MILESTONE CERTIFIED INTEGRATION
TECHNICIAN MCIT FINAL EXAM PAPER 2026
TEST PAPER
◉ Basophils. Answer: WBC with dark purple staining granules
◉ Biological hazards. Answer: Hazards capable of causing illness in
humans
◉ 10% bleach (hypochlorite). Answer: Used to clean up biological
spills
◉ Mutagen. Answer: Substance or physical agent capable of causing
sudden or lasting changes in hereditary features
◉ Dehydration. Answer: Controlled removal of free water
◉ twenty-five. Answer: Volume of wax should be at least _____times
the volume of the tissue
◉ 50-60%. Answer: Raising the fixative temperature to 45*c may
shorten fixation time by?
, ◉ 10-20 times volume of specimen. Answer: Volume of formalin for
tissue processing should be?
◉ Gooding and Stewart. Answer: 5-25% formic acid in water with
5% formalin decalcifying acid
◉ clearing. Answer: Removing alcohol
Helps with tissue transparency
◉ Wax infiltration. Answer: Holds cells, intercellular matrix, and
cellular structures together while sectioning
◉ Embedding. Answer: Enclosing the tissue in the infiltration
medium used for processing then allowing to solidify
◉ Microtomy. Answer: The cutting of thin sections of tissue for
microscopic examination.
◉ Open tissue processor. Answer: Mechanically transfers baskets
containing tissue cassettes from one "station" (chemical bath) to
another
Moves the specimen
TECHNICIAN MCIT FINAL EXAM PAPER 2026
TEST PAPER
◉ Basophils. Answer: WBC with dark purple staining granules
◉ Biological hazards. Answer: Hazards capable of causing illness in
humans
◉ 10% bleach (hypochlorite). Answer: Used to clean up biological
spills
◉ Mutagen. Answer: Substance or physical agent capable of causing
sudden or lasting changes in hereditary features
◉ Dehydration. Answer: Controlled removal of free water
◉ twenty-five. Answer: Volume of wax should be at least _____times
the volume of the tissue
◉ 50-60%. Answer: Raising the fixative temperature to 45*c may
shorten fixation time by?
, ◉ 10-20 times volume of specimen. Answer: Volume of formalin for
tissue processing should be?
◉ Gooding and Stewart. Answer: 5-25% formic acid in water with
5% formalin decalcifying acid
◉ clearing. Answer: Removing alcohol
Helps with tissue transparency
◉ Wax infiltration. Answer: Holds cells, intercellular matrix, and
cellular structures together while sectioning
◉ Embedding. Answer: Enclosing the tissue in the infiltration
medium used for processing then allowing to solidify
◉ Microtomy. Answer: The cutting of thin sections of tissue for
microscopic examination.
◉ Open tissue processor. Answer: Mechanically transfers baskets
containing tissue cassettes from one "station" (chemical bath) to
another
Moves the specimen
