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ERTIFICATION EXAMACTUALEXAM 150 QU
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l.fWhatfisfthefprimaryffederalfgrantingfagencyfthroughfwhichfthefUnitedfStatesfconductsfandfs
upportsfbiomedicalfresearch?
a. NationalfSciencefFoundationf(fNSF)
b. NationalfInstitutesfoffHealthf(NIfH)
c. UnitedfStatesfDepartmentfoffAgriculturef(USDA)
d. FoodfandfDrugfAdministrationf(FDA)f-
ANSWER>>b.fNationalfInstitutesfoffHealthf(NIH);fpf11
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2. Whatfisfanfanimalfusefprotocol?
a. Afdetafiledfexplanationfoffafresearchfprojectfinvolvingfanimals
b. Thefstandardfoperatingfprocedurefforfanimalfhusbandry
c. Afrequestfforfmoneyftoffinancefanimalsfusedfinfafresearchfproject
d. Afdescriptionfoffallfanimalsfusedfinfaffacilityfoverfaf1fyearfperiodf-
ANSWER>>a.fAfdetailedfexplanationfoffafresearchfprojectfinvolvingfanimals;fpf12-1f3
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3. WhatfdoesfthefInstitutionalfAnimalfCarefandfUsefCommitteef(IACUC)fdo?
a. Reviewfanimalfusefprotocols
b. Conductfinspectionsfoffanimalffacilitiesfandfreviewsfinstitutionalfanimalfusefprogramsfatfl
eastfeveryf6fmonths
c. Servefasfanfinformationfandfresourcefliaisonfonfanimalfwelfarefandfresearchfcon
cerns
d. Allfoffthefabovef-fANSWER>>d.fAllfoffthefabove;fpf12
4. WhatfisfthefpurposefoffthefInstitutionalfAnimalfCarefandfUsefCommittee'sf(IACUC's)fprot
ocolfreview?
,a. Tofensurefanimalfwelfarefandfregulatoryfcompliance
b. Tofascertainfwhetherfthefprotocolfremainsfwithinfbudgetaryfguidelines
f c.fTofprovidefafmechanismfforfpublishingfthefstudyfresults
d.fTofassurefthatfAAALACfaccreditationfisfmaintainedf-
ANSWER>>a.fTofensurefanimalfwelfarefandfregulatoryfcompliance;fpf12
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5. Whichfstatementfregardingfthefpostfapprovalfmonitoringf(PAM)fprogramfisfTRUE?
a. Afpostfapprovalfmonitoringfprogramfisfmandatedfbyflaw.
b. Afpostfapprovalfmonitoringfprogramfisftypicallyfunderfthefcontrolfoffthefattendingfvete
rinarian.
c. AfpostfapprovalfmonitoringfprogramfhelpsfensurefthatfInstitutionalfAnimalfCarefandfUse
f Committeef(IACUC)-approvedfproceduresfarefbeingffollowed.
d. Thefstafffoffthefpostfapprovalfmonitoringfprogramfdecidesfwhatfpunitivefactionsfarefrequ
iredfiffdeficienciesfarefnoted.f-
ANSWER>>c.fAfpostfapprovalfmonitoringfprogramfhelpsfensurefthatfInstitutionalfAnimalf
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CarefandfUse
Committeef(lACUC)-approvedfproceduresfarefbeingffollowed;fpf13
6. Afsystematicfinvestigationftofestablishffactsfisfthefdefinitionfoffwhatfterm?
a. Hypothesis
b. Protocol
c. Data
d. Researchf-fANSWER>>d.fResearch;fpf10
7. WhatfisfthefcorrectfnamefforfthefacronymfIACUC?
a. InformationalfAnimalfCarefandfUsefCommitteefb.InstitutionalfAnimalfCarefandfUsefCo
uncil
cInstitutionalfAnimalfCarefandfUsefCommittee
d.InstitutionalfAnnualfCostsfandfUsefCommitteef-
ANSWER>>c.fInstitutionalfAnimalfCarefandfUsefCommittee;fpf12
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8. Whatfisfthefnamefoffthefpaperworkfnecessaryftofrequestfresearchfmoney?
