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What is research?
a. A protocol that is approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC)
b. An investigation into the practices of the facility
c. A systematic investigation to establish facts
d. A program that was developed to help researchers learn new skills
c. A systematic investigation to establish facts
What is the first step in scientific research?
a. Create a research design
b. Define the question to be investigated
c. Collect data
d. Report the conclusions
b. Define the question to be investigated
Which of the following reviews the animal use protocols of research projects to
ensure compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and
institutional policies on animal welfare?
a. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
,b. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
c. National Science Foundation (NSF)
d. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
d. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) have the
authority to do?
a. Approve animal care and use protocols
b. Deny an investigator permission to begin a research project
c. Stop a previously approved protocol
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
IACUCs are mandated by which of the following?
a. Federal mandate
b. City ordinance
c. State law
d. Institutional policy
a. Federal mandate
,Which mandate requires five Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
members?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
b. Animal Welfare Regulations
c. Good Laboratory Practice Regulations
d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy
d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy
What step must occur before a research study using animals begins?
a. An animal use protocol needs to be submitted to the Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC).
b. An animal use protocol must be received by the Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC).
c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC).
d. An animal use protocol needs to be examined by the Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC).
c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC).
The Animal Welfare Regulations require that protocols for United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)-covered species may only be approved for how
long?
a. 6 months
, b. 1 year
c. 2 years
d. 3 years
b. 1 year
How often do the Animal Welfare Regulations require the IACUC to monitor the
animal care and use program through reviews of the program and routine
inspections of the animal facilities?
a. At least every 3 months
b. At least every 9 months
c. At least every 6 months
d. At least one per each year
c. At least every 6 months
What is the name of the program that helps to ensure that IACUC-approved
procedures are being followed?
a. Postapproval monitoring program
b. Procedure approval monitoring program
c. Protocol approval monitoring program
d. Preapproval monitoring program
a. Postapproval monitoring program
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What is research?
a. A protocol that is approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC)
b. An investigation into the practices of the facility
c. A systematic investigation to establish facts
d. A program that was developed to help researchers learn new skills
c. A systematic investigation to establish facts
What is the first step in scientific research?
a. Create a research design
b. Define the question to be investigated
c. Collect data
d. Report the conclusions
b. Define the question to be investigated
Which of the following reviews the animal use protocols of research projects to
ensure compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and
institutional policies on animal welfare?
a. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
,b. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
c. National Science Foundation (NSF)
d. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
d. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
What does the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) have the
authority to do?
a. Approve animal care and use protocols
b. Deny an investigator permission to begin a research project
c. Stop a previously approved protocol
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
IACUCs are mandated by which of the following?
a. Federal mandate
b. City ordinance
c. State law
d. Institutional policy
a. Federal mandate
,Which mandate requires five Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
members?
a. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
b. Animal Welfare Regulations
c. Good Laboratory Practice Regulations
d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy
d. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy
What step must occur before a research study using animals begins?
a. An animal use protocol needs to be submitted to the Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC).
b. An animal use protocol must be received by the Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC).
c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC).
d. An animal use protocol needs to be examined by the Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC).
c. An animal use protocol must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC).
The Animal Welfare Regulations require that protocols for United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)-covered species may only be approved for how
long?
a. 6 months
, b. 1 year
c. 2 years
d. 3 years
b. 1 year
How often do the Animal Welfare Regulations require the IACUC to monitor the
animal care and use program through reviews of the program and routine
inspections of the animal facilities?
a. At least every 3 months
b. At least every 9 months
c. At least every 6 months
d. At least one per each year
c. At least every 6 months
What is the name of the program that helps to ensure that IACUC-approved
procedures are being followed?
a. Postapproval monitoring program
b. Procedure approval monitoring program
c. Protocol approval monitoring program
d. Preapproval monitoring program
a. Postapproval monitoring program
