ONE Flashcards
Which of the following substitute for paraffin wax can be used without dehydration and clearing:
a. Gelatin
b. Both
c. Neither
d. Carbowax
d. Carbowax
Useful in differentiating lung adenocarcinomas from mesotheliomas
a. TTF-1 (Thyroid transcription factor-1)
b. HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)
c. PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
d. Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)
e. Actin
a. TTF-1 (Thyroid transcription factor-1)
The coloring property of a dye is attributed to which particular group?
a. None
b. Auxochrome
c. Both
d. Chromophore
d. Chromophore
Which of the following is classified as a lead hematoxylin?
a. Carazzi Hematoxylin
b. Thomas Hematoxylin
c. Mallory’s PTAH
d. Solcia Hematoxylin
d. Solcia Hematoxylin
One of these is not necessary in the surgical pathology logbook:
a. Clinical and pathological diagnosis
b. Treatment to be done
c. Names of the patient and requesting
physician
d. Kind of specimen
b. Treatment to be done
All of the following are true concerning glacial acetic acid, except:
a. It solidifies at 30 C.
b. It fixes and precipitates nucleoproteins.
c. It is useful in the study of nuclear components of the cell.
d. It causes tissues (especially those containing collagen) to swell.
a. It solidifies at 30 C.
Which of the following hematoxylins is used for the study of spermatogenesis?
a. Mallory’s PTAH
b. Weigert’s hematoxylin
c. Copper hematoxylin
d. Cole’s hematoxylin
c. Copper hematoxylin
Which of the statements below is/are true for the picric acid?
a. Both A and C
b. All of the above
c. They may be used as a decalcifying agent.
d. They may be used as a stain. B. They may be used as a fixative for
glycogen demonstration.
b. All of the above
Complete the following sentence:
“Solutions of alum hematoxylin give the
nucleus a ___________ color which swiftly turns _________ in the presence
of an acid.
a. Light transparent red, blue
b. Dark blue, red
c. Pink, blue
d. Light transparent blue, red
c. Pink, blue
The best screening marker for lymphomas is:
a. Extremely high WBC ct.
b. CD3, CD4, CD8
c. LCA
d. CD15, CD30
e. CD19, CD20, CD23
c. LCA
The B-5 fixative is usually utilized for:
a. Bone marrow smears
b. Bone marrow biopsies
c. Glycogen fixation
d. Urgent biopsies
a. Bone marrow smears
In the Pap stain, the OG-6 functions to stain:
a. The nucleus of mature, superficial cells
b. The cytoplasm of
mature, superficial cells
c. The cytoplasm of intermediate cells
d. The nucleus of intermediate cells
d. The nucleus of intermediate cells
This is the property of tissues to be stained with fat or oil-soluble dyes,
regardless of the type of dye used, due to their essential lipid nature:
a. Lipophilia
b. Hypochromia
c. Metachromasia
d. Sudanophilia
d. Sudanophilia
Pathology blocks should be kept for a period of:
a. 10 years
b. 2 years
c. 1 year only
d. 24 hours
a. 10 years
Transitional cell carcinomas of the bladder and mucinous ovarian tumors are usually positive for:
a. Both
b. Neither
c. CK20
d. CK7
a. Both
The Bowman’s capsule and the endothelial lining of blood vessels are both composed of:
a. Simple squamous tissues
b. Stratified squamous
c. Simple cuboidal tissues
d. Transitional epithelium
a. Simple squamous tissues
Which of the following may be used for preserving tissues intended for electron microscopic studies?
a. Any aldehyde fixative
b. Glutaraldehyde
c. Heidenhain’s SuSa
d. Formaldehyde
b. Glutaraldehyde
In order to have an effective knife, which one of the following hones is recommended because it gives the best honing result?
a. Paddle strop
b. Fine Carborundum
c. Belgium yellow
d. Arkansas
c. Belgium yellow
This metallic fixative is generally indicated for preserving acid
mucopolysaccharides:
a. Chromate fixatives
b. Lead fixatives
c. Mercury fixatives
d. Any of the choices
b. Lead fixatives
Most widely used to confirm the diagnosis of astrocytoma
a. Actin
b. PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
c. HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)
d. TTF-1 (Thyroid transcription factor-1)
e. Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)
e. Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)
Identify from the list below the ones that may be used as fixative and dehydrating agent. 1. Acetone 2. Dioxane
