2024 MOCK ACLAM PRACTICE
WRITTEN |PRACTICAL
EXAMINATION | 349
QUESTIONS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
ACLAM
Evatee 9/11/24 ACLAM
,2024 MOCK ACLAM PRACTICE WRITTEN |
PRACTICAL EXAMINATION | 349 QUESTIONS
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Which two subfamilies of new world monkeys possess a prehensile tail with a
tactile pad?
a. Cebinae and Pithecinae
b. Aotinae and Callicebinae
c. Alouattinae and Atelinae
d. Cercopithecine and Colobinae Answer - Answer: c. Alouattinae and Atelinae
References:
1) Abee CR, Mansfield K, Tardif S, Morris T, eds. 2012. Nonhuman Primates in
Biomedical Research, 2nd edition, Volume 1 - Biology and Management,
Academic Press: San Diego, CA. Chapter 4 - Functional Morphology, pp. 105-
106.
2) Fox JG, Anderson LC, Otto G, Pritchett-Corning KR, Whary MT, eds. 2015.
Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd edition. Academic Press: San Diego, CA.
Chapter 17 - Nonhuman Primates, pp. 775, 777.
Domain 1; Tertiary Species - Other Nonhuman Primates
Which of the following is a drawback to the use of bispectral index (BIS) for
anesthetic depth monitoring of laboratory animals?
,a. Algorithms used to compare BIS are based on human data
b. It is an invasive procedure
c. There is no data to support its use in common laboratory animals
d.It can only be used for injectable anesthetic regimens Answer - Answer: a.
Algorithms used to compare BIS are based on human data
References:
1) Fox JG, Anderson LC, Otto G, Pritchett-Corning KR, Whary MT, eds. 2015.
Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd edition. Academic Press: San Diego, CA.
Chapter 24 - Preanesthesia, Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Euthanasia, pp. 1184-
1185.
2) Jaber et al. 2015. Comparison of heart rate and blood pressure with toe
pinch and bispectral index for monitoring the depth of anesthesia in piglets.
JAALAS 54(5):536-544.
Domain 2
What stock of rats has been reported to have a high incidence of seizures and
has been used in investigation of audiogenic seizures?
a. Albany
b. Wistar
c. Sprague-Dawley
d. Holtzman
e. Long-Evans Answer - Answer: b. Wistar
References:
, 1) Fox JG, Anderson LC, Otto G, Pritchett-Corning KR, Whary MT, eds. 2015.
Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd edition. Academic Press: San Diego, CA.
Chapter 4 - Biology and Diseases of Rats, pp. 152, 193-194.
2) Suckow MA, Weisbroth SH, Franklin CL, eds. 2006. The Laboratory Rat, 2nd
edition. Elsevier Academic Press: San Diego, CA. Chapter 15 - Metabolic,
Traumatic, and Miscellaneous Diseases, pp. 534-535.
Domain 3; Primary Species - Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Which of the following statements best describes environmental enrichment
strategies for adult zebrafish?
a. Environmental enrichment strategies in zebrafish should not include artificial
material
b. Environmental enrichment strategies for zebrafish are well established in the
literature
c. Environmental enrichment strategies should elicit species specific behavior
d. Environmental enrichment strategies should only be used for group housed
zebrafish
e. Environmental enrichment strategies should only be used for juvenile
zebrafish Answer - Answer: c. Environmental enrichment strategies should
elicit species specific behavior
References:
