Devices & Instruments

Question 1

• wooden or with cotton swab
• specimen preparation
• spot test sampling, drop transfers, mixing and stiring

Answer 1

Applicator Stick

Question 2

• push the tongue down to allow examination of the mouth and throat

Answer 2

Tongue Depressor

Question 3

• small device used to prick fingers to take blood sample

Answer 3

Lancet

Question 4

• used together with lancet, makes pricking easier
• can still prick without it

Answer 4

Lancing device

Question 5

• transfer or extract tiny quantities of samples onto a microscope slide

Answer 5

Medicine Dropper

Question 6

• hold specimen for examination under a microscope

Answer 6

Glass Slide

Question 7

• to collect blood when only a small amount is required
• available in plain or anti-coagulant / heparin (keeps blood from clotting)

Answer 7

Microhematocrit Tube

Question 8

• containers used to hold reagents or samples

Answer 8

Beaker

Question 9

• to grow bacteria or store bodily fluids like blood

Answer 9

Test Tube

Question 10

• hold test tubes upright at the same time

Answer 10

Test Tube Rack

Question 11

• used for embedding specimens
• its melted form is used to surround a specimen to make it firm enough for thin slicing (paper thin)

Answer 11

Paraffin Wax

Question 12

• used to seal the end of glass capillary tubes (others hematocrit)
• prevents blood from spilling

Answer 12

Clay Sealant

Question 13

• measures the patient’s body

Answer 13

Tape Measure

Question 14

• used to test the frequency of hearing
• determines if the patient has hearing loss by vibration

Answer 14

Tuning Fork

Question 15

• test reflexes of the deep tendons to check for abnormalities of the nervous system

Answer 15

Reflex Hammer

Question 16

• used as an assessment tool especially on small body parts (eyes, ears, nose)

Answer 16

Pen Light

Question 17

• to test visual acuity or sharpness of vision
• 20/20 vision is ideal

Answer 17

Snellen’s Chart

Question 18

• examine objects too small to be seen by the naked eye

Answer 18

Microscope

Question 19

• used in spirometry
• measures lung’s capacity to inhale and exhale air

Answer 19

Spirometer

Question 20

• determine percantage of RBCs in a blood sample

Answer 20

Microhematocrit Reader

Question 21

• to measure blood pressure

Answer 21

Sphygmomanometer

Question 22

• listening to internal sounds of the body

Answer 22

Stethoscope

Question 23

• spins blood specimen, separating the cells from the liquid portion

Answer 23

Microhematocrit Centrifuge