ALAT Workbook Unit 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Institutions were a ALAT can work - CORRECT ANSWER - public health organizations,
research and teaching institutions, pharmaceutical, biological, chemical, consumer, and animal
feed product developers and manufacturers, and commercial laboratory animal suppliers.
ALAT, LAT, LATG - CORRECT ANSWER - The three levels of AALAS Technican
Certication
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals - CORRECT ANSWER - The
publication that is the primary source of standards and guidelines for laboratory animal care and
use in the United States.
Animal Care Panel (ACP) - CORRECT ANSWER - The organization formed in 1950 by
Dr. Nathan Brewer and other veterinarians. The philosophy held by the group was that those who
use animals for research have a moral obligation to provide for their needs and ensure their
welfare.
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) - CORRECT ANSWER -
The ACP changed its name to this in 1967.
Technician Certification Registry - CORRECT ANSWER - When you earn your ALAT
credential, you will automatically become part of this AALAS Technician Certification program.
Comparative Medicine, Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
(JAALAS) - CORRECT ANSWER - The two journals that are published by AALAS.
Privilage - CORRECT ANSWER - The laboratory animal and research professionals who
are memebers of AALAS believe that the use of animals in research is a ______.
, Duties of a ALAT - CORRECT ANSWER - Handle routine husbandry tasks such as
feeding, watering, and bedding changes, perform sanitation and sterilization procedures used in
animal facilities, observe and report changes in temperature, air exchange rat, light/dark cycles,
and humidity in the animal room environment, handle, restrain, and determine the sex of
common laboratory animals, use various methods of animal identification, assist with record
keeping, recognize common signs of clinical illness or death and note changes in eating habits,
stool or urine, or behavior, and provide routine treatments, such as administering medication or
clipping overgrown toenails.
RALAT - CORRECT ANSWER - A ALAT that is participating in the Registry and is
taking steps to enhance your knowledge and skills.
Principal Investigator - CORRECT ANSWER - Person who plans and coordinates all
phases of the research work and prepares the protocol.
Research Technician - CORRECT ANSWER - Person who performs research tasks
required by the protocol and analyzes data.
Laboratory Animal Veterinarian - CORRECT ANSWER - Person who coordinates animal
care and advises investigators on proper animal use.
Laboratory Animal Technician - CORRECT ANSWER - Person who performs many
animal care functions and monitors environmental factors.
Animal Use Protocol - CORRECT ANSWER - A document written by the Principal
Investigator and approved by the IACUC, that describes and justifies the use of animals for a
project.
PHS Policy - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal mandate that covers all lives vertebrates
used or intended for use in research, research training, experimentation, biological testing, or for
related purposes, including birds, cold blooded animals, and mice bred for research.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Institutions were a ALAT can work - CORRECT ANSWER - public health organizations,
research and teaching institutions, pharmaceutical, biological, chemical, consumer, and animal
feed product developers and manufacturers, and commercial laboratory animal suppliers.
ALAT, LAT, LATG - CORRECT ANSWER - The three levels of AALAS Technican
Certication
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals - CORRECT ANSWER - The
publication that is the primary source of standards and guidelines for laboratory animal care and
use in the United States.
Animal Care Panel (ACP) - CORRECT ANSWER - The organization formed in 1950 by
Dr. Nathan Brewer and other veterinarians. The philosophy held by the group was that those who
use animals for research have a moral obligation to provide for their needs and ensure their
welfare.
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) - CORRECT ANSWER -
The ACP changed its name to this in 1967.
Technician Certification Registry - CORRECT ANSWER - When you earn your ALAT
credential, you will automatically become part of this AALAS Technician Certification program.
Comparative Medicine, Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
(JAALAS) - CORRECT ANSWER - The two journals that are published by AALAS.
Privilage - CORRECT ANSWER - The laboratory animal and research professionals who
are memebers of AALAS believe that the use of animals in research is a ______.
, Duties of a ALAT - CORRECT ANSWER - Handle routine husbandry tasks such as
feeding, watering, and bedding changes, perform sanitation and sterilization procedures used in
animal facilities, observe and report changes in temperature, air exchange rat, light/dark cycles,
and humidity in the animal room environment, handle, restrain, and determine the sex of
common laboratory animals, use various methods of animal identification, assist with record
keeping, recognize common signs of clinical illness or death and note changes in eating habits,
stool or urine, or behavior, and provide routine treatments, such as administering medication or
clipping overgrown toenails.
RALAT - CORRECT ANSWER - A ALAT that is participating in the Registry and is
taking steps to enhance your knowledge and skills.
Principal Investigator - CORRECT ANSWER - Person who plans and coordinates all
phases of the research work and prepares the protocol.
Research Technician - CORRECT ANSWER - Person who performs research tasks
required by the protocol and analyzes data.
Laboratory Animal Veterinarian - CORRECT ANSWER - Person who coordinates animal
care and advises investigators on proper animal use.
Laboratory Animal Technician - CORRECT ANSWER - Person who performs many
animal care functions and monitors environmental factors.
Animal Use Protocol - CORRECT ANSWER - A document written by the Principal
Investigator and approved by the IACUC, that describes and justifies the use of animals for a
project.
PHS Policy - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal mandate that covers all lives vertebrates
used or intended for use in research, research training, experimentation, biological testing, or for
related purposes, including birds, cold blooded animals, and mice bred for research.
