MAST 1080 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
All of the following are examples of work practice controls except:
a. Bandaging a cut on the hands before gloving
b. Picking up broken glassware with gloved hands
c. Sanitizing the hands after removing gloves
d. Placing a lancet in a biohazard sharps container - ANS b.
Picking up broken glassware with gloved hands
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen?
a. Anaerobe b. Heterotroph c. Oxygenophile d. Aerobe - ANS d. Aerobe
How often does OSHA require employers to review and update their Exposure Control Plan?
a. Every 2 years
b. Once each year
c. Only when a new procedure is instituted
d. Every 6 months - ANS b. Once each year
Which of the following is a violation of the OSHA standard with respect to biohazard sharps
containers?
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, a. Replace sharps containers when they are 3/4 full.
b. Only reach into a sharps container with a gloved hand.
c. Locate the sharps container as close as possible to the area of use.
d. Maintain sharps containers in an upright position. - ANS b. Only reach into a sharps
container with a gloved hand.
Cilia remove pathogens from the body by
a. providing an acidic environment.
b. engulfing pathogens.
c. trapping microorganisms.
d. constantly beating toward the outside.
e. All of the above - ANS e. All of the above
What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C?
a. Sharing needles for illegal injection drug use
b. Sexual intercourse
c. Mosquitoes
d. Coughs and sneezes from an infected person - ANS a. Sharing needles for illegal injection
drug use
A biohazard warning label must be attached to all of the following except:
a. Refrigerator used to store blood
b. Cabinet used to store laboratory testing supplies
c. Container of regulated waste
d. Plastic bag used to transport blood to the lab - ANS b. Cabinet used to store laboratory
testing supplies
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
All of the following are examples of work practice controls except:
a. Bandaging a cut on the hands before gloving
b. Picking up broken glassware with gloved hands
c. Sanitizing the hands after removing gloves
d. Placing a lancet in a biohazard sharps container - ANS b.
Picking up broken glassware with gloved hands
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen?
a. Anaerobe b. Heterotroph c. Oxygenophile d. Aerobe - ANS d. Aerobe
How often does OSHA require employers to review and update their Exposure Control Plan?
a. Every 2 years
b. Once each year
c. Only when a new procedure is instituted
d. Every 6 months - ANS b. Once each year
Which of the following is a violation of the OSHA standard with respect to biohazard sharps
containers?
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, a. Replace sharps containers when they are 3/4 full.
b. Only reach into a sharps container with a gloved hand.
c. Locate the sharps container as close as possible to the area of use.
d. Maintain sharps containers in an upright position. - ANS b. Only reach into a sharps
container with a gloved hand.
Cilia remove pathogens from the body by
a. providing an acidic environment.
b. engulfing pathogens.
c. trapping microorganisms.
d. constantly beating toward the outside.
e. All of the above - ANS e. All of the above
What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C?
a. Sharing needles for illegal injection drug use
b. Sexual intercourse
c. Mosquitoes
d. Coughs and sneezes from an infected person - ANS a. Sharing needles for illegal injection
drug use
A biohazard warning label must be attached to all of the following except:
a. Refrigerator used to store blood
b. Cabinet used to store laboratory testing supplies
c. Container of regulated waste
d. Plastic bag used to transport blood to the lab - ANS b. Cabinet used to store laboratory
testing supplies
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