LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN) CERTIFICATION EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100- VERIFIED ANSWERS)

LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN)
CERTIFICATION EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)

l. |What |is |the |primary |federal |granting |agency |through |which |the |United |States |conducts
| and |supports |biomedical |research?
a. National |Science |Foundation |( |NSF)
b. National |Institutes |of |Health |(NI |H)
c. United |States |Department |of |Agriculture |(USDA)
d. Food |and |Drug |Administration |(FDA) |- |ANSWER>>b. |National |Institutes |of |Health
| (NIH); |p |11


2. What |is |an |animal |use |protocol?
a. A |deta |iled |explanation |of |a |research |project |involving |animals
b. The |standard |operating |procedure |for |animal |husbandry
c. A |request |for |money |to |finance |animals |used |in |a |research |project
d. A |description |of |all |animals |used |in |a |facility |over |a |1 |year |period |- |ANSWER>>a. |A
| detailed |explanation |of |a |research |project |involving |animals; |p |12-1 |3


3. What |does |the |Institutional |Animal |Care |and |Use |Committee |(IACUC) |do?
a. Review |animal |use |protocols
b. Conduct |inspections |of |animal |facilities |and |reviews |institutional |animal |use |programs
| at |least |every |6 |months
c. Serve |as |an |information |and |resource |liaison |on |animal |welfare |and |research
| concerns
d. All |of |the |above |- |ANSWER>>d. |All |of |the |above; |p |12


4. What |is |the |purpose |of |the |Institutional |Animal |Care |and |Use |Committee's |(IACUC's)
| protocol |review?

,a. To |ensure |animal |welfare |and |regulatory |compliance
b. To |ascertain |whether |the |protocol |remains |within |budgetary |guidelines
c. |To |provide |a |mechanism |for |publishing |the |study |results
|



d. |To |assure |that |AAALAC |accreditation |is |maintained |- |ANSWER>>a. |To |ensure |animal
| welfare |and |regulatory |compliance; |p |12


5. Which |statement |regarding |the |post |approval |monitoring |(PAM) |program |is |TRUE?
a. A |post |approval |monitoring |program |is |mandated |by |law.
b. A |post |approval |monitoring |program |is |typically |under |the |control |of |the |attending
| veterinarian.
c. A |post |approval |monitoring |program |helps |ensure |that |Institutional |Animal |Care |and
| Use |Committee |(IACUC)-approved |procedures |are |being |followed.
d. The |staff |of |the |post |approval |monitoring |program |decides |what |punitive |actions |are
| required |if |deficiencies |are |noted. |- |ANSWER>>c. |A |post |approval |monitoring |program
| helps |ensure |that |Institutional |Animal |Care |and |Use
Committee |(lACUC)-approved |procedures |are |being |followed; |p |13


6. A |systematic |investigation |to |establish |facts |is |the |definition |of |what |term?
a. Hypothesis
b. Protocol
c. Data
d. Research |- |ANSWER>>d. |Research; |p |10


7. What |is |the |correct |name |for |the |acronym |IACUC?
a. Informational |Animal |Care |and |Use |Committee |b.Institutional |Animal |Care |and |Use
| Council
cInstitutional |Animal |Care |and |Use |Committee
d.Institutional |Annual |Costs |and |Use |Committee |- |ANSWER>>c. |Institutional |Animal |Care
| and |Use |Committee; |p |12


8. What |is |the |name |of |the |paperwork |necessary |to |request |research |money?

,a. Grant |application
b. Animal |use |protocol
c. Request |for |approval
d. Principal |investigator |submission |- |ANSWER>>a. |Grant |application; |p |10


9. What |documentation |is |required |before |an |investigator |can |begin |a |study |using
| animals?
a. Association |for |Assessment |and |Accreditation |of
| LaboratoryAnimalCare(AAALAC)accreditation
b. Institutional |Animal |Care |and |Use |Committee |(IACUC) |approval |of |the |animal |use
| protocol
c. American |Association |for |Laboratory |Animal |Science |(AALAS) |certification
d. All |of |the |above |- |ANSWER>>b. |Institutional |Animal |Care |and |Use |Committee
| (lACUC) |approval |of |the |animal |use |protocol; |p |12


10. Which |feature |must |be |provided |for |nonhuman |primates |as |required |by |the |Animal
| Welfare |Act(AWA)?
a. An |exercise |program
b. Psychological |enrichment
c. Access |to |an |outdoor |area
d. Structures |for |climbing |- |ANSWER>>b. |Psychological |enrichment; |p |15


11. What |document |must |an |institution |have |before |the |Public |Health |Service |(PHS) |will
| award |a |grant |or |contract |that |involves |the |use |of |animals?
a. An |approved |Animal |Welfare |Assurance
b. A |quality |assurance |unit
c. Standard |operating |procedures |(SOPs) |for |every |routine |activity.
D |A |health |certificate |from |the |United |States |Department |of |Agriculture |(USDA) |-
| ANSWER>>a. |An |approved |Animal |Welfare |Assurance; |p |17

, 12. What |must |an |institution |housing |United |States |Department |of |Agriculture |(USDA)-
| covered |animals |do |annually |as |required |by |the |Animal |Welfare |Regulations |(AWR)?
a. Submit |a |report
b. Obtain |a |license
c. Report |the |average |daily |animal |census
d. Submit |health |records |for |all |housed |animals |- |ANSWER>>12. |a. |Subm |i |t |a |report; |p
| 16


13. According |to |the |Guide, |how |often |must |the |IACUC |cond |uct |the |facility |inspections
| and |program |review?
a. At |least |every |6 |months
b. At |least |once |per |year
c. At |least |every |2 |years
d. At |least |every |3 |years |- |ANSWER>>13. |b. |At |least |once |per |year; |p |18


14. 'Which |animal |is |covered |under |the |Animal |Welfare |Act |(AWA)?
a. Guinea |pigs
b. Poultry
c. Birds
d. Horses |not |used |for |research |- |ANSWER>>14. |a. |Guinea |pig; |p |15


15. Good |Laboratory |Practice |(GLP) |regulations |are |most |likely |to |be |mandated |for
| which |type |of |study?
a. Food, |drug, |or |environmental |safety
b. Cancer
c. Genetic |engineering
d. Behavioral |- |ANSWER>>15. |a. |Food, |drug, |or |environ |mental |safety; |p |24


16. What |is |an |Animal |Welfare |Assurance?
a. A |protocol |outlining |how |animals |will |be |used |in |an |experiment