INTRODUCTION TO MLT UNIT 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|100% CORRECT|GRADE A+
According to the American Society of Clinical Lab Scientists, ________ of all physician's decisions are
based on lab results.
A. 60%
B. 65%
C. 70%
D. 80% - ANSWER C
Information obtained from lab test results can help a physician...
A. determine the presence or absence of a disease.
B. monitor the response a patient has to a treatment
C. determine a prognosis for a patient.
D. monitor health maintenance.
E. all of the above statements are true. - ANSWER E
The two most common specimens analyzed in a clinical lab are...
A. whole blood and saliva
B. whole blood and urine
C. whole blood and feces
D. urine and saliva - ANSWER B
White blood cells are also known as ________. - ANSWER leukocytes
Red blood cells are also known as ________. - ANSWER erythrocytes
, Platelets are also known as ________. - ANSWER thrombocytes.
________ is the liquid portion of blood remaining after whole blood has been centrifuged and the blood
has been allowed to clot. - ANSWER serum
________ is the liquid portion of blood remaining after whole blood has been centrifuged and the blood
hasn't been allowed to clot. - ANSWER plasma
________ fluids come from body cavities. - ANSWER serous
The history of medical science goes back as far as the writings of the Greek physician ________. -
ANSWER Hippocrates
Around the ________, the volume of tests became too much for physicians to do alone, so assistants
were hired to perform the testing. - ANSWER 1920s
A(n) ________ will usually act as the overall director of a medical lab. They are also responsible for
examining surgically removed specimens and autopsy specimens from patients. - ANSWER pathologist
To be a laboratory director requires ________.
A. an associates degree
B. a baccalaureate degree
C. a masters degree
D. a doctorates degree
E. none of the above. - ANSWER B
To be a medical laboratory scientist (MT) requires ________.
A. an associates degree
B. a baccalaureate degree
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|100% CORRECT|GRADE A+
According to the American Society of Clinical Lab Scientists, ________ of all physician's decisions are
based on lab results.
A. 60%
B. 65%
C. 70%
D. 80% - ANSWER C
Information obtained from lab test results can help a physician...
A. determine the presence or absence of a disease.
B. monitor the response a patient has to a treatment
C. determine a prognosis for a patient.
D. monitor health maintenance.
E. all of the above statements are true. - ANSWER E
The two most common specimens analyzed in a clinical lab are...
A. whole blood and saliva
B. whole blood and urine
C. whole blood and feces
D. urine and saliva - ANSWER B
White blood cells are also known as ________. - ANSWER leukocytes
Red blood cells are also known as ________. - ANSWER erythrocytes
, Platelets are also known as ________. - ANSWER thrombocytes.
________ is the liquid portion of blood remaining after whole blood has been centrifuged and the blood
has been allowed to clot. - ANSWER serum
________ is the liquid portion of blood remaining after whole blood has been centrifuged and the blood
hasn't been allowed to clot. - ANSWER plasma
________ fluids come from body cavities. - ANSWER serous
The history of medical science goes back as far as the writings of the Greek physician ________. -
ANSWER Hippocrates
Around the ________, the volume of tests became too much for physicians to do alone, so assistants
were hired to perform the testing. - ANSWER 1920s
A(n) ________ will usually act as the overall director of a medical lab. They are also responsible for
examining surgically removed specimens and autopsy specimens from patients. - ANSWER pathologist
To be a laboratory director requires ________.
A. an associates degree
B. a baccalaureate degree
C. a masters degree
D. a doctorates degree
E. none of the above. - ANSWER B
To be a medical laboratory scientist (MT) requires ________.
A. an associates degree
B. a baccalaureate degree
