Lab animal/exotics final

Why is safety crucial when working with animals?

Humans must be healthy and safe to care for animals; animals must be kept safe for ethical reasons and to ensure best conditions for data collection.

Why are there so many regulations in lab animal & wildlife care?

Ethical standards of society.

What does IACUC stand for?

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

What does USDA stand for?

United States Department of Agriculture.

Animals used in research are called?

Laboratory animals.

Diseases that transmit between animals and humans are called?

Zoonotic diseases.

What are the three major categories of safety regulations?

Biological, chemical, radioactive.

Regulatory oversight of rats in US teaching/research is under?

Public Health Service Policy for the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, using the Guide.

What does 'hypsodontic' mean?

Incisors grow continuously.

Why are rat tails important?

Heat dissipation / body temperature control and balance.

Where are rat tail veins located?

Lateral aspects of the tail (visible as blue lines).

What is porphyrin and where is it produced?

A reddish secretion from Harderian glands behind the eyes.

Why is porphyrin important?

Excess indicates stress or illness due to reduced grooming.

How do rats communicate with pups?

Ultrasonic vocalizations.

What does 'inbred' mean?

Brother × sister matings for 20+ generations.

Why are inbred rats important in research?

They become genetically similar (homozygous).

What organ is missing in rat hepatobiliary anatomy?

Gall bladder.

Gestation length in female rats?

19-21 days.

Weaning age for outbred rat pups?

21 days.

One research area zebrafish significantly contribute to?

Pharmacology, toxicology, cancer, physiology, heart development.

Native habitat of zebrafish?

Tropical fresh water; murky rice paddies.

Why use 96-well plates in zebrafish assays?

Large sample size; microscopic monitoring of individual embryos.

When does zebrafish embryo's heart start beating?

About 24 hours after fertilization.

Required pH range for zebrafish water?

7.2-7.6.

Scientific name of corn snake?

Pantherophis guttatus.

Common research uses of birds?

Behavior, song learning, memory.

Main research use of ferrets?

Infectious disease research.

Most common lab hamster?

Syrian hamster.

Scientific name of gerbil?

Meriones unguiculatus.

Common illness in hamsters?

Wet tail (dysbiosis).

What is a necropsy?

Post-mortem exam on animals.

Why must necropsies be done ASAP?

Autolysis begins immediately.

Meaning of euthanasia?

Good death.

Two ethical considerations in euthanasia?

Respect and empathy for animal/humans.

Common term for wrapped rabbit restraint?

Burrito.