Final Review

Question 1

If a treatment would actually be effective, but a significant effect was not detected in the study (the null hypothesis was accepted), the study lacked:

Answer 1

power

Question 2

Details of the assessed treatment(s) and measurements are described by the:

Answer 2

study design

Question 3

What drug is a dissociative agent?

Answer 3

Ketamine

Question 4

What do depressed levels of neutrophils usually indicate?

Answer 4

Active viral infections

Question 5

The presence of parasites and allergic reactions are two conditions that often cause an elevation in which white blood cell type?

Answer 5

Eosinophils

Question 6

Peridontal disease is a bacterial infection of the _______ and the accumulation of _______.

Answer 6

gums, tarter

Question 7

What is least likely to cause intestinal inflammation in mice or rats?

Answer 7

Mycoplasma spp

Question 8

What type of medication may help eliminate signs of coccidiosis?

Answer 8

Sulfa drugs

Question 9

What disease is often fatal in ferrest

Answer 9

Canine distemper

Question 10

What is NOT an effective treatment for insulinoma in ferrets?

Answer 10

Insulin

Question 11

What does NOT predispose a cat to be more likely to develop feline lower urinary tract disease?

Answer 11

A diet containing taurine

Question 12

What is the most common route of infection for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis?

Answer 12

Inhalation of aerosols

Question 13

What is described as the cessation or reduction in the motility of a ruminant’s stomach due to indigestion caused by a change within the animal?

Answer 13

Ruman stasis

Question 14

What is the typical treatment for a ruminant with a severely distended, bloated abdomen?

Answer 14

Surgical incision of the rumen

Question 15

What condition causes a moist greasy exudate on the skin of swine?

Answer 15

Staphylococcus hyicus

Question 16

What is NOt a sign of red leg?

Answer 16

Dry rough skin

Question 17

What disease in fish can be successfully treated with repeated dilute formalin baths?

Answer 17

Ich

Question 18

What disease causes lethargy and excessive mucus and white spots on the skin of fish?

Answer 18

Ich

Question 19

What fish disease can be successfully treated using atabrine and sea salt?

Answer 19

Velvet disease

Question 20

Mycobacteriosis in fish is thought to spread through what?

Answer 20

Cannibalism of dead tank mates

Question 21

What statement is FALSE regarding the effects of prions in the nervous system?

Answer 21

Extracellular amyloid plaques cause the brain to become dry and rigid

Question 22

Hyphae are multicellular tubular structures characteristic of what organism?

Answer 22

Molds

Question 23

In what group of helminths are tapeworms found?

Answer 23

Cestodes

Question 24

What group of worms are generally elongate, cylindrical, and non-segmented?

Answer 24

Nematodes

Question 25

What is another term for antibody-mediated response?

Answer 25

Humoral response

Question 26

What term would use to describe a graft that is transplanted between individuals of the same species?

Answer 26

Allograft

Question 27

What statement is true of axenic animals as compared to animals with normal microflora?

Answer 27

Thay have lower white blood cell counts

Question 28

What vitamins are required in lesser quantities in axenic animals?

Answer 28

Vitamin A and vitamin E

Question 29

What best describes "alleles"?

Answer 29

Copies of the same gene

Question 30

Among transgenic mice, what does the generation called F2 represent?

Answer 30

The second generation of the founder of a line

Question 31

When wild type females are bred to hemizygous males, what percentage of the resulting pups can be expected to have the transgene?

Answer 31

50%

Question 32

When wild-type females are mated with hemizygous or heterozygous males, approximately what proportion will have the desired genotype?

Answer 32

50%

Question 33

What is FALSE regarding the collection and purification of DNA?

Answer 33

Collecting DNA involves physically breaking open some cells.

Question 34

The roles of cell-to-cell communication and self-recognition by the immune system are fulfilled by:

Answer 34

glycoproteins

Question 35

What is an unsaturated fatty acid?

Answer 35

Lenoleic acid

Question 36

To what does cholesterol attach that allows it to be transported in the blood?

Answer 36

Protein

Question 37

What is the most abundant protein found in a mammal?

Answer 37

Collagen

Question 38

A good way to screen the health status of incoming animals is to:

Answer 38

request several extra animals from the vendor to use for health screening.

Question 39

Sentinel animals should be at least what age?

Answer 39

8-12 weeks

Question 40

What statement is TRUE regarding the frequency of serological testing required to maintain the health status of the animals within the vivarium?

Answer 40

The greater the intrusion of vermin into the vivarium, the greater is the frequency of testing required.

Question 41

What statement concerning SOPs is FALSE?

Answer 41

SOPs set direction for the organization to follow.

Question 42

What organization has developed standards and guidelines to help prevent the transmission of zoonoses through importation of animals?

Answer 42

The World Organization for Animal Health

Question 43

What is NOT a characteristic of a SMART learning objective?

Answer 43

Repetitive