MLAT OSMT Prep Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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MLAT OSMT Prep Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Fixation is important in tissue processing because it:
a. prevents cell morphology changes and shrinkage
b. allows tissue to be examined in a life-like condition
c. facilitates the staining process
d. a & c
e. a, b, & c - Answer-e. a, b, & c...
MLAT OSMT Prep Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Fixation is important in tissue processing because it:
a. prevents cell morphology changes and shrinkage
b. allows tissue to be examined in a life-like condition
c. facilitates the staining process
d. a & c
e. a, b, & c - Answer-e. a, b, & c
The liquid portion of blood remaining after a clot has formed is called:
a. the buffy coat
b. serum
c. plasma
d. lymph
e. tissue fluid - Answer-b. serum
Which test could not be performed on a serum sample:
a. iron
b. vitamin B12
c. total lipids
d. clotting factors
e. potassium - Answer-d. clotting factors
Which of the following is a decalcificaton reagent:
a. formic acid
b. EDTA
c. nitri acid
d. all of the above
e. none of the above - Answer-d. all of the above
The term thermolabile means:
a. produced by heat
b. sensitive to heat
c. insensitive to heat
d. produces heat
e. activated by heat - Answer-b. sensitive to heat
Agar plates are used to grow:
a. bacteria
b. viruses
c. protozoa
,d. a and b
e. a and c - Answer-e. a and c
Activated charcoal present in transport media will:
a. indicate a contaminated specimen
b. prevent overgrowth of extraneous organisms
c. maintain anaerobic conditions
d. absorb toxic substances
e. kill non-pathogens - Answer-d. absorb toxic substances
Romanowsky stains are mixtures of:
a. eosin and methylene blue
b. phloxine and methylene blue
c. hematoxylin and eosin
d. safranin and methylene blue
e. janus green and neutral red - Answer-a. eosin and methylene blue
Xylene is used in:
a. fixation of autopsy material
b. dehydration of tissues
c. paraffin wax embedding process
d. attaching cover slipes to slides
e. histology as a clearing agent - Answer-e. histology as a clearing agent
When should safety goggles be worn:
a. during blood collections
b. while transporting sealed waste containers
c. while inspecting reagent supplies
d. during reagent and specimen preparation
e. none of the above - Answer-d. during reagent and specimen preparation
Enzymes:
a. are used up in chemical reaction
b. are usually lipids
c. catalyze chemical reactons
d. are usually non-specific
e. all of the above - Answer-c. catalyze chemical reactions
Glassware used to measure 24 hour urine volumes is a:
a. volumetric flask
b. beaker
c. erlenmeyer cylinder
d. graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb - Answer-d. graduated cylinder
Glassware used to make 100 mls of a 12% solution is a:
,a. volumetric flask
b. beaker
c. erlenmeyer cylinder
d. graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb - Answer-a. volumetric cylinder
A suction device used to draw up liquids is a:
a. volumetric flask
b. beaker
c. erlenmeyer cylinder
d. graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb - Answer-e. safety bulb
The pipette with a bulged out portion in the middle is a :
a. mohr pipette
b. pasture pipette
c. serological pipette
d. volumetric pipette
e. micro-pipette - Answer-d. volumetric pipette
Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurement:
a. volumetric flask
b. beaker
c. erlenmeyer cylinder
d. graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb - Answer-b. beaker
The durable material used to make heat resistant glassware is:
a. polyethylene
b. soda lime
c. polystyrene
d. borosilicate
e. polyvinyl chloride - Answer-d. borosilicate
Solid crystals of potassium oxalate are added to distilled water in a container. What
term would describe the potassium oxalate?
a. solution
b. solvent
c. solute
d. reagent
e. a & c - Answer-c. solute
The destruction of all micro-organisms including spores is called:
a. sanitation
b. antisepsis
c. sterilization
, d. disinfection
e. asepesis - Answer-c. sterilization
A ug is a unit to describe:
a. time
b. volume
c. distance
d. weight
e. length - Answer-d. weight
A pH of 2 is _____then a pH of 5:
a. 1000 times more acidic
b. 100 times more acidic
c. 2 times less acidic
d. 20 times less acidic
e. 1000 times more acidic - Answer-e. 1000 times more acidic
Cells in a hypertonic solution will:
a. swell and burst
b. dehydrate
c. hemolyze
d. not be affected
e. stop mitosis - Answer-b. dehydrate
The solution used to fix a pap smear is:
a. wright stain
b. hematoxylin
c. physiological saline
d. cytospray
e. methylene blue - Answer-d. cytospray
Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from:
a. EDTA blood
b. citrated blood
c. heparinized blood
d. oxalated blood
e. clotted blood - Answer-a. EDTA blood
Which reagent is not routinely used to preserve tissue in a life-like manner:
a. formic acid
b. zenkers fluid
c. 40% formaldehyde dissolved in water
d. bouin's fluid
e. 10% formalin - Answer-a. formic acid
Which piece of histology equipment is not temperature dependant:
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