Pioneer: GPHT Post-Lecture Exam NEWEST 2025/2026
PIONEER: GPHT POST-LECTURE EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A portion of patient's mandible is submitted to the Anatomic Pathology Lab for
biopsy. The specimen is properly labelled and has accompanying request, you are
the only MT on duty, what will you do?
A. Enter the details of the specimen and fix it and then decalcify
B. Enter the details of the specimen, then decalcify and fix
C. Reject the specimen
D. Enter the details of the specimen and fix it and process as routine afterwards -
ANSWER-A. Enter the details of the specimen and fix it and then decalcify
Which of the following specimens should be decalcified?
I. Bone
II. Teeth
III. Skeletal Muscle
IV. Atherosclerotic BV
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 only
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 1, 2, 4
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E. 1, 2, 3, 4 - ANSWER-D. 1, 2, 4
A decalcifying agent that is slow acting and is indicated for surface decalcification
of tissue blocks
A. Perenyi's
B. Von Ebner's
C. Phloroglucin
D. Nitric Acid - ANSWER-B. Von Ebner's
This fixative is highly explosive in its dry form:
A. Mercuric chloride
B. Picric acid
C. Osmium tetroxide
D. Chromic acid - ANSWER-B. Picric acid
Fixative/s that form cross-links on the tissue proteins:
I. Formalin
II. Mercury
III. Osmium tetroxide
IV. Alcohols
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A. 1 only
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 1, 2
D. 1, 2, 4
E. 4 only - ANSWER-E. 4 only
Increased vascular permeability is the hallmark of acute inflammation:
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
A cervicovaginal smear stained with Pap's revealed abundant round-oval cells that
form buds. The patient is a pregnant woman diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
The patient is most likely infected with:
A. Candida albicans
B. Gardnerella vaginalis
C. HSV
D. HPV - ANSWER-A. Candida albicans
Fixative of routine use for cytological smears:
A. 95% ethanol
B. 10% formalin
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C. 95% methanol
D. Ether-alcohol - ANSWER-A. 95% ethanol
How do you prepare a working solution of formalin (Total Volume 1000mL)?
A. Mix 100 mL of 37% formalin with 900 mL water
B. Mix 100 mL water with 900 mL 37% formalin
C. Mix 200 mL 37% formalin with 800 mL water
D. Mix 100 mL 37% formalin with 1000 mL water
E. Mix 200 mL 10% formalin with 800 mL water - ANSWER-A. Mix 100 mL of 37%
formalin with 900 mL water
Routine fixation is carried out at what temperature?
A. 0-4'C
B. 22-24'C
C. 60-65'C
D. 35-45'C - ANSWER-B. 22-24'C
Fixative which is useful for mucoid specimens
A. Acetone
B. Helly's Fluid
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PIONEER: GPHT POST-LECTURE EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A portion of patient's mandible is submitted to the Anatomic Pathology Lab for
biopsy. The specimen is properly labelled and has accompanying request, you are
the only MT on duty, what will you do?
A. Enter the details of the specimen and fix it and then decalcify
B. Enter the details of the specimen, then decalcify and fix
C. Reject the specimen
D. Enter the details of the specimen and fix it and process as routine afterwards -
ANSWER-A. Enter the details of the specimen and fix it and then decalcify
Which of the following specimens should be decalcified?
I. Bone
II. Teeth
III. Skeletal Muscle
IV. Atherosclerotic BV
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 only
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 1, 2, 4
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E. 1, 2, 3, 4 - ANSWER-D. 1, 2, 4
A decalcifying agent that is slow acting and is indicated for surface decalcification
of tissue blocks
A. Perenyi's
B. Von Ebner's
C. Phloroglucin
D. Nitric Acid - ANSWER-B. Von Ebner's
This fixative is highly explosive in its dry form:
A. Mercuric chloride
B. Picric acid
C. Osmium tetroxide
D. Chromic acid - ANSWER-B. Picric acid
Fixative/s that form cross-links on the tissue proteins:
I. Formalin
II. Mercury
III. Osmium tetroxide
IV. Alcohols
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A. 1 only
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 1, 2
D. 1, 2, 4
E. 4 only - ANSWER-E. 4 only
Increased vascular permeability is the hallmark of acute inflammation:
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
A cervicovaginal smear stained with Pap's revealed abundant round-oval cells that
form buds. The patient is a pregnant woman diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
The patient is most likely infected with:
A. Candida albicans
B. Gardnerella vaginalis
C. HSV
D. HPV - ANSWER-A. Candida albicans
Fixative of routine use for cytological smears:
A. 95% ethanol
B. 10% formalin
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C. 95% methanol
D. Ether-alcohol - ANSWER-A. 95% ethanol
How do you prepare a working solution of formalin (Total Volume 1000mL)?
A. Mix 100 mL of 37% formalin with 900 mL water
B. Mix 100 mL water with 900 mL 37% formalin
C. Mix 200 mL 37% formalin with 800 mL water
D. Mix 100 mL 37% formalin with 1000 mL water
E. Mix 200 mL 10% formalin with 800 mL water - ANSWER-A. Mix 100 mL of 37%
formalin with 900 mL water
Routine fixation is carried out at what temperature?
A. 0-4'C
B. 22-24'C
C. 60-65'C
D. 35-45'C - ANSWER-B. 22-24'C
Fixative which is useful for mucoid specimens
A. Acetone
B. Helly's Fluid
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