Forty of these structures live in the nucleus of mouse cells and contain DNA.
What are "chromosomes"?
100
Not a germ in sight.
What is "sterile" or "sterilization" ?
100
A little bleb in your epidermis twice a year.
What is a "tuberculin, TB, or PPD (purified protein derivative) test"?
100
These paired organs filter blood and remove waste through the ureters to the bladder for excretion.
What are "kidneys"?
100
These injuries are seen on the rumps of aggressive group-housed mice.
What are "bite wounds"?
200
To make this mutant, you mus mess with my genome.
What is a "transgenic mouse"?
200
Chlorine dioxide spray every day will keep the DVM away.
What is "Clidox"?
200
Watery eyes, skin rashes, and sneezing are signs of this hypersensitivity disorder.
What is an "allergy"?
200
This organ processes blood from the stomach & intestines, forms bile, and produces cholesterol.
What is the "liver"?
200
A shivering, slowly moving mouse rescued from a flooded cage may be experiencing signs of this condition.
What is "hypothermia"
300
Black and white and furry all over.
What is a "chimera" or "chimerism"
300
High pressure and saturated steam fill this sterilizing vessel.
What is an "autoclave"?
300
This explosive gas anesthetic is banned for animal use by the ASC.
What is "ether"?
300
This muscle separates the chest from the stomach in mammals, but not in birds and frogs.
What is the "diaphragm"?
300
This condition describes an excessive amount of air trapped in the stomach?
What is "bloat"?
400
This mutant mouse with a gene-targeted insertion will end the fight.
What is a "knock-out" mouse?
400
Ocular mucous membrane rinsing location.
What is an "eye wash" station?
400
Don't monkey around with macaques or you risk this infection.
What is "herpes B" or "macacine herpesvirus-1" or "B virus"?
400
This butterfly-shaped gland in the neck is important for metabolism and growth.
What is the "thyroid"?
400
Describing a condition that occurs at birth.
What is "congenital"
500
Hello Dolly, you look just like your mother.
What is "cloning"?
500
The micro-condensation killer used by DCM to disinfect a whole room (but only after the animals are removed!)
What is "hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV)?
500
Mary had a little lamb...
but then Mary developed pneumonia, diarrhea, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Mary should have checked her flock for this.
What is "Q fever"?
500
This gland around the rat's eyes will cause "red tears" if the rat is ill or stressed.
What is the "Harderian gland"?
500
This species of rodent can be a subclinical carrier of lymphochoriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
(common name)