non human primates

The scientific name of the rhesus monkey is:

Macaca mulatta

The scientific name of the chimpanzee is:

Pan troglodytes

Hard, keratinized pads on the buttocks of most Old World primates (OWPs) are referred to as:

Ischial callosities

True or False: The Interagency Primate Steering Committee was created to prepare a national plan for the use of NHPs in research and recommendations for the review of research proposals.

true

The primate species most often used for studies of atherosclerosis is:

squirrel monkeys

The Animal Welfare Act classifies simian primates into how many groups?

6

The bacterial agents most commonly associated with gastroenteritis in NHPs are:

Shigella flexneri; Campylobacter jejuni

The anatomic site typically used for the intradermal tuberculin test in NHPs is:

skin of upper eyelid

The organism that causes oral ulcers in human beings and can cause fatal infections in some NHPs is:

H. hominis (herpes simplex 1)

Contamination of feed has been implicated in the transmission of infection with the organism that causes:

pseudotuberculosis