LAT Final Exam Questions and Answers
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What infectious agent is the cause of "snuffles" in rabbits?
a) Mycoplasma pulmonis
b) Sendai virus
c) Bordetella bronchiseptica
d) Pasteurella multocida ✔✔D
Which of the following is not one of the major clinical signs of inflammation?
a) Heat
b) Analgesia
c) Redness
d) Pain ✔✔B
The destruction of all organisms on an object is referred to as:
a) Sterilization
b) Disinfection
c) Pasteurization
,d) Sanitization ✔✔A
Which of the following is not a type of animal facility design?
a) Conventional
b) Barrier
c) VAF/SPF
d) Clean/Dirty ✔✔C
Which regulatory agency performs annual unannounced site inspections and
enforces the Animal Welfare Act?
a) AAALAC, Int.
b) FDA
c) PHS
d) USDA ✔✔D
___________ pathology is the study of the structure of diseased tissues.
a) Topical
b) Clinical
,c) Microscopic
d) Anatomical ✔✔D
Which types of animals are reared in open (non-filtered) cages and have an
unknown microbial status?
a) SPF
b) Germfree
c) Gnotobiotic
d) Conventional ✔✔D
Which of the following warm-blooded vertebrates is not regulated by the
Animal Welfare Act?
a) Horses used for antibody production
b) Sheep used in open heart surgery research
c) Pigeons used for behavioral testing
d) Wild rats used for viral infection ✔✔C
___________ is the science of poisons and the harmful or noxious effects
, these substances have on living organisms.
a) Histology
b) Botany
c) Pathology
d) Toxicology ✔✔D
If an animal dies spontaneously, changes in the tissues begin to occur as the
body decomposes. This process is called autolysis. What is the best way to
preserve tissues for a diagnostic necropsy?
a) Place the dead animal in a freezer
b) Place the animal in an autoclave
c) Place the animal in a refrigerator
d) Leave the animal in the exact location where it died ✔✔C
What is the term used to describe the study of birth defects?
a) Teratology
b) Gynecology
c) Obstetrics
Already Passed
What infectious agent is the cause of "snuffles" in rabbits?
a) Mycoplasma pulmonis
b) Sendai virus
c) Bordetella bronchiseptica
d) Pasteurella multocida ✔✔D
Which of the following is not one of the major clinical signs of inflammation?
a) Heat
b) Analgesia
c) Redness
d) Pain ✔✔B
The destruction of all organisms on an object is referred to as:
a) Sterilization
b) Disinfection
c) Pasteurization
,d) Sanitization ✔✔A
Which of the following is not a type of animal facility design?
a) Conventional
b) Barrier
c) VAF/SPF
d) Clean/Dirty ✔✔C
Which regulatory agency performs annual unannounced site inspections and
enforces the Animal Welfare Act?
a) AAALAC, Int.
b) FDA
c) PHS
d) USDA ✔✔D
___________ pathology is the study of the structure of diseased tissues.
a) Topical
b) Clinical
,c) Microscopic
d) Anatomical ✔✔D
Which types of animals are reared in open (non-filtered) cages and have an
unknown microbial status?
a) SPF
b) Germfree
c) Gnotobiotic
d) Conventional ✔✔D
Which of the following warm-blooded vertebrates is not regulated by the
Animal Welfare Act?
a) Horses used for antibody production
b) Sheep used in open heart surgery research
c) Pigeons used for behavioral testing
d) Wild rats used for viral infection ✔✔C
___________ is the science of poisons and the harmful or noxious effects
, these substances have on living organisms.
a) Histology
b) Botany
c) Pathology
d) Toxicology ✔✔D
If an animal dies spontaneously, changes in the tissues begin to occur as the
body decomposes. This process is called autolysis. What is the best way to
preserve tissues for a diagnostic necropsy?
a) Place the dead animal in a freezer
b) Place the animal in an autoclave
c) Place the animal in a refrigerator
d) Leave the animal in the exact location where it died ✔✔C
What is the term used to describe the study of birth defects?
a) Teratology
b) Gynecology
c) Obstetrics
