AAB MT BASIC KNOWLEDGE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Function of centrifuge - Answer-Separates substances based on density
Daily maintenance of centrifuge - Answer-clean with 10% bleach
periodic maintenance of centrifuges - Answer-check speed using tachometer
types of pipettes - Answer-Measuring, Serological, and Volumetric
types of serological pipettes - Answer-blow out and drain out
types of thermometers - Answer-liquid and glass and digital electronic
temperature of heat block/water bath - Answer-36-38 C
temperature of incubators - Answer-36-38 C
What is room temperature - Answer-20-24 C
Temperature of general lab refrigerators - Answer-2-8 C
Temperature of blood bank refrigerators - Answer-1-6 C
Temperature of general lab freezers - Answer-<-20 C
Temperature of blood bank freezers - Answer-<-65 C
bright field microscopy - Answer-generates a dark image of an object over a light
background
dark field microscopy - Answer-identifies spirochetes
electron microscopy - Answer-identifies tissue tumor markers
fluorescent microscopy - Answer-classically used to detect ANA
phase contrast microscopy - Answer-used for manual platelet counts
polarized microscopy - Answer-identifies crystals
deci - Answer-10^-1
, centi - Answer-10^-2
mili - Answer-10^-3
micro - Answer-10^-6
nano - Answer-10^-9
pico - Answer-10^-12
femto - Answer-10^-15
Celcius - Answer-5/9(F-32)
Fahrenheit - Answer-9/5(C+32)
Kelvin - Answer-C+273
simple dilution - Answer-The first transfer in a serial dilution
serial dilution - Answer-Dilution of a substance several times by the same amount each
time
mean - Answer-mathematical average
standard deviation - Answer-deviation of the values from their mean
coefficient of variation - Answer-Standard deviation divided by the mean
Confidence level - Answer-the probability of an estimated range
x+/-1SD - Answer-68%
x+/-2SD - Answer-95%
x+/-3SD - Answer-99%
Anion gap - Answer-difference between the cations and anions
Calculated LDL - Answer-lipoprotein that transports cholesterol and triglycerides from
the liver to the peripheral tissue
Beer's Law - Answer-concentration is directly proportional to the amount of energy
absorbed
Osmolar gap - Answer-the difference between the calculated and measured osmolality
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Function of centrifuge - Answer-Separates substances based on density
Daily maintenance of centrifuge - Answer-clean with 10% bleach
periodic maintenance of centrifuges - Answer-check speed using tachometer
types of pipettes - Answer-Measuring, Serological, and Volumetric
types of serological pipettes - Answer-blow out and drain out
types of thermometers - Answer-liquid and glass and digital electronic
temperature of heat block/water bath - Answer-36-38 C
temperature of incubators - Answer-36-38 C
What is room temperature - Answer-20-24 C
Temperature of general lab refrigerators - Answer-2-8 C
Temperature of blood bank refrigerators - Answer-1-6 C
Temperature of general lab freezers - Answer-<-20 C
Temperature of blood bank freezers - Answer-<-65 C
bright field microscopy - Answer-generates a dark image of an object over a light
background
dark field microscopy - Answer-identifies spirochetes
electron microscopy - Answer-identifies tissue tumor markers
fluorescent microscopy - Answer-classically used to detect ANA
phase contrast microscopy - Answer-used for manual platelet counts
polarized microscopy - Answer-identifies crystals
deci - Answer-10^-1
, centi - Answer-10^-2
mili - Answer-10^-3
micro - Answer-10^-6
nano - Answer-10^-9
pico - Answer-10^-12
femto - Answer-10^-15
Celcius - Answer-5/9(F-32)
Fahrenheit - Answer-9/5(C+32)
Kelvin - Answer-C+273
simple dilution - Answer-The first transfer in a serial dilution
serial dilution - Answer-Dilution of a substance several times by the same amount each
time
mean - Answer-mathematical average
standard deviation - Answer-deviation of the values from their mean
coefficient of variation - Answer-Standard deviation divided by the mean
Confidence level - Answer-the probability of an estimated range
x+/-1SD - Answer-68%
x+/-2SD - Answer-95%
x+/-3SD - Answer-99%
Anion gap - Answer-difference between the cations and anions
Calculated LDL - Answer-lipoprotein that transports cholesterol and triglycerides from
the liver to the peripheral tissue
Beer's Law - Answer-concentration is directly proportional to the amount of energy
absorbed
Osmolar gap - Answer-the difference between the calculated and measured osmolality
