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All of the following fixatives are considered nuclear fixatives, except:
a. Helly’s fluid
b. Carnoy’s fluid
c. Newcomer’s fluid
d. Bouin’s solution
a. Helly’s fluid
All of the following are classified as a mercuric chloride fixative, except:
a. Zenker’s fluid
b. Heidenhain’s SuSa
c. Newcomer’s fluid
d. Helly’s solution
c. Newcomer’s fluid
STATEMENT 1: The synovial fluid in noninflammatory joint disorders is clear and yellow.
STATEMENT 2: The synovial fluid in noninflammatory joint disorders has good viscosity.
a. Both statements are false.
b. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
c. Both statements are true.
d. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
c. Both statements are true.
Of the following crystals found in the synovial fluid, which one is expected to appear in gout?
a. Calcium pyrophosphate
b. Monosodium urate
c. Hydroxyapatite
d. Calcium oxalate
b. Monosodium urate
STATEMENT 1: Orth’s fluid is an example of a nuclear fixative.
STATEMENT 2: Helly’s fluid is an example of a nuclear fixative.
a. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
b. Both statements are true.
c. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
d. Both statements are false.
d. Both statements are false.
Select from the choices below the primary cells seen in normal synovial fluid.
1. Monocytes
2. Macrophages
3. Synovial tissue cells
a.1 and 2
b.1 and 3
c.1, 2, and 3
d.2 and 3
c.1, 2, and 3
The length of the tail of the sperm cell is approximately:
a. 12 um
b. 75 um
c. 30 um
d. 45 um
d. 45 um
Which of the tests below is used to evaluate the function of the seminal vesicles?
a. Immunobead test
b. Fructose test
c. MAR
d. Neutral alpha glucosidase test
b. Fructose test
The fixative used for blood smears is:
a. Formalin
b. Methanol
c. Boric acid
d. Ethanol
b. Methanol
The Saccomanos fixative is composed of:
1. Ethanol
2. Methanol
3. Carbowax
4. Celloidin
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1,2,3, and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. 2 and 4
c. 1 and 3
The fixative used for Pap smears is:
a. Ethanol
b. Carnoy’s fluid
c. Newcomer’s fluid
d. Orth’s fluid
a. Ethanol
Select the true statement/s below.
a. None of these statements.
b. Regaud’s fluid is classified as a mercuric chloride fixative.
c. Both of these statements.
d. Orth’s fluid is classified as an aldehyde fixative
a. None of these statements.
Which of the following is considered as the best fixative for tissues containing iron pigments?
a. 10% buffered neutral formalin
b. Formol-calcium
c. Glutaraldehyde
d. 5% formic acid
a. 10% buffered neutral formalin
He is considered as the Father of Exfoliative Cytology:
a. Rudolf Virchow
b. Hippocrate
c. Karl Landsteiner
d. George Papanicolaou
d. George Papanicolaou
Which of the following can reduce the viscosity of the synovial fluid?
a. Physiologic saline
b. Hyaluronidase
c. Acetic acid
d. Distilled water
b. Hyaluronidase
The acrosomal cap of the sperm cell normally occupies:
a. One-third of the sperm cell’s head
b. The whole of the sperm cell’s head
c. One-fourth of the sperm cell’s head
d. One-half of the sperm cell’s head
d. One-half of the sperm cell’s head
Select from the choices below the primary cells seen in normal synovial fluid.
1. Monocytes
2. Macrophages
3. Synovial tissue cells
4. ??
a.1,2,3, and 4
b.1,2, and 3
c.2 and 3
d.1 and 3
a.1,2,3, and 4
STATEMENT 1: Bouins solution is an example of a picric acid fixative.
STATEMENT 2: B-5 fixative is an example of a mercuric chloride fixative.
a. Both statements are false.
b. Both statements are true.
c. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
d. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
b. Both statements are true.
What is birefringence?
a. It is the ability to reflect light in two directions.
b. It is the ability to refract light in two directions.
c. It is the ability to reflect light in four directions.
d. It is the ability to refract light in four directions.
b. It is the ability to refract light in two directions.
The normal color of the synovial fluid is:
a. White
b. Pale pink
c. Brown
d. Pale yellow
d. Pale yellow
Of the following crystals found in the synovial fluid, which one is expected to appear in pseudogout?
a. Corticosteroid
b. Monosodium urate
c. Calcium pyrophosphate
d. Hydroxyapatite
c. Calcium pyrophosphate
All of the following are classified as an aldehyde fixative, except:
a. Formol-sublimate
b. Carnoy-Lebrun fluid
c. Glutaraldehyde
d. 10% Formol-saline
b. Carnoy-Lebrun fluid
All of the following are considered as techniques in preparing smears, except:
a. Pull-apart
b. Spreading
c. Squash preparation
d. Touch preparation
c. Squash preparation
Which of the following may be used for the fixation of post-mortem tissues?
