Housing Lab Animals

Question 1

Mammals that have a placenta that nourishes young.

Answer 1

Eutharians

Question 2

Young born with eyes and ears closed, no visible ear growth, entirely dependent on mother

Answer 2

Altricial

Question 3

The first defecation.

Answer 3

Meconium

Question 4

Fully developed at birth with fur, eyes open and can hear and function independently.

Answer 4

Precocial

Question 5

Also known are marsupials.

Answer 5

Metatheria

Question 6

Young that must attach to a pouch Or teat to complete development.

Answer 6

Metatheria

Question 7

Mammals that lay eggs.

Answer 7

Monotremes

Question 8

Two species of monotremes.

Answer 8

Duck billed platypus, echidna

Question 9

All mammals except monotremes…..

Answer 9

Have two sets of front teeth

Question 10

Baby teeth are called.

Answer 10

Deciduous

Question 11

Why should animals have limited lay time on their side?

Answer 11

Down lung syndrome

Question 12

What does the soft and hard palate separate?

Answer 12

The esophagus and the trachea

Question 13

A hole between two structures that is not meant to be.

Answer 13

Fistula

Question 14

Any animal used for obtaining info will be applied to a different species.

Answer 14

Lab animal

Question 15

ASPCA

Answer 15

American society for prevention of cruelty of animals

Question 16

Two main uses for lab animals?

Answer 16

Subjects to investigate disease, producing disease prevention biological substances

Question 17

HSUS

Answer 17

Humane society of the United States

Question 18

ILAR

Answer 18

Institute for laboratory animal resources

Question 19

AAALAC

Answer 19

Association for assessment and accreditation for laboratory animal care

Question 20

ALF

Answer 20

American liberation front

Question 21

Animal chosen for research for its similarities to the species research is focused on.

Answer 21

Animal model

Question 22

What factors go into play for deciding models?

Answer 22

Characteristics, size, health, litter size, longevity

Question 23

The three Rs.

Answer 23

Reduction, refinement, replacement

Question 24

Normal non related breeding between the same species for maximum diversity

Answer 24

Random, out bred breeding

Question 25

Breeding used with rodents, takes 20 generations to consider pure genetically.

Answer 25

Inbreeding

Question 26

Mating two genetically pure animals of a different family line.

Answer 26

Hybrid breeding

Question 27

A form of inbreeding.

Answer 27

Line breeding.

Question 28

One male, one female breeding

Answer 28

Monogamous

Question 29

Polygamous mating with one male and more than one female

Answer 29

Harem breeding

Question 30

Posture showing female is ready to mate

Answer 30

Lordosis

Question 31

Male and female only put together for breeding purposes.

Answer 31

Separate housing

Question 32

SPF

Answer 32

Specific pathogen free

Question 33

Housing that takes no action to rodent disease in your house,

Answer 33

Conventional

Question 34

Sterilized cages.

Answer 34

Barriers

Question 35

Cage environment

Answer 35

Microenvironment

Question 36

Temperature, humidity, ventilation, light, noise

Answer 36

Macroenvironment

Question 37

Who sets housing standards?

Answer 37

ILAR

Question 38

Three groups of animals?

Answer 38

Eutharians

Question 39

Most temperatures in cages should not exceed...

Answer 39

80f

Question 40

What does low humidity cause?

Answer 40

Ringtail

Question 41

What does increase humidity sometimes cause?

Answer 41

Pneumonia

Question 42

How many air exchanges per hour.

Answer 42

10-15

Question 43

Ideal lighting.

Answer 43

12-12

Question 44

What is white noise?

Answer 44

Static, radio, background noise

Question 45

Any substrate used as an absorbent in waste collection or comes in contact with the animal

Answer 45

Bedding

Question 46

Toxic bedding

Answer 46

Cedar shavings

Question 47

Most common bedding types.

Answer 47

Ground cob corn, wood shavings, compressed paper, straw

Question 48

Most common lab rat.

Answer 48

Long -Evans hooded rat