3. Methanol 4. Tetrahydrofuran 5.
Picric acid 6. Toluene
a. 1,3, and 5
b. 1,2,3,4, 5 and 6
c. 1 and 3
d. 1,2,3
e. 2,4 and 6
c. 1 and 3
Glacial acetic acid is mixed with many other fixing agents in order to:
a. Prevent swelling of cells
b. Dehydrate the tissues
c. Prevent shrinking of cells
d. Shorten the fixation time
c. Prevent shrinking of cells
The optimum working temperature for the cold microtome is:
a. Between 10 to 15 C
b. Between -5 to -10 C
c. Between -18 to -20 C
d. Between 5 to 10 C
c. Between -18 to -20 C
The temperature of the paraffin oven used for impregnation is usually:
a. 23 C above the melting point of the impregnating medium
b. 2-5 C above the melting point of the impregnating medium
c. 6-5 C above the melting point of the impregnating medium
d. 6-10 C below the melting point of the impregnating medium
e. 5-10 C above the melting point of the impregnating medium
b. 2-5 C above the melting point of the impregnating medium
Impregnating medium recommended for histochemistry and enzymology
studies:
a. Celloidin
b. Gelatin
c. Paraffin
d. Plastic
b. Gelatin
What alcohol fixative is recommended for preserving mucopolysaccharides
and nuclear proteins?
a. Newcomer’s fluid
b. Methyl alcohol
c. Carnoy’s fluid
d. Osmium tetroxide
a. Newcomer’s fluid
The mature, superficial cells in the Pap’s smear are recognized as having
which of these characteristics?
a. Round to oval shaped cytoplasm with large, vesicular nuclei
b. Polygonal, thin cytoplasm with pyknotic nuclei
c. Polygonal, thin cytoplasm with vesicular nuclei
d. Tall columnar epithelial cells with cilia and basally oriented nuclei
b. Polygonal, thin cytoplasm with pyknotic nuclei
Excessive exposure to benzene may damage the bone marrow resulting in:
a. Iron deficiency anemia
b. Aplastic anemia
c. Thalassemia
d. Hemoglobinopathies
b. Aplastic anemia
These are black granules formed by malarial parasites living inside RBCs and
may be removed by alcoholic picric acid:
a. Hematoidin
b. Lipofuscin
c. Hemozoin
d. Hemosiderin
c. Hemozoin
The diaphysis or shaft of the long bones is composed of:
a. Spongy bone
b. Cancellous bone
c. Compact bone
d. Hyaline cartilage
c. Compact bone
For frozen section, the tissue should be sent to the laboratory:
a. In Carnoy’s fixative
b. Fresh and unfixed
c. In saline
d. In 10% formalin
b. Fresh and unfixed
The ultrathin microtome is chiefly utilized for cutting tissue (very thin
sections) at _______.
a. 10 to 15 micra
b. 2.0 micra
c. 0.5 micra
d. 4 to 6 micra
c. 0.5 micra
This is considered as the standard iron hematoxylin:
a. Weigert’s
b. Verhöeff
c. Heidenhain’s
d. Loyez
a. Weigert’s
Melanomas and schwannomas always stain positive for:
a. Vimentin
b. PSA
c. CEA
d. CK7
e. Desmin
a. Vimentin
Synthetic dyes are derived from benzene and are collectively known as:
a. Aniline dyes
b. Natural dyes
c. Carminic dyes
d. Carbonic dyes
a. Aniline dyes
Every cell in the body has a structure or “suicide sac” within its cytoplasm called:
a. Mitochondria
b. Golgi bodies
c. Ribosomes
d. Lysosome
d. Lysosome
The best general decalcifying agent is:
a. 5% formic acid
b. 10% nitric acid
c. HCl
d. Von Ebner’s fluid
a. 5% formic acid
Which of the following fixatives may be used for the diagnosis of rabies?
a. Acetone
b. Any alcoholic fixative
c. Microwave fixation
d. Trichloroacetic acid
a. Acetone
All of the following are considered as disadvantages of using formaldehyde,
except:
a. Fumes may cause sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, or excessive lacrimation.
b. Prolonged fixation may produce bleaching of the specimen and loss of natural tissue colors.
c. Solutions may cause allergic dermatitis on prolonged contact.
d. It is extremely corrosive to metals.
d. It is extremely corrosive to metals.
This is considered as the most sensitive of the oil soluble dyes:
a. Sudan Black
b. Sudan III
c. Sudan IV
d. None of these
a. Sudan Black