Mock NCA Flashcards
The anticoagulant of choice for collecting peripheral blood for chromosome studies is:
A. ACD B. Lithium heparin C. EDTA D. sodium heparin E. sodium citrate
D
Most specimens can be transported without loss of viability at the following temperatures EXCEPT:
A. 37oC B. Box with commercial ice pack C. Box with commercial dry ice D. Ambient temperature
C
The mitogen PHA-m stimulates which cell type?
A. Leukocytes B. B-lymphocytes C. Erythrocytes D. T-lymphocytes
D
Upon receipt in the laboratory the following items must be evaluated and documented:
A. presence of blood clots; date and time of collection; type of collection tube B. hemolysis; obvious contamination; adverse transport or storage conditions C. presence of preservative; an adequate volume or specimen size D. a, b and c E. b and c
D
A typical specmen referred for diagnosis of CML would likely appear as:
A. Bloody, non-clotted 5 -10 ml fluid in sodium heparin tube
B. 5-25 mg solid tissue C. 1-2 g solid tissue D. Bloody, non-clotted 0.5-2.0 ml fluid in sodium heparin tube
D
The first 2-3 ml of amniotic fluid aspirated from the amniotic sac are discarded to:
A. reduce the amount of blood in the specimen B. guard against maternal cell contamination C. rinse and remove residue from collection tubes D. test for presence of maternal urine
B
A mitogen used to study disorders of the B-cell lineage is
A. PHA B. TPA C. Concanavalin A D. EBV E. a and c F. b and d
F
A broad spectrum antibiotic that has an inhibitory effect on mycoplasma is:
A. Gentamicin B. Kanamycin C. Mycostatin D. Penicillin
A
To optimize consistency of results and for efficiency, PHA-m is added to the culture:
A. Within 4-6 hours of incubation B. within 24 hours of incubation C. only immediately before incubation D. media when it is prepared
D
Colcemid continues to act until the step in the harvest.
A. Fixative solution addition
B. Hypotonic addition C. First spin to remove culture media from the cells D. Slidemaking
A
The response of white blood cells to PHA is
A. time dependent B. initiated when the culture reaches 37oC C. an immunogenic response D. b and c E. a, b and c
E
Harvesting lymphocyte cultures for chromosome analysis includes:
A. inoculating 1-2 x106 cells into 10ml media B. adding 300 ul PHA C. fixing cells in a swollen state with methanol: acetic acid D. incubating at 37oC for 48-72 hours E. all of above steps
C
Indications of culture contamination include:
A. decrease in the pH of the media B. cloudy media C. poor growth without apparent reason D. b and c E. a, b and c
E
To remove cells from adherence to solid support surfaces,
A. EDTA is needed to add more ions to culture media B. Collagenase is needed to digest proteins C. Trypsin is needed to digest elastin D. Trypsin is needed to digest proteins
D
The two variable of greatest consequence during slidemaking are:
A. humidity and air pressure B. cell concentration and dropping height C. temperature and dropping height D. glass slide quality and humidity E. humidity and temperature
E
Mitotic cells can NOT routinely be collected from blood cultures at ___ hours after incubation
A. 24
B. 48 C. 72 D. 96
A
The quality of unstained slides NOT evaluated under the phase microscope is:
A. mitotic index B. chromosome counts C. visible cytoplasm and color of chromosomes D. cell concentration E. cell refractivity
B
Altering the fixative solution ration from 3:1 to 2:1 will:
A. speed up slide drying time B. slow down slide drying time C. have no effect on slide drying time D. produce only clumped cells
B
Permanently stuck together clumps of cells often observed on the prepared slide are the result of:
A. Inadequate dropping height when slidemaking B. inadequate hypotonic concentration or duration C. inadequate mixing during the initial addition of fixative solution D. inadequate number of fixative steps
C
Basal media may contain all the following EXCEPT:
A. salts B. vitamins C. amino acids D. fetal bovine serum
D
If the mitotic inhibitor is not added at the beginning of harvest, what might one expect to observe on the prepared slide after harvest in complete?
A. no metaphases B. clumped metaphases C. a greatly increased mitotic index D. a greatly reduced mitotic index
D
Cells that grow in a monolayer:
A. are contact inhibited B. may be enzymatically or mechanically removed from the surface C. are typical for all normal human derived solid tissues D. a and b E. a, b and c
E
For routine blood culture, cytogenetic technologist use:
A. an open system B. a closed system C. a flask system D. the in situ method
B
The purpose of the water tray in the bottom of the CO2 incubator is to:
A. prohibit microbial contamination in the incubator air B. reduce the surface tension of the media C. saturate the air with moisture to prevent media evaporation D. provide an alternative growth area for microbes
C