Final Review Flashcards

1
Q

If a treatment would actually be effective, but a significant effect was not detected in the study (the null hypothesis was accepted), the study lacked:

A

power

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2
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Details of the assessed treatment(s) and measurements are described by the:

A

study design

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3
Q

What drug is a dissociative agent?

A

Ketamine

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4
Q

What do depressed levels of neutrophils usually indicate?

A

Active viral infections

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5
Q

The presence of parasites and allergic reactions are two conditions that often cause an elevation in which white blood cell type?

A

Eosinophils

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6
Q

Peridontal disease is a bacterial infection of the _______ and the accumulation of _______.

A

gums, tarter

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7
Q

What is least likely to cause intestinal inflammation in mice or rats?

A

Mycoplasma spp

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8
Q

What type of medication may help eliminate signs of coccidiosis?

A

Sulfa drugs

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9
Q

What disease is often fatal in ferrest

A

Canine distemper

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10
Q

What is NOT an effective treatment for insulinoma in ferrets?

A

Insulin

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11
Q

What does NOT predispose a cat to be more likely to develop feline lower urinary tract disease?

A

A diet containing taurine

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12
Q

What is the most common route of infection for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis?

A

Inhalation of aerosols

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13
Q

What is described as the cessation or reduction in the motility of a ruminant’s stomach due to indigestion caused by a change within the animal?

A

Ruman stasis

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14
Q

What is the typical treatment for a ruminant with a severely distended, bloated abdomen?

A

Surgical incision of the rumen

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15
Q

What condition causes a moist greasy exudate on the skin of swine?

A

Staphylococcus hyicus

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16
Q

What is NOt a sign of red leg?

A

Dry rough skin

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17
Q

What disease in fish can be successfully treated with repeated dilute formalin baths?

A

Ich

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18
Q

What disease causes lethargy and excessive mucus and white spots on the skin of fish?

A

Ich

19
Q

What fish disease can be successfully treated using atabrine and sea salt?

A

Velvet disease

20
Q

Mycobacteriosis in fish is thought to spread through what?

A

Cannibalism of dead tank mates

21
Q

What statement is FALSE regarding the effects of prions in the nervous system?

A

Extracellular amyloid plaques cause the brain to become dry and rigid

22
Q

Hyphae are multicellular tubular structures characteristic of what organism?

A

Molds

23
Q

In what group of helminths are tapeworms found?

A

Cestodes

24
Q

What group of worms are generally elongate, cylindrical, and non-segmented?

A

Nematodes

25
Q

What is another term for antibody-mediated response?

A

Humoral response

26
Q

What term would use to describe a graft that is transplanted between individuals of the same species?

A

Allograft

27
Q

What statement is true of axenic animals as compared to animals with normal microflora?

A

Thay have lower white blood cell counts

28
Q

What vitamins are required in lesser quantities in axenic animals?

A

Vitamin A and vitamin E

29
Q

What best describes “alleles”?

A

Copies of the same gene

30
Q

Among transgenic mice, what does the generation called F2 represent?

A

The second generation of the founder of a line

31
Q

When wild type females are bred to hemizygous males, what percentage of the resulting pups can be expected to have the transgene?

A

50%

32
Q

When wild-type females are mated with hemizygous or heterozygous males, approximately what proportion will have the desired genotype?

A

50%

33
Q

What is FALSE regarding the collection and purification of DNA?

A

Collecting DNA involves physically breaking open some cells.

34
Q

The roles of cell-to-cell communication and self-recognition by the immune system are fulfilled by:

A

glycoproteins

35
Q

What is an unsaturated fatty acid?

A

Lenoleic acid

36
Q

To what does cholesterol attach that allows it to be transported in the blood?

A

Protein

37
Q

What is the most abundant protein found in a mammal?

A

Collagen

38
Q

A good way to screen the health status of incoming animals is to:

A

request several extra animals from the vendor to use for health screening.

39
Q

Sentinel animals should be at least what age?

A

8-12 weeks

40
Q

What statement is TRUE regarding the frequency of serological testing required to maintain the health status of the animals within the vivarium?

A

The greater the intrusion of vermin into the vivarium, the greater is the frequency of testing required.

41
Q

What statement concerning SOPs is FALSE?

A

SOPs set direction for the organization to follow.

42
Q

What organization has developed standards and guidelines to help prevent the transmission of zoonoses through importation of animals?

A

The World Organization for Animal Health

43
Q

What is NOT a characteristic of a SMART learning objective?

A

Repetitive