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ALAT (Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician)
Certification Exam 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100%
DETAILED ANSWERS
How many compartments are in a ruminant stomach? -
ANSWER-Four
What is the largest vein in the body? - ANSWER-Vena
cava
In the gonads, sex cells divide and the daughter cells
contain only half the number of chromosomes as the
parent cells, this division is called ? - ANSWER-meiosis
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What type of caging material that has high impact
strength, is transparent, and can withstand high
temperatures? - ANSWER-Polycarbonate
What is another term for gnotobiotic animals? - ANSWER-
What is Alopecia defined as? - ANSWER-Hairloss
What type of drug relieves pain? - ANSWER-Analgesic
Other than the ALAT Training Manual, name the
publication that you must read and study to prepare for the
ALAT certification exam. - ANSWER-The Guide for the
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
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List the three levels of AALAS Technician Certification. -
ANSWER-Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT),
Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT), Laboratory Animal
Technologist (LATg)
What organization was formed in 1950 by Dr. Nathan
Brewer and other veterinarians? - ANSWER-Animal Care
Panel (ACP)
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel (ACP) changed it's name
to what? - ANSWER-American Association for Laboratory
Animal Sciences (AALAS)
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What does the acronym RALAT mean? - ANSWER-
Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
What does the acronym RLAT mean? - ANSWER-
Registered Laboratory Animal Technician
What does the acronym RLATg mean? - ANSWER-
Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist
What does the Principle Investigator do? - ANSWER-
Plans and coordinates all phases of the research work and
prepares the protocol
ALAT (Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician)
Certification Exam 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100%
DETAILED ANSWERS
How many compartments are in a ruminant stomach? -
ANSWER-Four
What is the largest vein in the body? - ANSWER-Vena
cava
In the gonads, sex cells divide and the daughter cells
contain only half the number of chromosomes as the
parent cells, this division is called ? - ANSWER-meiosis
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What type of caging material that has high impact
strength, is transparent, and can withstand high
temperatures? - ANSWER-Polycarbonate
What is another term for gnotobiotic animals? - ANSWER-
What is Alopecia defined as? - ANSWER-Hairloss
What type of drug relieves pain? - ANSWER-Analgesic
Other than the ALAT Training Manual, name the
publication that you must read and study to prepare for the
ALAT certification exam. - ANSWER-The Guide for the
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
,3|Page
List the three levels of AALAS Technician Certification. -
ANSWER-Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT),
Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT), Laboratory Animal
Technologist (LATg)
What organization was formed in 1950 by Dr. Nathan
Brewer and other veterinarians? - ANSWER-Animal Care
Panel (ACP)
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel (ACP) changed it's name
to what? - ANSWER-American Association for Laboratory
Animal Sciences (AALAS)
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What does the acronym RALAT mean? - ANSWER-
Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
What does the acronym RLAT mean? - ANSWER-
Registered Laboratory Animal Technician
What does the acronym RLATg mean? - ANSWER-
Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist
What does the Principle Investigator do? - ANSWER-
Plans and coordinates all phases of the research work and
prepares the protocol