a. Formol-Sublimate
b. Both Formol-sublimate and 10% Formol-saline
c. 10% Formol-Saline
d. None of the choices
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b. Both Formol-sublimate and 10% Formol-saline
He is considered as the Father of Cellular Pathology:
a. Rudolf Virchow
b. George Papanicolaou
c. Karl Landsteiner
d. Hippocrates
a. Rudolf Virchow
The acrosomal cap of the sperm cell normally occupies:
a. One-half of the sperm cell’s nucleus
b. One-fourth of the sperm cell’s nucleus
c. One-third of the sperm cell’s nucleus
d. Two-thirds of the sperm cell’s nucleus
d. Two-thirds of the sperm cell’s nucleus
The most rapid fixative is:
a. Carnoy’s fluid
b. Phloroglucin-nitric acid
c. Xylene
d. Glutaraldehyde
a. Carnoy’s fluid
The method of collecting the synovial fluid is called:
a. Lumbar tap
b. Thoracentesis
c. Paracentesis
d. Arthrocentesis
d. Arthrocentesis
STATEMENT 1: The synovial fluid in septic joint disorders is cloudy and red.
STATEMENT 2: The synovial fluid in hemorrhagic joint disorders is cloudy and yellow-green.
a. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
b. Both statements are true.
c. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
d. Both statements are false.
d. Both statements are false.
STATEMENT 1: Heidenhain’s SuSa is an example of a nuclear fixative.
STATEMENT 2: Heidenhain’s SuSa is an example of an aldehyde fixative.
a. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
b. Both statements are true.
c. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
d. Both statements are false.
c. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
If one needs to lyse the red cells in the determination of the synovial fluid WBC count, one should use:
a. Hypotonic saline
b. Acetone alcohol
c. Acetic acid
d. Picric acid
a. Hypotonic saline
Select from the list below the recommended fixative for lymph glands, urgent biopsies and chromosomes.
a. Ethanol
b. Newcomer’s fluid
c. Methanol
d. Carnoy’s fluid
d. Carnoy’s fluid
The best stain for the evaluation of sperm morphology is:
a. None of these
b. Papanicolaou
c. Giemsa
d. Wright
b. Papanicolaou
STATEMENT 1: Newcomer’s fluid is an example of a histochemical fixative.
STATEMENT 2: Newcomer’s fluid is an example of a nuclear fixative.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
c. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
d. Both statements are false.
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a. Both statements are true.
All of the following fixatives are considered nuclear fixatives, except:
a. Newcomer’s fluid
b. Orth’s fluid
c. Flemming’s solution
d. Heidenhain’s SuSa
b. Orth’s fluid
After death, this is the first demonstrable change observed:
a. Desiccation
b. Algor mortis
c. Rigor mortis
d. Livor mortis
b. Algor mortis
Select from the list below the fixative that may also be used as a stain and decalcifying agent.
a. None of the choices
b. Picric acid
c. Hydrochloric acid
d. Formic acid
b. Picric acid
The normal shape of the head of the sperm cell is:
a. Round
b. Oval
c. Triangle
d. Square
b. Oval
The glacial acetic acid solidifies at:
a.56 C
b.4 C
c.17 C
d.35 C
c.17 C
The other name for Zenker-Formol is:
a. Ohlmacher’s fluid
b. Schaudinn’s fluid
c. Regaud’s fluid
d. Helly’s solution
d. Helly’s solution
The appropriate temperature for fixing surgical specimens is:
a. Room temperature
b. Freezing temperature
c. 37 C
d. Refrigerator temperature
a. Room temperature
Which of the following is the routine fixative of choice for tissue photography?
a. Acetone
b. Mercuric chloride
c. Lead fixative
d. Osmium tetroxide
b. Mercuric chloride
STATEMENT 1: The picric acid may be used as a freezing agent for tissues.
STATEMENT 2: Bouin’s solution is an example of a nuclear fixative.
a. Both statements are false.
b. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
c. Both statements are true.
d. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
b. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
Select the true statement/s below.
a. Acrolein is classified as an aldehyde fixative.
b. Acrolein is classified as an aldehyde fixative.
c. None of these statements.
d. Both of these statements.
d. Both of these statements.
Select from the list below the recommended fixative for embryos and pituitary biopsies.
a. Brasil’s Alcoholic Picroformol
b. Methanol
c. B-5 fixative
d. Bouin’s Solution
d. Bouin’s Solution
The reagent used in the Ropes test is:
a. 10% HCl
b. 95% ethanol
c. 2% to 5% sucrose
d. 2% to 5% acetic acid
d. 2% to 5% acetic acid
This group of fixatives produces excessive yellow staining of tissues:
a. Alcohols
b. Picric acid
c. Chromates
d. Aldehydes
b. Picric acid
Which if the following crystals in the synovial fluid is described as notched, rhombic plates in appearance?
a. Cholesterol
b. Calcium pyrophosphate
c. Calcium oxalate
d. Corticosteroid
a. Cholesterol
He is considered as the Father of Medicine:
a. Karl Landsteiner
b. George Papanicolaou
c. Rudolf Virchow
d. Hippocrates
d. Hippocrates
Which of the following fixatives is described as useful in the preservation of sputum specimens?
a. Newcomer’s fluid
b. Alcoholic formalin
c. Methanol
d. Formol-saline
b. Alcoholic formalin
