Vocab Kim Chart

Question 1

Survey

Answer 1

investigate the opinions or experience of a group of people by asking them questions​

Question 2

Antibiotic

Answer 2

substance that fights bacteria​

Question 3

therapy

Answer 3

treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder

Question 4

Chemotherapy

Answer 4

The treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances, especially the treatment of cancer by cytotoxic and other drugs​

Question 5

Treatment

Answer 5

The use of a chemical, physical, or biological agent for an illness or injury​

Question 6

Antibiotics

Answer 6

Proteins produced by the immune system of humans and other vertebrates in response to the presence of a specific antigen or foreign substance

Question 7

Species

Answer 7

a group of organisms capable of interbreeding freely with each other

Question 8

Canine

Answer 8

relating to animals of the dog family

Question 9

Rodent

Answer 9

a gnawing mammal, such as rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives; largest order of mammals; distinguished by strong constantly growing incisors and no canine teeth

Question 10

Primate

Answer 10

lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and human; distinguished by having hands, feet that are similar to hands, and forward-facing eyes

Question 11

Physiology

Answer 11

the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions

Question 12

Invertebrate

Answer 12

animal lacking a backbone

Question 13

Milestone

Answer 13

Action or event marking a significant change or stage in development​

Question 14

Endangered

Answer 14

Seriously at risk of extinction​

Question 15

Expert

Answer 15

Having comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area​

Question 16

Carcinogen

Answer 16

Substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue.​

Question 17

Cancer

Answer 17

Disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells.​

Question 18

Immunosuppressant​

Answer 18

Prevention of or interference with an immune response.​

Question 19

Animal welfare​

Answer 19

Animal welfare refers to humane treatment on animals. Ensuring their well being, proper care and protection from suffering ​

Question 20

Animal Rights​

Answer 20

Animal rights is the belief that animals have inherent rights to live free from exploitation, cruelty, and abuse, similar to human rights​

Question 21

Institutional Animal Care and use Committee (IACUC)​

Answer 21

An group responsible for overseeing and evaluating all institution animals care and use program to ensure humane treatment ​

Question 22

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)​

Answer 22

Human care and treatment of laboratory animals​

Question 23

Food and Drug Administration​

Answer 23

Authorized by Congress to inspect, test, approve, and set safety standards for foods and food additives, drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, and household and medical devices.​

Question 24

Environmental protection agency​

Answer 24

The Government sets and enforces national pollution-control standards​

Question 25

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Answer 25

relies on animal data in identifying and regulating risks to consumers from household and other products​

Question 26

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)​

Answer 26

uses data from animal texts and other sources to set regulations that protect workers in the workplace​

Question 27

Animal Welfare Act (AWA)​

Answer 27

applies to all public and private research facilities in this country, regardless of funding source, stating that all research facilities covered by the law must be registered with and comply with the USDA as well as establish an IACUC​

Question 28

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)​

Answer 28

Inspects facilities once a year, unannounced.​

Question 29

Health Research Extension Act of 1985​

Answer 29

Facilities using rats, mice and birds, getting federal funding. (guidelines for animal research)​

Question 30

Public Health Service​

Answer 30

supports policies governing the use of animals in research; includes NIH, FDA, & CDC​

Question 31

National Institute of Health (NIH)

Answer 31

largest biomedical research agency in the world; part of the US Dept of Health & Human Services ​

Question 32

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ​

Answer 32

works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety, and security threats, both foreign and US​

Question 33

American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) ​

Answer 33

promotes the highest standards of animal care and use through a program of periodic inspection of research facilities that exceeds existing laws and regulations​