MLPAO MLA/T PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Glassware used to make 100 ml of a 12% solution is a: Answer:
volumetric flash
◉ A suction device used to draw up liquids is a: Answer: safety bulb
◉ The pipette with a bulged-out portion in the middle is a: Answer:
volumetric pipette
◉ Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurement:
Answer: beaker
◉ The durable material used to make heat resistant glassware is:
Answer: borosilicate
◉ Solid crystals of potassium oxalate are added to distilled water in
a container. What term would describe the potassium oxalate?
Answer: solute
◉ The destruction of all micro-organisms including spores is called:
Answer: sterilization
,◉ A ug is a unit to describe: Answer: weight
◉ A pH of 2 is _____ than a pH of 5: Answer: 1000 times more acidic
◉ Cells in a hypertonic solution will: Answer: dehydrate
◉ The solution used to fix a pap smear is: Answer: cytospray
◉ Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from: Answer: EDTA
blood
◉ Which reagent is not routinely used to preserve tissue in a life-like
manner: Answer: 10% formalin
◉ Which piece of histology equipment is not temperature
dependent: Answer: microtome
◉ . A biopsy is: Answer: excision of a representative tissue sample
◉ During tissue processing, what is the correct sequence of steps:
Answer: dehydration, clearing, infiltration
,◉ Fixation is important in tissue processing because it: Answer: -
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: Answer: serum
◉ Which test could not be performed on a serum sample: Answer:
clotting factors
◉ . The shape of a normal erythrocyte is described as: Answer:
biconcave disk
◉ Glucose results are correctly reported in: Answer: mmol/L
◉ If a patient refuses to have a venipuncture done you should:
Answer: notify the patients physician
◉ Which statement is false when performing a venipuncture:
Answer: the patient's arm is cleansed before palpating the vein
◉ A biohazardous container is used to discard: Answer: -lancets
, -needled
◉ Which needle gauge corresponds with the smallest needle size:
Answer: 23
◉ The vacutainer tube which is used to collect and separate serum is
the: Answer: SST
◉ If a lavender top, plain red top, grey top, and light blue top tubes
are collected,
what is the order of draw: Answer: plain red top, light blue, lavender,
grey
◉ The tourniquet is: Answer: used to increase venous fill
◉ If a patient faints during a venipuncture, you should: Answer:
remove the needle and attend to the patient
◉ What vein/veins is not used to obtain a venous blood sample:
Answer: femoral vein
◉ A blood specimen collected in a heparinized tube is centrifuged. It
will separate into: Answer: plasma, buffy coat, RBC
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Glassware used to make 100 ml of a 12% solution is a: Answer:
volumetric flash
◉ A suction device used to draw up liquids is a: Answer: safety bulb
◉ The pipette with a bulged-out portion in the middle is a: Answer:
volumetric pipette
◉ Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurement:
Answer: beaker
◉ The durable material used to make heat resistant glassware is:
Answer: borosilicate
◉ Solid crystals of potassium oxalate are added to distilled water in
a container. What term would describe the potassium oxalate?
Answer: solute
◉ The destruction of all micro-organisms including spores is called:
Answer: sterilization
,◉ A ug is a unit to describe: Answer: weight
◉ A pH of 2 is _____ than a pH of 5: Answer: 1000 times more acidic
◉ Cells in a hypertonic solution will: Answer: dehydrate
◉ The solution used to fix a pap smear is: Answer: cytospray
◉ Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from: Answer: EDTA
blood
◉ Which reagent is not routinely used to preserve tissue in a life-like
manner: Answer: 10% formalin
◉ Which piece of histology equipment is not temperature
dependent: Answer: microtome
◉ . A biopsy is: Answer: excision of a representative tissue sample
◉ During tissue processing, what is the correct sequence of steps:
Answer: dehydration, clearing, infiltration
,◉ Fixation is important in tissue processing because it: Answer: -
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: Answer: serum
◉ Which test could not be performed on a serum sample: Answer:
clotting factors
◉ . The shape of a normal erythrocyte is described as: Answer:
biconcave disk
◉ Glucose results are correctly reported in: Answer: mmol/L
◉ If a patient refuses to have a venipuncture done you should:
Answer: notify the patients physician
◉ Which statement is false when performing a venipuncture:
Answer: the patient's arm is cleansed before palpating the vein
◉ A biohazardous container is used to discard: Answer: -lancets
, -needled
◉ Which needle gauge corresponds with the smallest needle size:
Answer: 23
◉ The vacutainer tube which is used to collect and separate serum is
the: Answer: SST
◉ If a lavender top, plain red top, grey top, and light blue top tubes
are collected,
what is the order of draw: Answer: plain red top, light blue, lavender,
grey
◉ The tourniquet is: Answer: used to increase venous fill
◉ If a patient faints during a venipuncture, you should: Answer:
remove the needle and attend to the patient
◉ What vein/veins is not used to obtain a venous blood sample:
Answer: femoral vein
◉ A blood specimen collected in a heparinized tube is centrifuged. It
will separate into: Answer: plasma, buffy coat, RBC
