Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Quiz 4 -
Chapter 44 & 45 Practice Exam and
Already Passed Answers 2025.
A portion of a well-mixed sample that is removed for testing is called an? - Answer Aliquot
chemicals added to a blood sample after collection to prevent clotting - Answer Anticoagulants
Determining the accuracy of an instrument by comparing its output with that of a known
standard or another instrument known to be accurate - Answer Calibration
capable of burning, corroding, or damaging tissue by chemical action - Answer Caustic
The study of cells using microscopic methods - Answer Cytology
A blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured - Answer Hemolyzed
Substances added to a specimen to prevent deterioration of cells or chemicals - Answer
Preservatives
A laboratory test result recorded as positive or negative - Answer Qualitative
A laboratory test result expressed in numeric values - Answer Quantitative
A private or hospital-based laboratory that performs a wide variety of tests, many of them
specialized; providers often send specimens collected in the office to referral laboratories for
testing. - Answer Referral laboratory
The numeric range of test values for which the general population consistently shows similar
results 95% of the time. - Answer Reference range
A sample of body fluid, waste product, or tissue collected for analysis - Answer Specimen
, A procedure in which a specimen is cultured on artificial media to detect bacterial or fungal
growth; this is followed by appropriate screening for antibiotic sensitivity. C&S is performed in
the microbiology referral laboratory. - Answer Culture & Sensitivity C&S
The fluid that remains after a liquid is passed through a filter - Answer Filtrate
The by-product of the metabolism of a substance, such as a drug - Answer metabolite
An essential amino acid found in milk, eggs, and other foods. Children unable to metabolize this
amino acid eliminate it in the urine. - Answer Phenylalanine
Insoluble material that settles to the bottom of a urine specimen and to the bottom of
centrifuged urine. - Answer Sediment
What is the most commonly analyzed body fluid in the clinical laboratory? - Answer Urine
What is the study of bacteria, fungi, yeasts, parasites, and viruses? - Answer Microbiology
What is the name of the act passed by Congress to establish quality standards for all laboratory
testing? - Answer CLIA
Categories of tests performed in the clinical laboratory are assigned by the FDA on the basis of
what? - Answer Potential risk to public health
Laboratory test performed in a physician's office are most likely to be categorized as? - Answer
Waived
How many times does the ocular of the microscope generally magnifies an image? - Answer
10X
What separates solids from liquids, blood cells from serum or plasma, and crystals from urine? -
Answer Centrifuge
The clinical chemistry department performs which type of test? - Answer Lipid profile
Chapter 44 & 45 Practice Exam and
Already Passed Answers 2025.
A portion of a well-mixed sample that is removed for testing is called an? - Answer Aliquot
chemicals added to a blood sample after collection to prevent clotting - Answer Anticoagulants
Determining the accuracy of an instrument by comparing its output with that of a known
standard or another instrument known to be accurate - Answer Calibration
capable of burning, corroding, or damaging tissue by chemical action - Answer Caustic
The study of cells using microscopic methods - Answer Cytology
A blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured - Answer Hemolyzed
Substances added to a specimen to prevent deterioration of cells or chemicals - Answer
Preservatives
A laboratory test result recorded as positive or negative - Answer Qualitative
A laboratory test result expressed in numeric values - Answer Quantitative
A private or hospital-based laboratory that performs a wide variety of tests, many of them
specialized; providers often send specimens collected in the office to referral laboratories for
testing. - Answer Referral laboratory
The numeric range of test values for which the general population consistently shows similar
results 95% of the time. - Answer Reference range
A sample of body fluid, waste product, or tissue collected for analysis - Answer Specimen
, A procedure in which a specimen is cultured on artificial media to detect bacterial or fungal
growth; this is followed by appropriate screening for antibiotic sensitivity. C&S is performed in
the microbiology referral laboratory. - Answer Culture & Sensitivity C&S
The fluid that remains after a liquid is passed through a filter - Answer Filtrate
The by-product of the metabolism of a substance, such as a drug - Answer metabolite
An essential amino acid found in milk, eggs, and other foods. Children unable to metabolize this
amino acid eliminate it in the urine. - Answer Phenylalanine
Insoluble material that settles to the bottom of a urine specimen and to the bottom of
centrifuged urine. - Answer Sediment
What is the most commonly analyzed body fluid in the clinical laboratory? - Answer Urine
What is the study of bacteria, fungi, yeasts, parasites, and viruses? - Answer Microbiology
What is the name of the act passed by Congress to establish quality standards for all laboratory
testing? - Answer CLIA
Categories of tests performed in the clinical laboratory are assigned by the FDA on the basis of
what? - Answer Potential risk to public health
Laboratory test performed in a physician's office are most likely to be categorized as? - Answer
Waived
How many times does the ocular of the microscope generally magnifies an image? - Answer
10X
What separates solids from liquids, blood cells from serum or plasma, and crystals from urine? -
Answer Centrifuge
The clinical chemistry department performs which type of test? - Answer Lipid profile
