LAT LABORATORY ANIMAL CERTIFICATION
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ What does PHS stand for. Answer: Public Health Service
◉ When developing a new drug what is the correct order of testing?.
Answer: In Vitro, preclinical, and clinical
◉ How often does the animal welfare regulations require the IACUC
to review and do inspections of the facilities?. Answer: At least every
six months
◉ Which of the agencies regulates disinfectants and sterilizers used
on hard surfaces?. Answer: EPA (United States and environmental
protection Agency)
◉ What type of floor plan is designed so each room has exit doors to
a dirty corridor that wraps around the periphery of the floor plan?.
Answer: Three-corridor
◉ What is a biofilm?. Answer: Microrganism build-up on tank wall
,◉ What substance can be added to an aquatic system to raise pH?.
Answer: Sodium bicarbonate
◉ Which parameter is a measure of both calcium and magnesium
ions in water?. Answer: Total hardness
◉ AWR (enforced by USDA) require IACUC have how many
members?. Answer: Atleast 3:
Chairperson, vet, and a member not associated with inst.
◉ PHS policy requires how many IACUC members?. Answer: At least
5. Chairperson,vet,scientist,nonscientist, and community member.
◉ Nonfederal research facilities must register with USDA if species
are covered by?. Answer: AWA. Updates every 3 yrs. signed by IO.
◉ Inst. housing USDA Covered animals must submit a report how
often to the USDA?. Answer: Annually
◉ Who Publishes the policy on the humane care and use of
laboratory animals.. Answer: (PHS)
Public health service
,◉ Who Provides peer evaluation of animal care and use programs.
Answer: (AAALAC)
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal
Care International
◉ Who describes what a facility must do to comply with the AWA.
Answer: (AWR)
Animal welfare regulation
◉ who requires compliance with the good laboratory practices
(GLPs). Answer: (FDA)
Food and drug administration
◉ Who registers institutions using species covered by animal
welfare act. Answer: (USDA)
U.S. Department of agriculture
◉ What two federal agencies require compliance with the GLPs?.
Answer: (EPA)environmental protection agency and (FDA) food and
drug admin.
◉ How often must insitutions update registration with USDA if using
AWA species?. Answer: Every 3 yrs
, ◉ What agency enforces the PHS policy?. Answer: (OLAW)
Office of laboratory animal welfare
◉ What document is signed by IO and is filed to commit the
institution to compliance with the PHS policy?. Answer: Animal
welfare assurance
◉ What animals are covered under the PHS policy?. Answer: ALL
vertebrates
◉ USDA covered animals submit a report to the USDA how often?.
Answer: Annually
◉ USDA covered species may only be approved for how long?.
Answer: 1 year
◉ USDA vet med officers (VMO) conduct unannouced ispections
how often?. Answer: Atleast annually
◉ IACUCs are mandated by what?. Answer: Federal mandate
◉ What is a quality assurance unit responsible for ensuring
compliance with?. Answer: GLP-Good Lab Practices
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ What does PHS stand for. Answer: Public Health Service
◉ When developing a new drug what is the correct order of testing?.
Answer: In Vitro, preclinical, and clinical
◉ How often does the animal welfare regulations require the IACUC
to review and do inspections of the facilities?. Answer: At least every
six months
◉ Which of the agencies regulates disinfectants and sterilizers used
on hard surfaces?. Answer: EPA (United States and environmental
protection Agency)
◉ What type of floor plan is designed so each room has exit doors to
a dirty corridor that wraps around the periphery of the floor plan?.
Answer: Three-corridor
◉ What is a biofilm?. Answer: Microrganism build-up on tank wall
,◉ What substance can be added to an aquatic system to raise pH?.
Answer: Sodium bicarbonate
◉ Which parameter is a measure of both calcium and magnesium
ions in water?. Answer: Total hardness
◉ AWR (enforced by USDA) require IACUC have how many
members?. Answer: Atleast 3:
Chairperson, vet, and a member not associated with inst.
◉ PHS policy requires how many IACUC members?. Answer: At least
5. Chairperson,vet,scientist,nonscientist, and community member.
◉ Nonfederal research facilities must register with USDA if species
are covered by?. Answer: AWA. Updates every 3 yrs. signed by IO.
◉ Inst. housing USDA Covered animals must submit a report how
often to the USDA?. Answer: Annually
◉ Who Publishes the policy on the humane care and use of
laboratory animals.. Answer: (PHS)
Public health service
,◉ Who Provides peer evaluation of animal care and use programs.
Answer: (AAALAC)
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal
Care International
◉ Who describes what a facility must do to comply with the AWA.
Answer: (AWR)
Animal welfare regulation
◉ who requires compliance with the good laboratory practices
(GLPs). Answer: (FDA)
Food and drug administration
◉ Who registers institutions using species covered by animal
welfare act. Answer: (USDA)
U.S. Department of agriculture
◉ What two federal agencies require compliance with the GLPs?.
Answer: (EPA)environmental protection agency and (FDA) food and
drug admin.
◉ How often must insitutions update registration with USDA if using
AWA species?. Answer: Every 3 yrs
, ◉ What agency enforces the PHS policy?. Answer: (OLAW)
Office of laboratory animal welfare
◉ What document is signed by IO and is filed to commit the
institution to compliance with the PHS policy?. Answer: Animal
welfare assurance
◉ What animals are covered under the PHS policy?. Answer: ALL
vertebrates
◉ USDA covered animals submit a report to the USDA how often?.
Answer: Annually
◉ USDA covered species may only be approved for how long?.
Answer: 1 year
◉ USDA vet med officers (VMO) conduct unannouced ispections
how often?. Answer: Atleast annually
◉ IACUCs are mandated by what?. Answer: Federal mandate
◉ What is a quality assurance unit responsible for ensuring
compliance with?. Answer: GLP-Good Lab Practices
