Deck 7: Detector Dogs As Forensic Tools

Question 1

An active alert by a detector dog may involve

A) barking, scratching
B) sitting, barking
C) lying down, barking
D) sitting, wining

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Specialized cells with receptors that combine with specific chemicals to send a nerve impulse to the brain are called

A) chemoregulators
B) chemoreceptors
C) chemodialators
D) chemotranslators

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Highly coiled pathways in the canine nose that process the air before it gets to the lungs are called

A) olfactory receptors
B) nasal processors
C) nasal bulbs
D) turbinates

Answer 3

D

Question 4

HRDD is an acronym for

A) Human Recovery Device Dog
B) Human Recovery and Detection Dog
C) Human Remains Detector Dog
D) Highway Recovery and Detection Dog

Question 5

The functions of the turbinates are

A) warm, filter and humidify air
B) warm, filter and humidify smell
C) warm, filter and humidify the nose
D) warm, filter and humidify the olfactory bulb

Question 6

Odor is made up of

A) air and smell
B) air and particles
C) particles and chemicals
D) chemicals and water vapor

Question 7

Olfactory receptor cells can be found in the

A) olfactory bulb
B) turbinates
C) brain
D) central nervous system

Question 8

Olfactory receptor cells (ORC) have _____at one end of the cell and _____ at the opposite end.

A) cilia, turbinate
B) turbinate, hair
C) cilia, nerve
D) nerve, turbinate

Question 9

Olfactory receptors (chemical receptors) are located on the _____ of the ORC.

A) hair
B) turbinate
C) cilia
D) nerve

Question 10

In a lock and key analogy for canine detection of smell, the lock is represented by the ____ and the key is represented by the ____.

A) receptor, chemical
B) chemical, receptor
C) ORC, turbinate
D) turbinate, ORC

Question 11

SWGDOG is a licensing agency for Detector Dogs.

Question 12

Turbinates are the basis for the dog's keen sense of smell.

Question 13

Humans have only 100 turbinates.

Question 14

Olfactory fatigue is the adaptive inability to smell an odor after exposure.

Question 15

The olfactory bulb in dogs is about 40 times larger than in the human.

Question 16

The olfactory bulb is located in the upper part of the canine nose and it sorts the chemical odors before entering the brain.

Question 17

Dogs can be trained to detect medical conditions in humans.

Question 18

The training used to teach a dog to detect a substance is very different across the detector dog disciplines.

Question 19

A detector dog handler allows the dog to determine the specific notification response behavior to detecting an odor.

Question 20

Maintenance training never ends for the working life of a detector dog.

Question 21

ORC is an acronym for _____________.

Question 22

OSAC is an acronym for __________.

Question 23

Three major parts of detector dog training are _______ recognition, training a specific _______ response behavior, and then ________ those two behaviors.

Question 24

When a detector dog finds a target odor and sits or lies down it is called a (an) _________ alert.

Question 25

When a detector dog finds a target odor and barks or scratches it is called a (an) ________ alert.

Question 26

Matching
-Part of the brain that detects smell

A) Chemoreceptors
B) HRRD
C) Olfactory Bulb
D) Search and Recovery Dog
E) Turbinates

Question 27

Matching
-Passages in the canine nose that process smell

A) Chemoreceptors
B) HRRD
C) Olfactory Bulb
D) Search and Recovery Dog
E) Turbinates

Question 28

Matching
-Cells that combine with chemicals and signal the brain

A) Chemoreceptors
B) HRRD
C) Olfactory Bulb
D) Search and Recovery Dog
E) Turbinates

Question 29

Matching
-Dogs that search for deceased individuals

A) Chemoreceptors
B) HRRD
C) Olfactory Bulb
D) Search and Recovery Dog
E) Turbinates

Question 30

Matching
-Dogs that search for missing persons

A) Chemoreceptors
B) HRRD
C) Olfactory Bulb
D) Search and Recovery Dog
E) Turbinates