Corpsman Manual Ch 19

Question 0

There are two principal methods of obtaining blood specimens: the capillary method and what other method?

Answer 0

Vein puncture

Question 1

Manual, automated, or computer-generated laboratory test reports will be placed above what in the health record?

Answer 1

SF-545

Question 2

What type of blood collection is performed when a small quantity of blood is needed for testing as in the case of some pediatric blood draws

Answer 2

Capillary

Question 3

When drawing blood do not leave the tourniquet on for more than how long?

Answer 3

One minute

Question 4

What is a precision instrument used extensively in clinical laboratories to observe objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye?

Answer 4

Microscope

Question 5

The type of microscope most often used in the laboratory is referred to as the what?

Answer 5

Compound microscope

Question 6

The framework of the compound microscope consist of how many parts?

Answer 6

4

Question 7

A red cell count that drops below normal values may indicate what?

Answer 7

Anemia

Question 8

The primary function of what is delivery and release of oxygen to the tissues and facilitation of carbon dioxide excretion?

Answer 8

Hemoglobin

Question 9

Normal white blood cell values in adults range from 4,800 to how many cells per cubic millimeter?

Answer 9

10,800

Question 10

When the WBC rises above normal values, the condition is referred to as what?

Answer 10

Leukocytosis

Question 11

What account for the largest percentage of leukocytes found in a normal blood sample, and function by ingesting invading bacteria?

Answer 11

Neutrophils

Question 12

The function of what is to destroy parasites and respond in immediate allergic reactions?

Answer 12

Eosiniphil

Question 13

The function of what is associated with immune response and the body’s defense against viral infection?

Answer 13

Lymphocyte

Question 14

What is the largest of the normal white blood cells, control microbial and fungal infections, and removes damaged cells from the body?

Answer 14

Monocyte

Question 15

What are bacteria that cause diseases?

Answer 15

Pathogens

Question 16

The four growth requirements for bacteria are temperature, oxygen, nutrition, and what else?

Answer 16

Moisture

Question 17

What are organisms that reproduce in the presence of oxygen?

Answer 17

Aerobes

Question 18

What are organisms that do not reproduce in the presence of oxygen?

Answer 18

Anaerobes

Question 19

To enhance the visualization of microorganisms on the smear, what is used?

Answer 19

Gram staining

Question 20

What consist of procedures by which antigens and reacting serum globulin antibodies may be measured qualitatively and quantitatively?

Answer 20

Serology

Question 21

What is a substance that, when introduced into an individual’s body is recognized as foreign by an individual’s immune system and causes a detectable reaction?

Answer 21

Antigen

Question 22

What are specific defensive proteins produced when an antigen stimulates individual cells?

Answer 22

Antibodies

Question 23

The RPR Card test is a non-specific, easily performed screening test for what?

Answer 23

Syphilis

Question 24

Fungi reproduce by spores that germinate into long filaments called what

Answer 24

Hyphae

Question 25

The normal daily urine volume for adults ranges from 600 to 2000 ml averaging about how many ml?

Answer 25

1500

Question 26

What is defined as the density of a solution compared to an equal volume of distilled water?

Answer 26

Specific gravity

Question 27

In the presence of disease the specific gravity of a 24 hour urine specimen may vary from 1.001 to what?

Answer 27

1.060

Question 28

Specific gravity is measured with a what?

Answer 28

Index refractormeter

Question 29

What in the urine always indicate some form of kidney disorder and should always be reported?

Answer 29

Casts