Unit Nine Review Questions (51, 52, 53, 54) Flashcards
Ch 51
What category of sample collection is represented by a Tzanck preparation?
Imprint
Ch 51
The fine needle aspiration of soft masses is best performed with the use of what size needle and syringe?
A 21- to 25-gauge needle and a 10-mL syringe
Ch 51
Paracentesis refers to the collection of fluid samples from which location?
Abdomen
Ch 51
What is most often used to moisten swabs in order to minimize cell damage when collecting swab samples?
Saline
Ch 51
What is the most commonly used fixative for tissue samples collected for histopathologic examination?
Formalin
Ch 51
Cystocentesis refers to the collection of fluid samples from which location?
Urinary bladder
Ch 52
What is the preferred method of sample preparation for a highly viscous sample?
Starfish smear
Ch 52
What is the preferred method of sample preparation for a sample with very low cellularity?
Line smear
Ch 52
What is the preferred fixative for most cytology specimens?
Methanol
Ch 52
Which stain provides excellent nuclear and nucleolar detail?
New methylene blue
Ch 52
In addition to plain sterile tubes, fluid samples are generally aliquoted into a tube that contains what type of anticoagulant?
EDTA
Ch 53
Which term describes a sample that contains more than 85% neutrophils?
Suppurative
Ch 53
Which term describes a sample that contains more than 15% macrophages?
Granulomatous
Ch 53
Which term refers to a nucleus that appears small, condensed, and dark?
Pyknotic
Ch 53
Which term refers to an unusual variation in the size of nuclei?
Anisokaryosis
Ch 53
Which term refers to an unusual variation in the size of nucleoli?
Anisonucleoliosis
Ch 53
What type of tumor is usually highly cellular and that normally exfoliates in clusters?
Epithelial cell carcinoma
Ch 53
What type of tumor is characterized by spindle-shaped cells, low cellularity, and cells that exfoliate singly?
Mesenchymal
Ch 53
What term describes round cells that are usually slightly larger than lymphoblasts and that have distinctive purple staining granules?
Mast cells
Ch 53
Which cell has prominent dark-black granules?
Melanoma
Ch 53
Which term describes a fragmented condensed nucleus?
Karyorrhexis
Ch 54
Which term describes fluid that appears milky and results from the presence of emulsified fats?
Chylous
Ch 54
Peritoneal and pleural fluids are characterized as normal if they have fewer than how many nucleated cells/uL?
10,000
Ch 54
Which cells that line body cavities may become reactive and be shed when abnormal fluids accumulate in cavities?
Mesothelial cells
Ch 54
Which term describes a type of fluid with low cellularity, low total protein, and a mixture of monocytes, macrophages, and lymphocytes?
Transudate
Ch 54
Which term describes a plasma cell that contains secretory vesicles of immunoglobulin?
Mott cell
Ch 54
Which cell type is predominant during anestrus?
Non-cornified squamous epithelial cells
Ch 54
Which cell type is predominant during estrus?
Cornified squamous epithelial cells
Ch 54
What is a potential cause of chronic skin lesions and ear infections that may be seen in swabs taken from normal animals?
Malassezia
Ch 54
Which cell type predominates in normal lymph nodes?
Small, mature lymphocytes
