Bluebook questions Ch 3 99-113

1. What protozoal organism can be identified by horizontal or zig-zag movement?

2. Mice infected with Spironucleus muris have increased sensitivity to?

3. Name a non-pathogenic protozoal organism found in the cecum, colon, and small intestine of mice, rats, and hamsters?

4. What is the name of the organism that causes renal coccidiosis in mice and has a �honey-combed� appearance on histopath?

5. Cryptospiridium _____ adheres to the gastric mucosa and Cryptospiridium _____inhabits the small intestine?

6. What organism causes entamoebiasis in the cecum and colon of mice, rats, and hamsters?

7. Name a gram + microsporidian that infects most common lab animals but is rare among lab mice?

8. E. cuniculi shed spores in the?

9. E. cuniculi stains well with what stains?

10. Fulminating infection of E. cuniculi can affect which organs?

11. The mouse serves as an intermediate host for what gram neutral, zoonotic, coccidian parasite?

12. What is the only cestode that does not require an intermediate host?

13. R. nana can be differentiated from R. diminuta by the presence of ?

14. Mice are an intermediate host for the cat tapeworm called?

15. The mouse pinworm that also infects rats, gerbils, and hamsters is?

16. Syphacia obvelata has a life cycle of ____ days and is infective in___?

17. The life cycle of Syphacia muris is ____ days?

18. Aspicularis tetraptera is infective in _____ days and has a life cycle of ____ days?

19. A. tetraptera is diagnoised by ______ and S. obvelata is diagnosed by _______?

20. What is the genus and species of the tropical rat mite?

21. Myobia, Radfordia, and Psoregates belong to what suborder, while Myocoptes belongs to the suborder______?

22. ______ _____ forms keratotic cysts during infestation.

23. _____ has a single tarsal claw on the 2nd pair of legs, whereas _____ has two claws of unequal size on the terminal tarsal structure of its second pair of legs.

24. What is the most common ectoparasite of the lab mouse?

25. Chronic acariasis may provoke what condition due to long-standing dermatitis?

26. Amyloidosis is diagnosed by?

27. Mineralization of the myocardium and epicardium is common in what 3 strains of mice?

28. A Reye�s-like syndrome has been reported in what strain of mice?

29. A deficiency of what vitamin causes tremors, diarrhea, rough hair coat, keratitis, poor growth, abscesses, hemorrhages, and sterility or abortion?

30. A deficiency of what vitamin causes muscular dystrophy and hyaline degeneration?

31. A deficiency of what vitamin causes alopecia, decreased feed consumption, poor growth, poor reproduction and lactation and neurological abnormalities?

32. Mice have an absolute requirement for a dietary source of what essential fatty acids?

33. Black mice are prone to what skin condition?

34. What condition is associated with low relative humidity and causes constriction of the tail and occasionally of the feet and digits?

35. Males of what strain are notorious for fighting?

36. Atrial thrombosis has a high prevalence in what strain of mice?

37. What strain of mice develops immune complex glomerulonephritis as an autoimmune disease?

38. Immune complex glomerulonephritis can be caused by what virus?

39. What strain of mice express the rd gene, which leads to retinal degeneration within the first few weeks of life and has been used extensively as a model of retinitis pigmentosa?

40. What strain of mice commonly exhibits microophthalmia?

41. Viruses associated with lymphopoietic and hematopoietic neoplasia belong to what family and what type?

42. What is the most common malignancy in the mouse and where does it originate?

43. What is the term for organs that appear green in older mice affected with myelogenous leukemia?

44. What is another name for MMTV-S and how is it transmitted?

45. What strains of mice have a high natural prevalence of mammary tumors?

46. Primary respiratory tumors of mice occur in relatively high frequency, 95% of these are of what type?

47. From what 2 types of cells do pulmonary adenomas arise?