MLPAO EXAM review
Ethics and legislation
1. What is the definition of Privacy Legislation? - ANS-a. Deals with the collection, use,
and disclosure of personal information
2. What is Canada's National health insurance program? - ANS-a. Medicare
3. What is a UN number? - ANS-a. A 4 digit united nations number
4. Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) applies to whom? - ANS-a. Consignor,
consignee, and carrier
5. Positive findings of a communicable disease needs to be reported to the Ministry of
Health within what time frame? - ANS-a. 24 hrs
6. Regulation 682 defines an MLAT as: - ANS-a. A person who under direct supervision
performs tests which require limited skill and responsibility
7. What is the purpose of the RHPA? - ANS-a. Protect the public from harm
8. Who is responsible for WHMIS? - ANS-a. Employee, employer, and manufacturer
9. Which act defines a "laboratory technician"? - ANS-a. 682 - Lab and Specimen
Collection Center Licensing Act
10. What is implied consent,? - ANS-a. Assumed voluntary presence of the patient for a
procedure with little risk
Medical Terminology
11. In medical terminology, what does the term "myo" refer to? - ANS-a. Muscle
12. In medical terminology, what does the term "pyo" mean? - ANS-a. Pus
13. What does the suffix -stomy refer to? - ANS-a. A new opening
14. The root word "myel" refers to - ANS-a. Bone marrow
15. Define osteoblastsa - ANS-a. Bone forming cells
, Electrocardiogram
16. Which chambers are called the pumping chambers of the heart? - ANS-a. Ventricles
17. Which chambers are called the receiving chambers? - ANS-a. Atria
18. Which structure of the heart is known ass the pacemaker of the heart? - ANS-a. SA
node
19. Which structure causes the ventricles to contract? - ANS-a. Purkinje fibers
20. This part of the heart rests on the diaphragm and points to the left hip - ANS-a. Apex
of the heart
21. What is an ECG a recording of? - ANS-a. Electrical activity happening in the heart
22. What are standard leads also known as? - ANS-a. Leads I, II, III
23. A standard ECG recording speed allows the paper to move at a speed of
__________. - ANS-a. 25mm/s
24. A standard ECG consists of how many electrodes? - ANS-10
25. A standard ECG consists of how many leads? - ANS-a. 12
26. Which part of the ECG wave is the highest and strongest peak? - ANS-a. QRS
complex
27. Which wave comes after the QRS complex? - ANS-a. T wave
28. What is a baseline on an ECG? - ANS-a. Horizontal flat line, separating each wave
29. What does the T wave on an ECG represent - ANS-a. The repolarization of the
ventricles
30. Where is the bicuspid valve located in the heart? - ANS-a. Between the left atrium
and left ventricle
31. Which structure is responsible for generating most of the force for ventricular
contraction? - ANS-a. Purkinje Fibers
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