AAB MT Basic Knowledge Past Exam
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score
(reupdated 2025)
What agency approves new test methodologies, instruments,
and reagents before they are available for purchase by
consumers? - Correct Answers ✅FDA
How often should biological safety hoods be inspected? -
Correct Answers ✅Annually
What is the minimum number of standards required for a
standard curve? - Correct Answers ✅3
What is the maximum magnification using a brightfield
microscope? - Correct Answers ✅1000X
What is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control
material? - Correct Answers ✅Glass volumetric pipettes
Which unit of measure refers to 10^-3? - Correct Answers
✅Milli-
What is the calculated cholesterol/HDL ratio given the
following results?
Cholesterol 225 mg/dL
HDL 75 mg/dL - Correct Answers ✅225/75= 3.00
, AAB MT Basic Knowledge Past Exam
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score
(reupdated 2025)
200 microliters of patient serum is diluted with 800
microliters of saline. What is the final dilution? - Correct
Answers ✅1:5
What is the calculated LDL cholesterol given the following
lipid profile results?
Triglycerides 190 mg/dL
Cholesterol 225 mg/dL
HDL 75 mg/dL - Correct Answers ✅LDL = Total cholesterol -
HDL - (TG/5)
112 = 225 - 75 - (190/5)
How is relative centrifugal force calculated? - Correct
Answers ✅1.18 x 10^-5 x r x rpm^2
A chain of custody is required for all of the following: -
Correct Answers ✅Legal blood alcohol, pre-employment
drug screen, and paternity testing
A chain of custody is required for all of the following, EXCEPT:
- Correct Answers ✅Fetal fibronectin
What federal legislation regulates most clinical laboratories? -
Correct Answers ✅Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score
(reupdated 2025)
What agency approves new test methodologies, instruments,
and reagents before they are available for purchase by
consumers? - Correct Answers ✅FDA
How often should biological safety hoods be inspected? -
Correct Answers ✅Annually
What is the minimum number of standards required for a
standard curve? - Correct Answers ✅3
What is the maximum magnification using a brightfield
microscope? - Correct Answers ✅1000X
What is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control
material? - Correct Answers ✅Glass volumetric pipettes
Which unit of measure refers to 10^-3? - Correct Answers
✅Milli-
What is the calculated cholesterol/HDL ratio given the
following results?
Cholesterol 225 mg/dL
HDL 75 mg/dL - Correct Answers ✅225/75= 3.00
, AAB MT Basic Knowledge Past Exam
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score
(reupdated 2025)
200 microliters of patient serum is diluted with 800
microliters of saline. What is the final dilution? - Correct
Answers ✅1:5
What is the calculated LDL cholesterol given the following
lipid profile results?
Triglycerides 190 mg/dL
Cholesterol 225 mg/dL
HDL 75 mg/dL - Correct Answers ✅LDL = Total cholesterol -
HDL - (TG/5)
112 = 225 - 75 - (190/5)
How is relative centrifugal force calculated? - Correct
Answers ✅1.18 x 10^-5 x r x rpm^2
A chain of custody is required for all of the following: -
Correct Answers ✅Legal blood alcohol, pre-employment
drug screen, and paternity testing
A chain of custody is required for all of the following, EXCEPT:
- Correct Answers ✅Fetal fibronectin
What federal legislation regulates most clinical laboratories? -
Correct Answers ✅Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA)
