LAT Training Manual. Unit 1 Review
Exam (LAT 01-04)
What is the first step in scientific research? - answer Define the question to be
investigated.
Before a new drug is tested on human subjects, the drug is tested on animals in a
phase that is called __________ testing. - answer preclinical
Why are scientific studies published in a peer-reviewed journal? - answer To inform
other scientists about the study results
The NIH is the primary funding agency for what type of research? - answer Biomedical
research
Who must approve an animal use protocol before a study that involves animals can
begin? - answer Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Which of the following is NOT a member of the IACUC? - answer Chief Executive
Officer
Which of the following is a primary duty of the IACUC? - answer Review animal welfare
concerns
An institution's animal care and use program should be subjected to review how
frequently? - answer Every 6 months
Every 6 months the IACUC must create a report summarizing the findings of the
semiannual program review and submit it to ______. - answerthe Institutional Official
Who makes the decision of how to handle any serious deficiencies found during post-
approval monitoring? - answerIACUC
Suspending an animal care and use protocol requires the notification of the following
agencies EXCEPT: - answerDEA
When applying for AAALAC accreditation, the institution submits a detailed document
outlining the animal care program called a ________. - answerProgram description
According to the Guide, _______ means those actions taken to assure that laboratory
animals are treated according to high ethical and scientific standards. - answerhumane
care
Exam (LAT 01-04)
What is the first step in scientific research? - answer Define the question to be
investigated.
Before a new drug is tested on human subjects, the drug is tested on animals in a
phase that is called __________ testing. - answer preclinical
Why are scientific studies published in a peer-reviewed journal? - answer To inform
other scientists about the study results
The NIH is the primary funding agency for what type of research? - answer Biomedical
research
Who must approve an animal use protocol before a study that involves animals can
begin? - answer Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Which of the following is NOT a member of the IACUC? - answer Chief Executive
Officer
Which of the following is a primary duty of the IACUC? - answer Review animal welfare
concerns
An institution's animal care and use program should be subjected to review how
frequently? - answer Every 6 months
Every 6 months the IACUC must create a report summarizing the findings of the
semiannual program review and submit it to ______. - answerthe Institutional Official
Who makes the decision of how to handle any serious deficiencies found during post-
approval monitoring? - answerIACUC
Suspending an animal care and use protocol requires the notification of the following
agencies EXCEPT: - answerDEA
When applying for AAALAC accreditation, the institution submits a detailed document
outlining the animal care program called a ________. - answerProgram description
According to the Guide, _______ means those actions taken to assure that laboratory
animals are treated according to high ethical and scientific standards. - answerhumane
care
