Use and Care of Animals

AALAS stands for:

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• American Association for Laboratory Association

The ____ identifies and regulates substances in the environment that might be hazardous to human and animals.

• Environmental Protection Agency
• The Animal Welfare Act
• NC Association of Biomedical Research
• Consumer Product Safety Commission

The ____ mission is to provide support for and promote public understanding of bioscience research.  

• Environmental Protection Agency
• North Carolina Association of Biomedical Research
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• American Association for Lab Animal Science

The ____ is a federal agency that is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazards.  

• EPA
• CPSC
• NCABR
• USDA

____ are used to study hearing defects and development of the hearing system due to its similarity with humans.  

• cats
• dogs
• pigs
• cows

____are used to help scientists understand sudden infant death syndrome because of their similarity with the respiratory and nervous system.  

• dogs
• seals
• cats
• cows

Of the following, which animal was instrumental in the development of penicillin in the 1940's?

• cows
• dogs
• chickens
• seals

The ____ has to approve a medical device or medication being introduced to the market after extensive laboratory tests and experiments have been conducted.  

• EPA
• FDA
• AWA

The most common species used in animal research is:

• cats
• dogs
• rabbits
• mice

The ____ ensures all research facilities must be registered with the USDA and comply with USDA animal welfare regulations.  

• EPA
• FDA
• AWA
• CPSC