OSMT REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What glassware is used to measure 24 hour urine volumes? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
graduated cylinder
What glassware is used to make 100 mL of a 12 % solution ? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
volumetric flask
A suction device used to draw up liquids is called a ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Safety
Bulb
The pipette with a bulged out portion in the middle is called ? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
volumetric pipette
Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurements? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A beaker
What durable material is used to make heat resistant glassware? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Borosilicate
The destruction of all micro- organisms including spores is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sterilization
A pH of 2 is _______ then a pH of 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1000 times more acidic
Cells in a hypertonic solution will - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehydrate
The solution used to fix a pap smear is ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cytospray
, Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from ? - CORRECT ANSWER - EDTA blood
A biopsy is ? - CORRECT ANSWER - An excision of a representative tissue sample
During tissue processing, what is the correct sequence of steps ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dehydration , clearing, infiltration
Fixation is important in tissue processing because it ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevents
cell morphology changes and shrinkage , allows tissue to be examined in a life like condition,
and facilitates the staining process
The liquid portion of blood remaining after a clot has form is called ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Serum
The test that could not be performed on a serum sample is ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Clotting Factors
What is the shape of a normal erythrocyte ? - CORRECT ANSWER - A bioconcave disc
If a patient refuses to have a blood sample drawn what should you do ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Notify the patient's physican
The vacutainer tube which is used to collect and separate serum is ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - SST
If a patient faints during a venipuncture you should? - CORRECT ANSWER - Remove the
needle and attend to the patient
A blood specimen collected in a heparinized tube is centrifuged will seperate into - CORRECT
ANSWER - Plasma, buffy coat , RBC
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What glassware is used to measure 24 hour urine volumes? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
graduated cylinder
What glassware is used to make 100 mL of a 12 % solution ? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
volumetric flask
A suction device used to draw up liquids is called a ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Safety
Bulb
The pipette with a bulged out portion in the middle is called ? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
volumetric pipette
Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurements? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A beaker
What durable material is used to make heat resistant glassware? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Borosilicate
The destruction of all micro- organisms including spores is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sterilization
A pH of 2 is _______ then a pH of 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1000 times more acidic
Cells in a hypertonic solution will - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehydrate
The solution used to fix a pap smear is ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cytospray
, Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from ? - CORRECT ANSWER - EDTA blood
A biopsy is ? - CORRECT ANSWER - An excision of a representative tissue sample
During tissue processing, what is the correct sequence of steps ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dehydration , clearing, infiltration
Fixation is important in tissue processing because it ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevents
cell morphology changes and shrinkage , allows tissue to be examined in a life like condition,
and facilitates the staining process
The liquid portion of blood remaining after a clot has form is called ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Serum
The test that could not be performed on a serum sample is ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Clotting Factors
What is the shape of a normal erythrocyte ? - CORRECT ANSWER - A bioconcave disc
If a patient refuses to have a blood sample drawn what should you do ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Notify the patient's physican
The vacutainer tube which is used to collect and separate serum is ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - SST
If a patient faints during a venipuncture you should? - CORRECT ANSWER - Remove the
needle and attend to the patient
A blood specimen collected in a heparinized tube is centrifuged will seperate into - CORRECT
ANSWER - Plasma, buffy coat , RBC
