Cell Path Ulster 24 MCQs

What specimen category is this? 'Complex dissection and sampling required, needing complex level of assessment / prep'

Which one of the following describes the essential criteria required at specimen reception within a Cell path lab?

What is the optimal pH of fixative?

During the preparation of a routine H&E slide, fixation is important. Which one answer is incorrect? 

What category does this describe? 'Specimens requiring no dissection, transfer only'

Why are slides heated before staining?

What specimen category is this? 'Dissection and sampling required, needing quite a complex level of assessment / prep'

Which of the following might cause pain in the right lower abdominal quadrant?

What colour does eosin stain?

A surgical procedure whereby removal or replacement of defective tissue to restore function is known as:

A patient with a leiomyoma would have a tumour growing in which one of the following organs?

Fixative penetrates dense tissue faster than soft tissue.

What colour does haemotoxylin produce on a slide?

Which of these will NOT enhance fixation?

The vertical plane at right angles to the median plane dividing posterior and anterior is known as which

Health and safety is extremely important in the laboratory. Which one of the following is incorrect?

What are the approximate gradients of alcohol used in the dehydration stage of tissue processing?

What category of specimen is this? 'Dissection may/may not be required with low level of assessment and/or preparation '

The part of the colon that empties into the rectum is known as which one of the following:

Which of the following is NOT ideal for a fixative?

What are the stages of tissue processing?

Granulomatous inflammation of the lung suggests a result caused by which of the folowing:

How hot should a flotation water bath be?

What is a mordant?

Which structure will appear purple after a H&E stain?

A breast needle core biopsy belongs to which one of the following categories level of dissection?

What % of acid alcohol is used to remove haematoxylin stain?

A patient with a pain in the epigastric region of the body could be associated with pathology in which of the following?

Which one of the following best describes cryostat processing?

Which is an example of a mordant?

During the preparation of a routine H&E slide, which step occurs immediately after the tissue is preserved?

In which abdominal quadrant is the stomach?

What is the optimal volume of fixative to tissue ration?

In accordance with the Royal College of Pathologists guidelines, when training to dissect, you must begin with which?

A person in the anatomical position is which one of the following:

What category of specimen is this? 'Dissection and sampling required, needing moderate assessment and/or preparation'

Polycystic disease is a disorder primarily associated with the pathology of which one of the following organs?