MOCK CG(ASCP) CERTIFICATION EXAM 1 - PART 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

MOCK CG(ASCP) CERTIFICATION EXAM
1 - PART 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Whatkeffectskdoesksodiumkheparinkhavekonkcells?

a.kSwellskcells

b.kRemoveskwaterkfromkcells

c.kStimulateskmitotickactivity

d.kPrecipitatesknucleickacid

e.kpreventskclottingk-kCORRECTkANSWERk-Preventskclotting



WhichkofkthekfollowingkiskLEASTklikelyktokbektoxicktokcells?

a.kSodiumkheparink

b.kLithiumkheparink

c.kSodiumkhydroxide

d.kGentamycink-kCORRECTkANSWERk-Sodiumkheparin



Thekoptimalktemperaturekforktransportkofkamniotickfluidkspecimenskis?

a.k37k'C

b.k40k'C

c.k0k'C

d.k20k'Ck-kCORRECTkANSWERk-20k'C



Akpathologistkisksendingksolidktumorkspecimensktokakcytogeneticklaboratorykforkanalysis.kWhatkinstructionsk
shouldkbekgivenktokthekpathologistkconcerningkthekpreparationkandktransportkofkthekspecimenktokinsurekth
ekhighestkchancekofksuccessfulkculture?

a.kEnsurektheksterilitykofkthekspecimenkbykplacingkitkinkformalinkuntilkitkreachesktheklaboratory.

b.kEnsurekthatkthekspecimenkdoesknotkcontainknecrotickorkfattyktissue.

c.kEnsurekthatkthekspecimenkisktransportedkonkdrykicektokpreventkdecomposition.

d.kAllkofkthekabove.k-kCORRECTkANSWERk-Ensurekthekspecimenkdoesknotkcontainknecrotickorkfattykacid

,WhykiskthekvillikobtainedkinkCVSkprocedureskcleanedkbykthektechnologists?

a.kTokremovekthekbloodkfromktheksample.

b.kTokremovekdeadktissuekfromktheksample.

c.kTokremovekmaternalktissuekfromktheksample

d.kTokexposekthekrapidlykgrowingkcellskinkthekvilli.k-kCORRECTkANSWERk-
Tokremovekmaternalktissuekfromktheksample



AksolidktumorkspecimenkcankNOTkbekshippedkfromkthekhospitalktoka

cytogeneticsklaboratorykinkanotherkcitykduektokakmajorkholidaykwhichkwillknotkallowktheksamplektokbekshipp
edkviakFederalkExpresskOvernightkdelivery.kHowkshouldktheksamplekbekstoredksokthatkthekcellskwillkremainka
livekuntilktheykcankbekdeliveredkandkplacedkinkculture?

a.kThekspecimenkshouldkbekpreservedkbykplacingkitkinkformalinkuntilkitkreachesktheklaboratory.

b.kThekspecimenkshouldkbekplacedkinkmediakandkthenkinkakak37k'Ckincubatorkuntilkitkcankbekshipped.

c.kThekspecimenkshouldkbekstoredkinkatk-20k'Ckorkonkdrykicektokpreventkcellularkdecay.

d.kThekspecimenkshouldkbekplacedkinkmediakandkthenkrefrigeratedkuntilkitkcankbekshipped.k-
kCORRECTkANSWERk-

Thekspecimenkshouldkbekplacedkinkmediakandkthenkrefrigeratedkuntilkitkcankbekshipped.



LabkCknoticedkthatkpatientksampleskfromkonekofktheirkdoctorskhadkpoorkorknokgrowthkaskcomparedktoktheirk
otherkdoctor'sksamples.kNokevidencekofkcontaminationkwaskobservedkandkallkmaterialkneededkforksamplekc
ollectionkandktransportationkiskprovidedktokthekdoctorskbyktheklaboratory.kWhatkcouldkcausekthiskdiscrepan
cykinkculturekviability?

a.kCollectionktechnique

b.kIncubatorksystems

c.kToxickplastickcontainers

d.kCulturekmediak-kCORRECTkANSWERk-Collectionktechnique



WhichkstatementkaboutkmaternalkcellkcontaminationkiskFALSE?

a.kThekincidencekofkMCCkiskgreaterkwhenkcultureskarekestablishedkfromkbloodykamniotickfluidksamples.

b.kThekriskkofkMCCkcankbekreducedkbykusingkaklargerkbonekcorekneedlekforkthekamniocentesiskprocedure.

c.kThekusekofkmaternalkQ-polymorphismskmaykbekhelpfulkinkidentifyingkcaseskofkMCC.

, d.kThekriskkofkMCCkcankbekreducedkbykdiscardingkthekfirstk2-3kcckofkaspiratedkamniotickfluid.k-
kCORRECTkANSWERk-

ThekriskkofkMCCkcankbekreducedkbykusingkaklargerkbonekcorekneedlekforkthekamniocentesiskprocedure.



Yourklaboratorykreceiveskspecimenskformkthekfollowingkcases.kWhichkcasekwouldkyoukassignkthekhighestkpri
ority?

a.kAk24kyearkoldkwomankwhokhaskhadkthreekmiscarriageskandkoneknormalkchild.

b.kThek28kyearkoldkhusbandkofkthekwomankabove.

c.kAmnoitckfluidkfromkak36kyearkoldkwomen'skcurrentkpregnancykofk18kweekskgestation.

d.kAkbabykwhokiskinkthekNICUkwithkakmyelomeningocele,kakheartkdefect,kintrauterinekgrowthkdeficiency,kakti
ghtlykclenchedkfistkandkankunusuallykpositionedkgreatktoe.

e.kAk10kyearkoldkboykwhokisksmallkforkhiskagekandkhasksmallkhands,kmoderatekmentalkretardation,kprotrudin
gkears,k"droppy"keyelidskandkaksmallkmouth.k-kCORRECTkANSWERk-
AkbabykwhokiskinkthekNICUkwithkakmyelomeningocele,kakheartkdefect,kintrauterinekgrowthkdeficiency,kaktigh
tlykclenchedkfistkandkankunusuallykpositionedkgreatktoe.



NotkallkcellskreceivedkbykakCytogeneticsklaboratorykwillkgrowkwellkinkculturekforkanyknumberkofkreasons.kWh
enkamniotickfluidkspecimenskarekcollectedkforkculture,kwhichkofkthekfollowingkareksafeguardskagainstkcultur
ekfailure?

s.kSampleskarekcollectedkinkoneksyringe

b.kThekfirstk2kcckofkamniotickfluidkarekdiscarded

c.kTwokflaskskareksetkupkwithktwokdifferentkmediaktypes

d.kT12k1/2kflaskskarekusedk-kCORRECTkANSWERk-Twokflaskskareksetkupkwithktwokdifferentkmediaktypes



WhichkofkthekfollowingkiskNOTkankadvantagekthatkinksitukcoverslipkamniotickcultureskhavekoverkflaskkamniot
ickfluidkcultures?

a.kDecreasedkthekturnaroundktime.

b.kIncreasesktheklikelihoodkofkdistinguishingkbetweenktruekmosaicismkandkpsuedomosaicisme.k

c.kCankbekusedktokrulekoutkmaternalkcontaminationkwhenkthekfetuskiskfemale.

d.kCankdeterminekifkankabnormalkclonekiskarisingkfromkonekorkmorekcolonies.k-kCORRECTkANSWERk-
Cankbekusedktokrulekoutkmaternalkcontaminationkwhenkthekfetuskiskfemale.



Collagenasekiskusedkinkculturekofksolidktissueskto?