) 12 months
c) 24 months
d) 36 months - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: The process which reduces the number of pathogenic organisms on an
object to a harmless level is known as:
a) Disinfection
b) Sanitization
c) Sterilization
d) Pasteurization - ANSWER-A
What infectious agent is the cause of "snuffles" in rabbits?
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a) Mycoplasma pulmonis
b) Sendai virus
c) Bordetella bronchiseptica
d) Pasteurella multocida - ANSWER-D
QUESTION: Which of the following is not one of the major clinical signs of inflammation?
a) Heat
b) Analgesia
c) Redness
d) Pain - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: The destruction of all organisms on an object is referred to as:
a) Sterilization
b) Disinfection
c) Pasteurization
d) Sanitization - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: Which of the following is not a type of animal facility design?
a) Conventional
LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN) EXAM A, B &
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 700 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN) EXAM A
QUESTION: If an animal dies spontaneously, changes in the tissues begin to occur as the
body decomposes. This process is called autolysis. What is the best way to
preserve tissues for a diagnostic necropsy?
a) Place the dead animal in a freezer
b) Place the animal in an autoclave
c) Place the animal in a refrigerator
d) Leave the animal in the exact location where it died - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: What is the term used to describe the study of birth defects?
a) Teratology
b) Gynecology
c) Obstetrics
d) Mutitology - ANSWER-A
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QUESTION: The written document that an investigator must complete, and submit to their
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, if they plan to use animals in
research is called the ___________________.
a) Animal use protocol
b) Animal use grant
c) Research use protocol
d) Research use grant - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: How long can bacteria survive when kept in the transport media of a sterile
swab?
a) 24 hrs.
b) 48 hrs.
c) 72 hrs.
d) 96 hrs. - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: The word, "hypothyroidism", has the prefix _____, the suffix ________, and
the root __________.
a) ism; hypo; thyroid
b) hypo; ism; thyroid
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c) thyroid; hypo; ism
d) hypo; thyroid; ism - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: A beagle is euthanized in May 1999. How long must the animal facility retain
the USDA identification tags (if used) on the animal for possible review by the
USDA?
a) 6 months
b) 12 months
c) 24 months
d) 36 months - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: The process which reduces the number of pathogenic organisms on an
object to a harmless level is known as:
a) Disinfection
b) Sanitization
c) Sterilization
d) Pasteurization - ANSWER-A
What infectious agent is the cause of "snuffles" in rabbits?
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a) Mycoplasma pulmonis
b) Sendai virus
c) Bordetella bronchiseptica
d) Pasteurella multocida - ANSWER-D
QUESTION: Which of the following is not one of the major clinical signs of inflammation?
a) Heat
b) Analgesia
c) Redness
d) Pain - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: The destruction of all organisms on an object is referred to as:
a) Sterilization
b) Disinfection
c) Pasteurization
d) Sanitization - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: Which of the following is not a type of animal facility design?
a) Conventional
