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| How can animal facility personnel become infected by amoebas? |
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| Contact with the feces of infected animals |
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| Which of the following statements best apply to FOIA (and E-FOIA)? |
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| It applies to documents submitted to the federal government. |
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| How many days does it generally take for an animal to develop an immmune response to an agent? |
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| A good way to screen the health status of incoming animals is to: |
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| Request several extra animals from the vendor to use for health screening |
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| Which of the following techniques uses a radioisotope to provide images of in vivo biological processes? |
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| Positron emission tomography |
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| Which cells secrete specialized factors that carry messages to other immune system cells? |
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| Electrophoresis is a technique used to___________ the DNA fragments. |
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| Serological tests conducted on samples taken when animals arrive at the facility provide information about their health status at which period of time? |
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| Which of the following characteristics applies to helminths? |
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| They have differentiated organs. |
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| What is the most common side effect of NSAIDSs? |
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| Gastrointestinal irritation |
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| What best defines a drug dose? |
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| Amount of drug given at one time |
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| What is the term for the genetic make-up of an organism? |
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| Work with a well characterized infectious agent not known to cause disease in humans can be performed at what ABSL level? |
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| In what unit of measurement are RBC values generally expressed? |
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| Canine parvovirus is an acute infection affecting which part of the gastrointestinal system? |
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| What do depressed levels of neutrophils usually indicate? |
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| What best describes "organizing?" |
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| Sentinel animals should be at least what age? |
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| Orf mainly affects which animals? |
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| The transplantation of a pig heart valve into a human is an example of what type of transplant? |
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| Macrophages and ________________ have a similar role in presenting the antigen to other cells. |
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| What is the first class of immunoglobulins to be synthesized by a fetus or newborn in response to an antigen? |
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| Malocclusion is associated with overgrowth of which teeth in guinea pigs? |
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| AIDS is an example of which type of disease? |
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| Secondary immunodeficiency disease |
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| Light levels of __________foot-candles at _______meter(s) above the floor are adequate for most routine care procedures. |
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| What are two indexes used to measure the breeding performance in genetic monitoring? |
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| Breeding Index and the Lane Petters Q Index |
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| Which of the following best describes the bonding capacity of an atom? |
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| What is the term would you use to describe a graft that is transplanted between individuals of the same species? |
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| What does examination of the buffy coat provide information about? |
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| The relative amount of leucocytes in the blood |
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| What does the specific gravity of urine measure? |
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| Kidney’s ability to concentrate the urine |
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| Which term would you use to describe the effect of a combination of a phenothiazine tranquilizer and an anesthetic? |
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| Which of the following is the best definition of tidal volume? |
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| The amount of air taken into the lungs in one breath |
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| What best defines the term “variable” as used in the biomedical research field? |
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| It represents anything that can affect the results of a study. |
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| What best defines the term “variable” as used in the biomedical research field? |
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| It represents anything that can affect the results of a study. |
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| What are lice eggs called? |
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| Which parasite can cross the placenta and cause congenital defects of fetal death in humans? |
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| Which of the following cellular components plays a role the body’s ability to recognize substances as “non-self?” |
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| Proteins of the major histocompatibility complex |
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| What is the role of regulatory pieces of DNA that are usually part of a transgene? |
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| They help determine where, when, and how much of the gene product will be made. |
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| Which of the following is not a technique used in genetic monitoring? |
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| In a study that attempts to determine if using treats to elicit a desired behavior (move through a tunnel to a new cage) helps the rats learn the behavior quicker, what would the dependent variable be? |
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| A bacillary bacterium is what shape? |
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| Regular backing up of important files would be considered part of which of the disaster planning steps? |
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| What is the most important disease entity encountered in random source dog? |
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| Severe respiratory infections |
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| How soon after exposure should a sentinel be tested for a specific pathogen? |
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| 3 to 6 weeks after exposure |
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| What is one of the main factors that determine the number of sentinels used? |
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| Expected morbidity of the agents being monitored |
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| Which of the following statements apply to the pinworm Aspiculuris tetraptera? |
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| It can only be detected following necropsy. |
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| Who usually establishes most of the unit’s goals? |
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| The USDA APHIS Annual Report of Enforcement is based in part on which of the following? |
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| Annual reports submitted to USDA by registered facilities |
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| What technique is most used to detect Helicobacter spp.? |
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| Which of the following provides the basis for the staff to understand the need for security and limited access? |
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| Federal, state and local rules regarding animal care and use |
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| What best describes gamma radiation? |
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| They are a type of electromagnetic radiation. |
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| The FDA GLPs require SOPs for all of the following, except for: |
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| Employee training should include which of the following? |
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| Learning about the safety practices and equipment available to prevent or minimize exposure to hazards |
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| What can the multiplex fluorescent immunoassay detect? |
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| Presence of viral antibodies |
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| According to the GLPs, which of the following applies to the QA unit?: |
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| It must be separate from and independent of the personnel conducting the study. |
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| What is a common method used to detect exposure to viral pathogens? |
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| What agency is authorized to develop regulations based on the Animal Welfare Act? |
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| How many classes of controlled substances are there? |
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| A postmortem cecal exam is used to detect: |
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| Establishing good containment safeguards for general waste helps prevent what from occurring? |
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| Objectionable odors and formation of allergenic aerosols |
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| Levels of light photo intensity above ______ foot- candles can cause retinal damage in some albino animals. |
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| What document states that an animal facility must develop a disaster plan? |
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| Which of the following is not a zoonotic disease? |
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| For USDA reporting purposes, animals who experienced pain and for which appropriate anesthetic, analgesic, or tranquilizing drug was used are listed under which category? |
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| Which of the followingt best describes the meaning of “adventitious infection?” |
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| Infection from an external source |
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