Hamsters, Gerbils, Ferrets, Etc...

Front 1

The scientific name for the Syrian or golden hamster

Back 1

Mesocricetus auratus

Front 2

The ________ of the hamster are considered an immunologically privileged site because of an absence of an intact lymphatic drainage pathway

Back 2

Cheek pouches

Front 3

Changes in hamster physiology when they are hibernating make them a good animal model for studies of ______

Back 3

Hypothermia

Front 4

The ______ are dark pigmented glands in the hamster that secrete substances used to mark territory

Back 4

Flank glands

Front 5

A common renal disease of geriatric hamsters is ________

Back 5

Amyloidosis

Front 6

The most infectious disease of hamsters is _______, also called wet tail, regional enteritis, or transmissible ileal hyperplasia

Back 6

Proliferative ileitis

Front 7

The scientific name of the species of gerbil most often seen in biomedical research is _______

Back 7

Meriones unguiculatus

Front 8

A common condition of juvenile gerbils characterized by nasal dermatitis is also referred to by the common names _____, _____, or _____

Back 8

Red nose, sore nose, or stress-induced chromodacryorrhea

Front 9

The scientific name of the domestic ferret is _____

Back 9

Mustela putorius furo

Front 10

Infections with the ____ virus are often fatal in unvaccinated ferrets

Back 10

Canine distemper

Front 11

Hamsters are prone to _____ _____

Back 11

Dental caries

Front 12

How do you determine sex of hamsters?

Back 12

Secondary sex characteristics

Front 13

Hamsters are usually housed individually in _____ cages

Back 13

Shoebox

Front 14

In hamsters, medications are given ____ and blood is collected in the _____ _____ or by ______ in anesthetized hamsters

Back 14

Subcutaneously; Retroorbital sinus; Cardiocentesis

Front 15

Gerbils are generally used in _____ _____ studies

Back 15

Endocrine function

Front 16

The _____ gerbil is prone to development of high serum and hepatic cholesterol levels and is used in the study of ____ metabolism

Back 16

Mongolian; lipid

Front 17

How do you determine sex in gerbils?

Back 17

Anogenital distance

Front 18

The ____ and ____ routes are used to administer injections to gerbils

Back 18

SQ and IP

Front 19

Domestic ferrets are highly susceptible to ____ ____

Back 19

Heat stroke

Front 20

Injection routes to use in ferrets (4)

Back 20

SQ, IV, IM, and IP

Front 21

The scientific name for the chinchilla used in biomedical research is _____

Back 21

Chinchilla laniger

Front 22

The normally low body temperature of the _____ makes it useful as an animal model for leprosy

Back 22

Armadillo

Front 23

The scientific name for the African clawed frog is ______

Back 23

Xenopus laevis

Front 24

The _____ is used to study embryonic development

Back 24

Opossum

Front 25

Studies of echolocation may use ____ as animal models

Back 25

Bats

Front 26

The anatomic site typically used for injections in Xenopus is _____

Back 26

Dorsal lymph sac

Front 27

_____ are one of the most common fish used in biomedical research

Back 27

Zebrafish

Front 28

_____ are useful animal models for middle and inner ear studies

Back 28

Chinchillas

Front 29

Marmota monax is the scientific name for the ____

Back 29

Woodchuck

Front 30

The common name for the zoonotic disease of sheep that is caused by Coxiella burnetii is _____

Back 30

Q fever

Front 31

Scientific name of the Armadillo

Back 31

Dasypus novemcinctus

Front 32

_____ are used as animal models for malignant hepatoma and hepatocellular adenocarcinoma

Back 32

Woodchucks

Front 33

____ have been used in research of the cardiovascular and integumentary systems

Back 33

Swine

Front 34

____ have been used in biomedical research for studies of the effects of temperature change on HR, RR, and GI tract passage rate

Back 34

Turtles