MLPAO Questions 1
Glassware used to measure 24 hour urine volumes is: - ANS-Graduated Cylinder
Glassware used to make 100 mls of a 12% solution is: - ANS-Volumetric Cylinder
A suction device used to draw up liquids is: - ANS-Safety Bulb
The pipette with a bulged out portion in the middle is: - ANS-Volumetric Pipette
Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurement: - ANS-Beaker
The durable material used to make heat resistant glassware is: - ANS-Borosilicate
Solid crystals of potassium oxalate are added to distilled water in a container. What term
would describe the potassium oxalate: - ANS-Solute
The destruction of all micro-organisms including spores is called: - ANS-Sterilization
A ug is a unit to describe: - ANS-Weight
A pH of 2 is _____then a pH of 5: - ANS-1000 times more acidic
Cells in a hypertonic solution will: - ANS-Dehydrate
The solution used to fix a pap smear is: - ANS-Cytospray
Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from: - ANS-EDTA blood
Which reagent is not routinely used to preserve tissue in a life-like manner: -
ANS-Formic Acid
Which piece of histology equipment is not temperature dependant: - ANS-Microtome
Excision of a representative tissue sample - ANS-Biopsy
During tissue processing, what is the correct sequence of steps: - ANS-Dehydration,
Clearing, Infiltration
, Fixation is important in tissue processing because it: - ANS-Prevents cell morphology
changes and shrinkage, allows tissue to be examined in a life-like condition, facilitates
the staining process
The liquid portion of blood remaining after a clot has formed is called: - ANS-Serum
Which test could not be performed on a serum sample: - ANS-Clotting Factors
The shape of a normal erythrocyte is described as: - ANS-Biconcave Disk
Glucose results are correctly reported in: - ANS-mmol/L
Which statement is false when performing a venipuncture: - ANS-The patient's arm is
cleansed before palpating the vein
Which needle gauge corresponds with the smallest needle size: - ANS-23
The vacutainer tube which is used to collect and separate serum is the: - ANS-SST
If a lavender top, plain red top, grey top, and light blue top tubes are collected, what is
the order of draw: - ANS-Plain red top, light blue, lavender, grey
The tourniquet is: - ANS-Used to increase venous fill
If a patient faints during a venipuncture, you should: - ANS-Remove the needle and
attend to the patient
What vein/veins is not used to obtain a venous blood sample: - ANS-Femoral Vein
A blood specimen collected in a heparinized tube is centrifuged. It will separate into: -
ANS-Plasma, buffy coat, RBC
Hemolysis may result from: - ANS-Using a 25 gauge needle on an adult, vigorously
shaking the blood specimen, refrigerating the vacutainer before use, leaving the
tourniquet on for 3 minutes
Latex gloves protect the lab employee from: - ANS-Body Fluids
Which statement is false when setting up an ESR: - ANS-It should be set up near a
centrifuge
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