Quiz #1 Intro, Equipment, and Skin

Question 1

Lipomas should be removed as soon as they are noticed?

Answer 1

False. Only if they are impeding movement.

Question 2

OSHA requires that quality assurance tests are run on lab equipment once a month.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

White animals are prone to squamous cell carcinomas.

Answer 3

True. Due to an overexposure of UV light.

Question 4

Papilomas are only contagious in immune compromised animals.

Answer 4

False, commonly caused by a virus. They are similar to warts.

Question 5

New Methylene Blue is a series stain in the modified Wright’s staining family.

Answer 5

False, it is a single stain.

Question 6

Orange cats are prone to a pigmentation disorder affecting their mucous membranes known as what?

Answer 6

Lentingo Simplex - Orange and Tortie cats get black pigmented spots on mucus membranes.

Question 7

When a substance is placed in a centrifuge the solids (xx) are separated from the fluid called (xx).

Answer 7

Sediment and Supernatant

Question 8

A dog diagnosed with what will usually have a pre-existing endocrine disorder and present with a funny rancid smell accompanied by either dry flaky or oily skin.

Answer 8

Seborrea

Question 9

Name two types of clinical centrifuges.

Answer 9

Swing arm, and fixed

Question 10

What is used to calibrate a refractometer?

Answer 10

Distilled water

Question 11

The study of cells and tissues

Answer 11

Cytology and Histology

Question 12

What is the technical term for a Hot Spot?

Answer 12

Acute Moist Dermatitis

Question 13

White hardened foot pads may signify what condition as a puppy?

Answer 13

Distemper

Question 14

Partial or complete hair loss is called what?

Answer 14

Alopecia.

Question 15

What two vaccines are commonly associated with vaccine-associated fibrosarcoma?

Answer 15

Feline Leukemia and Rabies vaccine

Question 16

What is morphology of a cell?

Answer 16

Size, shape, color, density, uniformness, presence or lack of intercellular structures.

Question 17

How does a refractomer work?

Answer 17

It bends light and is reflected from one substance to another measuring the difference.

Question 18

What are four ways to collect skin samples.

Answer 18

Skin scraping, FNA, biopsy, impressions, and tape preparations.

Question 19

What is FAD?

Answer 19

Flea Allergy Dermatitis, this is an allergy to the saliva of fleas.

Question 20

What is the difference between a chemistry analyzer and a hematology machine?

Answer 20

Chemistry analyzer checks organ function and hematology does CBC.