Lat laboratory animal technician certification exam actual exam

LAT (LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN)
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CERTIFICATION EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 150 u u u u u




QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANS
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l.uWhatuisutheuprimaryufederalugrantinguagencyuthroughuwhichutheuUniteduStatesuconductsuan
dusupportsubiomedicaluresearch?
a.uNationaluScienceuFoundationu(uNSF)u
b.uNationaluInstitutesuofuHealthu(NIuH)
c.uUniteduStatesuDepartmentuofuAgricultureu(USDA)
d.uFooduanduDruguAdministrationu(FDA)u-
ANSWER>>b.uNationaluInstitutesuofuHealthu(NIH);upu11
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2. Whatuisuanuanimaluuseuprotocol?
a. Audetauileduexplanationuofuauresearchuprojectuinvolvinguanimalsu
b.Theustandarduoperatinguprocedureuforuanimaluhusbandry
c.Aurequestuforumoneyutoufinanceuanimalsuuseduinuauresearchuproject
d.uAudescriptionuofualluanimalsuuseduinuaufacilityuoveruau1uyearuperiodu-
ANSWER>>a.uAudetaileduexplanationuofuauresearchuprojectuinvolvinguanimals;upu12-1u3
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3. WhatudoesutheuInstitutionaluAnimaluCareuanduUseuCommitteeu(IACUC)udo?u
a.uReviewuanimaluuseuprotocols
b. Conductuinspectionsuofuanimalufacilitiesuandureviewsuinstitutionaluanimaluuseuprogramsua
tuleastueveryu6umonths
c. Serveuasuanuinformationuanduresourceuliaisonuonuanimaluwelfareuanduresearchuc
oncerns
d. Alluofutheuaboveu-uANSWER>>d.uAlluofutheuabove;upu12


4. WhatuisutheupurposeuofutheuInstitutionaluAnimaluCareuanduUseuCommittee'su(IACUC's)up
rotocolureview?

,a. Touensureuanimaluwelfareuanduregulatoryucompliance
b. Touascertainuwhetherutheuprotocoluremainsuwithinubudgetaryuguidelines
c.uTouprovideuaumechanismuforupublishingutheustudyuresults
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d.uTouassureuthatuAAALACuaccreditationuisumaintainedu-
ANSWER>>a.uTouensureuanimaluwelfareuanduregulatoryucompliance;upu12
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5. Whichustatementuregardingutheupostuapprovalumonitoringu(PAM)uprogramuisuTRUE?ua
.uAupostuapprovalumonitoringuprogramuisumandatedubyulaw.
b. Aupostuapprovalumonitoringuprogramuisutypicallyuunderutheucontroluofutheuattendinguv
eterinarian.
c. AupostuapprovalumonitoringuprogramuhelpsuensureuthatuInstitutionaluAnimaluCareuandu
UseuCommitteeu(IACUC)-approveduproceduresuareubeingufollowed.
d. Theustaffuofutheupostuapprovalumonitoringuprogramudecidesuwhatupunitiveuactionsuareur
equireduifudeficienciesuareunoted.u-
ANSWER>>c.uAupostuapprovalumonitoringuprogramuhelpsuensureuthatuInstitutionaluAnim
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aluCareuanduUse
Committeeu(lACUC)-approveduproceduresuareubeingufollowed;upu13


6.Ausystematicuinvestigationutouestablishufactsuisutheudefinitionuofuwhatuterm?ua
.uHypothesis
b.uProtocolu
c.uData
d.uResearchu-uANSWER>>d.uResearch;upu10


7. WhatuisutheucorrectunameuforutheuacronymuIACUC?
a. InformationaluAnimaluCareuanduUseuCommitteeub.InstitutionaluAnimaluCareuanduUseu
Council
cInstitutionaluAnimaluCareuanduUseuCommittee
d.InstitutionaluAnnualuCostsuanduUseuCommitteeu-
ANSWER>>c.uInstitutionaluAnimaluCareuanduUseuCommittee;upu12
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8. Whatuisutheunameuofutheupaperworkunecessaryutourequesturesearchumoney?

,a. Grantuapplication
b. Animaluuseuprotocolu
c.Requestuforuapproval
d.Principaluinvestigatorusubmissionu-uANSWER>>a.uGrantuapplication;upu10


9.Whatudocumentationuisurequiredubeforeuanuinvestigatorucanubeginuaustudyuusingua
nimals?
a. AssociationuforuAssessmentuanduAccreditationuofu
LaboratoryAnimalCare(AAALAC)accreditation
b. InstitutionaluAnimaluCareuanduUseuCommitteeu(IACUC)uapprovaluofutheuanimaluuseup
rotocol
c. AmericanuAssociationuforuLaboratoryuAnimaluScienceu(AALAS)ucertificationud.
Alluofutheuaboveu-
ANSWER>>b.uInstitutionaluAnimaluCareuanduUseuCommitteeu(lACUC)uapprovaluo
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futheuanimaluuseuprotocol;upu12


10. WhichufeatureumustubeuprovideduforunonhumanuprimatesuasurequiredubyutheuAnimalu
WelfareuAct(AWA)?
a. Anuexerciseuprogram
b. Psychologicaluenrichmentu
c.uAccessutouanuoutdooruarea
d.uStructuresuforuclimbingu-uANSWER>>b.uPsychologicaluenrichment;upu15


11. WhatudocumentumustuanuinstitutionuhaveubeforeutheuPublicuHealthuServiceu(PHS)uwillua
warduaugrantuorucontractuthatuinvolvesutheuuseuofuanimals?
a.AnuapproveduAnimaluWelfareuAssuranceu
b.uAuqualityuassuranceuunit
c.uStandarduoperatinguproceduresu(SOPs)uforueveryuroutineuactivity.
DuAuhealthucertificateufromutheuUniteduStatesuDepartmentuofuAgricultureu(USDA)u-
ANSWER>>a.uAnuapproveduAnimaluWelfareuAssurance;upu17
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, 12. WhatumustuanuinstitutionuhousinguUniteduStatesuDepartmentuofuAgricultureu(USDA)-
covereduanimalsudouannuallyuasurequiredubyutheuAnimaluWelfareuRegulationsu(AWR)?ua
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.uSubmituaureport
b. Obtainuaulicense
c. Reportutheuaverageudailyuanimalucensus
d. Submituhealthurecordsuforualluhouseduanimalsu-
ANSWER>>12.ua.uSubmuiutuaureport;upu16
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13. AccordingutoutheuGuide,uhowuoftenumustutheuIACUCuconduuctutheufacilityuinspectionsua
nduprogramureview?
a.uAtuleastueveryu6umonthsu
b.uAtuleastuonceuperuyearuc
.uAtuleastueveryu2uyears
d.uAtuleastueveryu3uyearsu-uANSWER>>13.ub.uAtuleastuonceuperuyear;upu18


14. 'WhichuanimaluisucovereduunderutheuAnimaluWelfareuActu(AWA)?u
a.uGuineaupigs
b.uPoultryu
c.uBirds
d.uHorsesunotuuseduforuresearchu-uANSWER>>14.ua.uGuineaupig;upu15


15. GooduLaboratoryuPracticeu(GLP)uregulationsuareumostulikelyutoubeumandateduforu
whichutypeuofustudy?
a. Food,udrug,uoruenvironmentalusafetyu
b.uCancer
c.uGeneticuengineering
d.uBehavioralu-uANSWER>>15.ua.uFood,udrug,uoruenvironumentalusafety;upu24


16. WhatuisuanuAnimaluWelfareuAssurance?
a. Auprotocoluoutlininguhowuanimalsuwillubeuuseduinuanuexperiment