ASCP Practice Questions – Histotechnology with 100% Correct Answers

ASCP Practice Questions –
Histotechnology with 100%
Correct Answers
AceticAacidA-
AAnswer✓AThisAfixativeAdoesAnotAfixAorAdestroyAcarbohydrates,AandAitAdoesAnotAfixAlipi
ds.AItApenetratesAveryArapidlyAandAleavesAtissueAveryAsoft.AItAisAaddedAtoAmanyAfixativeA
mixturesAbecauseAofAitsAabilityAtoAfixAnuclei.


GlutaraldehydeA-AAnswer✓ATechniquesAusingASchiffAreagent,AsuchAasAtheAperiodicAacid-
SchiffA(PAS)Astain,AcannotAbeAusedAonA__________AfixedAtissuesAbecauseAfalseApositiveAres
ultsAwillAbeAobtained.


GlyoxalA-
AAnswer✓AThisAfixativeAisAtheAsmallestAdialdehydeAandAisAusedAinAtheAtextileAindustryAf
orAimpartingAwrinkleAresistanceAandApermanentApressAcreases.AItAhasAreplacedAformaldehyd
eAinAsomeAhistopathologyAlaboratoriesAbecauseAitAisAmuchAlessAtoxic.


ZincAsaltsA-
AAnswer✓AToday,A_________Ahas/haveAfoundAuseAnotAonlyAinAcombinationAwithAformal
dehydeAforAroutineAfixation,AbutAasAaAsubstituteAforAmercuryAinAtheAB-
5AsolutionAcommonlyAusedAforAtheAfixationAofAlymphAnodeAandAboneAmarrowAtissues


MichelAtransportAmediumA-
AAnswer✓AIfAunfixedAtissueAisAtoAbeAheldAforAseveralAdaysAorAtransportedAoverAaAlongA
distanceAthenAthisAtransportAmediumAisArecommended.


Dehydration,Aclearing,AinfiltrationA-
AAnswer✓ATissueAprocessingAisAusuallyAconsideredAtoAinclude:


XyleneA-AAnswer✓ATheAmostAwidelyAusedAclearingAagentAinAhistologyAtodayAis:


EthylenediaminetetraaceticAacidA(EDTA)A-
AAnswer✓AThisAchelatingAagentAbindsAcalciumAionsAandAisAoneAmethodAusedAforAdecalcif
yingAtissues.

, Phase-contrastAmicroscopeA-
AAnswer✓AThisAmicroscopeAisAusedAforAtheAexaminationAofAunstainedAspecimens,Aespecial
lyAunstainedAlivingAcells,AandAallowsAalmostAtransparentAobjectsAtoAbeAseenAclearly.


CryostatA-
AAnswer✓AThisApieceAofAequipmentAisAaArefrigeratedAchamberAcontainingAaAmicrotome
thatAisAusedAtoAcutAfrozenAsections.


HazardousAchemicalsA-
AAnswer✓AOSHAAdefinesA____________AasAchemicalsAthatAmayAcauseAacuteAorAchronicA
healthAeffectsAinAexposedAemployees.


ToxicAdoseAlowA-
AAnswer✓ATheAlowestAdoseAofAaAsubstanceAthatAwillAproduceAanyAtoxicAeffectAinAhumans
AwhenAintroducedAbyAanyArouteAotherAthanAinhalationAisAthe:


ReactivityA-
AAnswer✓ATheArightAyellowAdiamondAinAtheANFPAAcodedAlabelingAsystemAcarriesAaAchem
ical'sA____________Ainformation.


NucleolusA-
AAnswer✓AThisAdense,Arounded,AandAusuallyAintenselyAbasophilicAmassAinAtheAnucleusAof
aAcellAconsistsAofA80%AtoA90%AproteinAandAproducesAmostAifAnotAallAofAtheAribosomalAR
NA.


RibosomesA-
AAnswer✓ATheseAcellAstructuresAareAoftenAfoundAattachedAtoAtheAendoplasmicAreticulum
andAareAtheAsiteAofAproteinAsynthesis.


HematoxylinA-
AAnswer✓ATheAmostAwidelyAusedAnuclearAstainAforAroutineAhistologyAsectionsAis:


PASAwithAdiastaseAdigestionA-
AAnswer✓ATheAmainApurposeAofAthisAstainAisAtoAdemonstrateAglycogenAinAtissueAsections
.