,a. Grantfapplication
b. Animalfusefprotocol
c. Requestfforfapproval
d. Principalfinvestigatorfsubmissionf-fANSWER>>a.fGrantfapplication;fpf10
9. Whatfdocumentationfisfrequiredfbeforefanfinvestigatorfcanfbeginfafstudyfusingfani
mals?
a. AssociationfforfAssessmentfandfAccreditationfoffL
aboratoryAnimalCare(AAALAC)accreditation
b. InstitutionalfAnimalfCarefandfUsefCommitteef(IACUC)fapprovalfoffthefanimalfusefprot
ocol
c. AmericanfAssociationfforfLaboratoryfAnimalfSciencef(AALAS)fcertification
d. Allfoffthefabovef-
ANSWER>>b.fInstitutionalfAnimalfCarefandfUsefCommitteef(lACUC)fapprovalfofft
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hefanimalfusefprotocol;fpf12
10. WhichffeaturefmustfbefprovidedfforfnonhumanfprimatesfasfrequiredfbyfthefAnimalfWelf
arefAct(AWA)?
a. Anfexercisefprogram
b. Psychologicalfenrichment
c. Accessftofanfoutdoorfarea
d. Structuresfforfclimbingf-fANSWER>>b.fPsychologicalfenrichment;fpf15
11. WhatfdocumentfmustfanfinstitutionfhavefbeforefthefPublicfHealthfServicef(PHS)fwillfawa
rdfafgrantforfcontractfthatfinvolvesfthefusefoffanimals?
a. AnfapprovedfAnimalfWelfarefAssurance
b. Afqualityfassurancefunit
c. Standardfoperatingfproceduresf(SOPs)fforfeveryfroutinefactivity.
DfAfhealthfcertificateffromfthefUnitedfStatesfDepartmentfoffAgriculturef(USDA)f-
f ANSWER>>a.fAnfapprovedfAnimalfWelfarefAssurance;fpf17
, 12. WhatfmustfanfinstitutionfhousingfUnitedfStatesfDepartmentfoffAgriculturef(USDA)-
f coveredfanimalsfdofannuallyfasfrequiredfbyfthefAnimalfWelfarefRegulationsf(AWR)?
a. Submitfafreport
b. Obtainfaflicense
c. Reportfthefaveragefdailyfanimalfcensus
d. Submitfhealthfrecordsfforfallfhousedfanimalsf-fANSWER>>12.fa.fSubmfiftfafreport;fpf16
13. AccordingftofthefGuide,fhowfoftenfmustfthefIACUCfcondfuctftheffacilityfinspectionsfandf
programfreview?
a. Atfleastfeveryf6fmonths
b. Atfleastfoncefperfyear
c. Atfleastfeveryf2fyears
d. Atfleastfeveryf3fyearsf-fANSWER>>13.fb.fAtfleastfoncefperfyear;fpf18
14. 'WhichfanimalfisfcoveredfunderfthefAnimalfWelfarefActf(AWA)?
a. Guineafpigs
b. Poultry
c. Birds
d. Horsesfnotfusedfforfresearchf-fANSWER>>14.fa.fGuineafpig;fpf15
15. GoodfLaboratoryfPracticef(GLP)fregulationsfarefmostflikelyftofbefmandatedfforfwhi
chftypefoffstudy?
a. Food,fdrug,forfenvironmentalfsafety
b. Cancer
c. Geneticfengineering
d. Behavioralf-fANSWER>>15.fa.fFood,fdrug,forfenvironfmentalfsafety;fpf24
16. WhatfisfanfAnimalfWelfarefAssurance?
a. Afprotocolfoutliningfhowfanimalsfwillfbefusedfinfanfexperiment